The mayor of Red Bank, N.J. received some 200 letters from citizens expressing support for cable franchise reform. Upon closer examination, he discovered more than half of the letters were sent from non-existent addresses. Further, a large number of the people whose names appeared on the letters later told him they’d never even heard of New Jersey Consumers for Cable Choice, the Verizon-funded “consumer group” whose cause the letters supported. One resident reportedly said Verizon had even fabricated phony stationery to make it appear her letter to local officials was a personalized note. For more, check out this article from The Record. It documents several holes in Verizon’s campaign and concludes with these questions from a local lawmaker: “Has Verizon committed mail fraud? Is Verizon secretly...funneling money through a front group? Has New Jersey Consumers for Cable Choice violated state law by failing to disclose their funding? These are the crucial questions for which we must demand answers.” According to the article, Verizon says it’s conducting an investigation....