By Extra Extra | 08.29.2006
Amy Davis of KPRC-TV (Houston) exposed a telemarketing fraud being operated on behalf of Texas police. Calls being made by the Texas State Troopers Association (TSTA) were actually being made by a telemarketing firm. Recipients of these calls were told the money raised would go to help injured or killed officers and their families. In reality, the telemarketing firm was keeping 60% of the money raised, and the other 40% was going to political lobbying groups in Austin.