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2012
Dexter
Blake's fine reduced from $10,000 to $1,700 - For unlicensed
FM operation in Mount Vernon, New York. (12/13/12)
Fabrice
Polynice receives $25,000 NAL - For playing cat-and-mouse
with the FCC involving multiple FM broadcast locations in Miami. (12/5/12)
Glen
Rubash receives $10,000 NAL - An amateur radio operator, the
FCC says he also broadcast on FM without a license in Manhattan, Kansas.
(12/5/12)
Damian
Anthony Ojouku Allen fined $20,000 - For FM piracy in Pompano
Beach, Florida. (11/13/12)
McArthur
Bussey fined $15,000 - For unlicensed FM operation in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. (11/13/12)
Burt
Byng fined $10,000 - For unlicensed FM broadcasting in Miami.
(11/13/12)
Michael
William Downer fined $20,000 - For unlicensed FM broadcasting
in Pompano Beach, Florida. (11/13/12)
Thomas
Costa receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting in
Iowa City, Iowa. (10/19/12)
Jeffrey
Darius Fined $15,000 - For unlicensed FM operations in Miami,
Florida. (9/14/12)
Albert
R. Knighten, Jr. Fined $1,200 - For unlicensed operation in
Fort Myers, Florida; he's already been criminally convicted under the state's
anti-pirate statute. (8/21/12)
Burt
Byng receives $10,000 NAL - For running a pirate station in
Miami, Florida. (8/21/12)
Joshua
McMurchie receives $15,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Prineville, Oregon. (8/17/12)
Damian
Anthony Ojouku Allen receives $20,000 NAL - For unlicensed
operation in Pompano Beach, Florida. (7/16/12)
McArthur
Bussey receives $15,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (7/16/12)
Michael
William Downer receives $20,000 NAL - For running a pirate
station in Pompano Beach, Florida. (7/16/12)
Michael
Gregory receives $10,000 NAL - For broadcasting without a
license in Miami, Florida. (7/11/12)
Brian
R. Ragan fined $17,000 - For operating a pirate station and
refusing FCC inspection in Suisun City, California. (7/2/12)
Pierre
Nixon Jean receives $15,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation
in West Palm Beach, Florida. (6/14/12)
Arthur
Lee Young Fined $17,000 - For running a pirate station in
Cosby, Tennessee and not letting FCC field agents see it. (6/8/12)
Albert
R. Knighten, Jr. receives $15,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Fort Myers, Florida. (6/5/12)
Luis
Ernesto Rivas, Jr. receives $15,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation
in Miami, Florida. (6/5/12)
Richard
Mann Settles with FCC for $130 - For marketing AM transmitter
kits whose power exceeds Part 15 levels. (4/13/12)
Robens
Cheriza fined $20,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting and refusal
to allow inspection of his station in West Palm Beach, Florida. (4/3/12)
Robenson
Thermitus fined $10,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting in Miami,
Florida. (4/3/12)
Arthur
Lee Young receives $22,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
and refusal to allow inspection of his station in Cosby, Tennessee. (3/27/12)
Mercius
Dorvilus fined $10,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting in Pompano
Beach, Florida. (3/26/12)
Gabriel
A. Garcia fined $25,000 - For broadcasting on multiple FM
frequencies in San Jose, California. (3/14/12)
Eluterio
Lebron fined $1,500 - Reduced from an NAL of $15,000, for
unlicensed broadcasting in Guayama, Puerto Rico. (3/6/12)
Jeffrey
Darius receives $15,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Miami, Florida. (3/6/12)
Robens
Cheriza receives $20,000 NAL - For interference with the Palm
Beach (FL) International Airport's control tower frequency. (2/1/12)
Whisler
Fleurinor receives $25,000 NAL - It's the second time he's
run afoul for pirate broadcasting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (2/1/12)
Durrant
Clarke fined $1,000 - Knocked down from a $10K NAL issued
last year for unlicensed broadcasting in Miami. (1/31/12)
Mercius
Dorvilus receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Pompano Beach, Florida. (1/31/12)
Willis
Cernogg, Jr. fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in the
Miami area. (1/25/12)
Robenson
Thermitus receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation
in Miami, Florida. (1/20/12)
2011
John
E. Criteser, Jr. fined $15,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Lake Park, Florida. (12/6/11)
Neal
Davis fined $10,000 - For pirate radio operations in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. (12/6/11)
Willis
Cernogg, Jr. receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in the Miami area. (10/25/11)
John
E. Criteser, Jr. receives $15,000 NAL - Bumped up for his "willful
and repeated" broadcasts in Lake Park, Florida. (10/21/11)
