Alleged ‘Obamaphone’ Fraud Kept Silent Until After Vote to Expand Program, FCC Member Says | TheBlaze.com

Alleged ‘Obamaphone’ Fraud Kept Silent Until After Vote to Expand Program, FCC Member Says | TheBlaze.com:

"A Federal Communications Commission member said the agency told commissioners to stay mum on a fraud case regarding so called “Obamaphones” until after a vote to renew the program, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

The FCC alleged that Total Call Mobile committed fraud in the federal Lifeline program of $10 million and that the federal agency would seek $51 million in damages and penalties, the Free Beacon reported."