The agent had been working for a third-party vendor marketing on behalf of Spark Energy, but the agent has since been terminated by the vendor after reporting the issue to the vendor.
Spark Energy provided the following statement to RetailEnergyX.com:
"Over the weekend, a woman turned herself in to management of the third party vendor that sells Spark Energy products in the area. She identified herself as the woman in the video shown on 23 ABC. The employment of the woman in question was terminated on the spot by the vendor.
"According to vendor records, the woman completed the representative onboarding process, which includes passing a background check and signing a Code of Conduct among other requirements, to become an authorized sales representative on April 3rd, 2015.
"We have been in contact with the victim and will continue to work with the victim and law enforcement as needed to bring closure to the situation."