Whisler
Fleurinor fined $500 - Reduced from a whopping $20,000 for unlicensed
broadcasting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (10/20/11)
Radio
Power, Inc., Ordered to Cease Operations of W284BQ - Rare directive
from the FCC shuts down an FM translator used as an HD rebroadcaster that
interfered with a full-power station. (10/18/11)
Thomas
L. Morey fined $250 - Reduced from $10,000 for unlicensed operation
in St. Petersburg, FL. (10/18/11)
Neal
Davis receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation in Fort
Lauderdale, FL; includes some FCC sleuthing regarding the station's online
presence. (10/17/11)
Eluterio
Lebron receives $15,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation in Guayama,
Puerto Rico. (9/21/11)
Fritzner
Lindor fined $300 - Reduced from $15,000 after demonstrating
an inability to pay for unlicensed broadcasts in Orange Park, Florida. (9/20/11)
Patrick
Michael Ford fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in Fort
Myers, Florida. (8/22/11)
Alex
Alcime Fined $350 - As part of a consent decree involving persecution
for running an unlicensed radio station in Fort Myers, Florida. (8/1/11)
Mikhail
Rhodd Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in Lauderdale
Lakes, Florida. (8/1/11)
Judith
V. Smith Fined $22,000 - For broadcasting without a license
in Miami, and for refusing inspection of said station. (7/28/11)
Andre
Alleyne and Jessie White Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Brooklyn. (7/26/11)
Christopher
M. Myers Fined $5,000 - Reduced in half from the FCC's previous
penalty. (7/21/11)
Antonio
Robinson Fined $10,000 - For running an FM pirate station in
Miami. (7/8/11)
Marckenson
Bazile Fined $20,000 - For broadcasting without a license in
Miami. (6/14/11)
Nounoune
Lubin Fined $20,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting in North Miami,
Florida. (5/31/11)
Durrant
Clarke receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting in
Miami, Florida. (5/19/11)
Lloyd
Morris Fined $15,000 - For unlicensed FM operation in the Boston
area. (5/17/11)
Robert
Brown Fined $15,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting in Boston.
(5/17/11)
Fritzner
Lindor receives $15,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting in
Orange Park, Florida. (5/16/11)
Judith
V. Smith receives $22,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Miami. (5/16/11)
Recardo
Millwood receives $20,000 NAL - For unlicensed FM transmissions
in the Bronx. (5/12/11)
Alex
Alcime receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting in
Fort Myers, FL. (5/5/11)
Antonio
Robinson receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Miami. (5/5/11)
Mikhail
Rhodd receives $10,000 NAL - For being an FM pirate in Lauderdale
Lakes, Florida. (5/5/11)
Patrick
Michael Ford receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Fort Myers, Florida. (5/5/11)
Thomas
L. Morey receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in St. Petersburg, Florida. (5/5/11)
Gabriel
A. Garcia receives $25,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
and threatening FCC field agents in San Jose, California. (5/4/11)
Marckenson
Brazile Receives $20,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting and
promotions in Miami. (3/29/11)
Gabriel
A. Garcia receives $25,000 NAL - For alleged interference with
air traffic communications in San Jose, California. (3/11/11)
Whisler
Fleurinor receives $20,000 NAL - For refusing to shut down after
an FCC inspection in Fort Lauderdale, FL. (3/4/11)
Bernabe
Moreno receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation in Passaic,
New Jersey. (2/11/11)
2010
Christopher
M. Meyers fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in Lauderhill,
Florida. (9/13/10)
Dexter
Blake fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in Mt. Vernon,
NY. (7/22/10)
Delroy
Johnson, Paul Parara, and Richard Parara fined $10,000 - For
operating unlicensed FM stations in Hyde Park and Dorchester, Massachusetts.
(6/18/10)
Mark
Nierman/Kakadu Productions fined $4,500 - For unlicensed operation
in Brooklyn. (6/14/10)
Balthazard
Senat Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed FM operation in Orlando, FL.
(5/3/10)
Marixa
Rolon Fined $10,000 - For operating two unlicensed stations in
Plainfield, NJ. (5/13/10)
Ronald
Reid Fined $10,000 - For operating a pirate FM in the Bronx. (5/13/10)
Jerry
and Deborah Stevens Fined $10,000 - For operating unlicensed-style
on the FM band in Austin, TX. (1/7/10)
2009
Anthony
F. Davis Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed FM activity in Winter
Park, FL. (12/11/09)
Raymond
Frank Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed FM activity in Austin, TX.
