The AGs allege that John Spiller II, who was a co-owner of Rising Eagle Capital Group, has formed new telecommunication companies and has continued to facilitate illegal and scam robocalls. The AGs are asking the judge to impose a complete ban from the telecommunications industry on Spiller.

“This guy is a recidivist robocaller and a notorious name in the robocall industry,” said Dave Yost, the Attorney General for the state of Ohio, in a statement. “It’s time to sever his phone lines for good.”

Spiller has used aliases and falsified business records in various states and with the Federal Communications Commission to continue operating, according to the AGs.

The AGs of Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas joined the motion to find Spiller in contempt.

Spiller was sued in 2020 and reached a consent decree in 2023 that imposed a judgment of $122 million against him and his business partner. But because neither had the means to repay the judgment, both were instead permanently banned from initiating or facilitating any robocalls, working for or with companies that make robocalls, or engaging in any telemarketing activities.

Along with the ban, the AGs are seeking to have the full $122 million judgment reinstated and Spiller ordered to repay it.

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