Pay phone operator charged in $4m crank call scheme

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UPDATE, 4:06 p.m.: Kantartzis pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of wire fraud, according to court records.

ORIGINAL POST: A Bethesda pay phone operator fraudulently made $4 million by setting up his phones to robotically place calls to government agencies and businesses, according to federal prosecutors.

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