Federal Deception Law: 11.5.2.4 Coverage of Those Assisting Telemarketing
The TSR prohibits anyone from providing substantial assistance or support while knowing (or consciously avoiding knowledge) that the seller or telemarketer has violated certain provisions of the TSR.193 Application of the TSR to those providing substantial assistance extends the scope of the TSR to the myriad of lead generators, back-office services, and affiliated companies often used by more sophisticated operations to evade liability or to protect assets.194