CenturyLink Is Accused of Running a Wells Fargo-Like Scheme
A former employee alleges she lost her job after raising concerns about fraudulent billings.
by Polly Mosendz and Scott Moritz
A former CenturyLink Inc. employee claims she was fired for blowing the whistle on the telecommunications company's high-pressure sales culture that left customers paying millions of dollars for accounts they didn't request, according to a lawsuit filed this week in Arizona state superior court.
The company's shares fell the most in six weeks on the news, while the shares of merger partner Level 3 Communications Inc. also dropped sharply.
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