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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Global Tel Link Corporation
Penalty: $3,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: November 14, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Global Tel Link Corporation (GTL) for illegally taking millions of dollars from more than a half million accounts of incarcerated persons and blocking money transfers to to the account holders, who use them to purchase goods such as food, medicine, and clothing. The CFPB ordered GTL and its subsidiaries to stop their illegal practices, pay at least $2 million in redress to victims, and pay a $1 million penalty to the CFPB's victims relief fund.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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