Baltimore-based telemarketer sued

HARRISBURG (AP) - The Pennsylvania attorney general's office said yesterday it has sued a Baltimore-based telemarketer over what authorities allege is the biggest single violation of the state's "Do Not Call" law since it took effect in 2002.

The firm, Direct Leadsource, used a telephone center in Gujarat, India, to call 519,000 Pennsylvania consumers whose numbers were supposedly off-limits to most telemarketers, officials said. The calls were made during a six-month period last year as part of a campaign to market mortgage loans, officials said.

Authorities said the firm, which operated under the names...