(11/9/09)
Frankie
Grover fined $10,000 - For FM microbroadcasting in Lakeland, FL.
(11/3/09)
Jean
Clerveau and Jocelyn Edwards fined $10,000 - For unauthorized operation
in Brooklyn, NY. (10/29/09)
Steven
A. Skalecki fined $10,000 - For "operating radio transmitting
equipment and providing services and facilities incidental to the operation
of an unlicensed radio transmitter" in Milwaukee. (3/17/09)
2008
Manuel
Herta Fined $12,800 - For running a radio station long after its
license had expired, making him a de-facto pirate. (10/6/08)
Alexander
Kissi Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed FM transmissions in the Bronx.
(9/11/08)
Yvon
Louis Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting in Hollis, NY.
(9/11/08)
Jean
Idealbart fined $10,000 - For unlicensed FM operation in Brooklyn.
(8/8/08)
Sirius
Radio Order & Consent Decree - The FCC spanks Sirius for running
pirate repeaters and transceivers; here's the gory details. (8/5/08)
XM
Radio Order & Consent Decree - The FCC spanks XM for running
pirate repeaters and transceivers; here's the gory details. (8/5/08)
A-O
Broadcasting Corporation $10,000 fine Cancelled - It used to have
a license for a station, but let it lapse, but didn't let that get in the
way of still running shows. The FCC ended up simply admonishing the previously-licensed
offender. (7/31/08)
Frank
Rodriguez Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed FM operation in New Jersey.
(6/30/08)
Richard
Clouden fined $10,000 - For pirate broadcasting in Boston. (6/26/08)
Liam
Patrick Ryan fined $610 - For marketing uncertified AM transmitters.
(6/5/08)
Charles
Clemons fined $17,000 - For operating an unlicensed station in
Boston - bonus penalty for refusing FCC agents inspection. (5/7/08)
Trevor
W. Whitely Find $10,000 - For running an unlicensed outfit in Brooklyn,
the current pirate radio capital of the United States. (5/7/08)
Roubens
Maignan Fined $1,500 - A $10K NAL is adjusted strongly downward
for this Florida pirate based on his fiscal situation. (4/4/08)
Henry
Gaye $10,000 Fine Cancelled - He died; no chance for collection.
(3/21/08)
Craig
Watkins Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in the Bronx.
(3/12/08)
Michael
Stone Campbell Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in Philadelphia.
(3/10/08)
Trevor
W. Whitely Issued $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation in Brooklyn,
NY. (1/25/08)
Nicholas
Paula Fined $17,000 - For long-term operation of an unlicensed
station in the Bronx. (1/18/08)
2007
Steven
A. Skalecki Receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed broadcasting
in Milwaukee, WI. (12/14/07)
Marckenson
Bazile fined $1,450 - Downgraded from a $10,000 NAL after proving
financial hardship; for broadcasting in the Tampa area. (12/13/07)
Jairo
Diaz Fined $17,000 - For unlicensed operation and refusal to allow
inspection in Paterson, NJ. (11/15/07)
Todd
E. Daugherty Warned for Shortwave Piracy - Allegedly operating on
two frequencies as "Omega One Radio." (10/16/07)
Michael
Thomas McCollum Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting in the
Houston, TX area. (7/17/07)
Donald
J. Payne Fined $750 - Down from an initial $10,000 NAL, for hosting
Free Radio San Diego's transmitter from his garage. (6/13/07)
Williard
C. Buttner Warned for Bending Part 15 Rules - By running an oversized
antenna array for his AM station in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. (4/30/07)
Jean-Harry
Pierre Francois Fined $10,000 - For running an unlicensed FM station
in Tampa, FL. (4/23/07)
Junior
Lahens Charles Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in Tampa,
FL. (4/2/07)
Jose
Mollinedo Fine Reduced to $500 - Down from $10k for unlicensed broadcasting
in Victorville, CA. (2/28/07)
Gary
Touissant Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting in Mattapan,
MA. (2/9/07)
David
Michael Oaks Forfeiture Appeal Denied - After being dinged for
$10,000 with regard to operating an unlicensed station in Beaverton, OR.
(1/29/07)
Mark
A. Clay Fined $250 - Reduced from $10,000 for unlicensed broadcasting
in West Virginia. (1/29/07)
Elroy
Simpson Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed broadcasting in Brooklyn,
NY. (1/26/07)
Everald
Oliver Brown Fined $600 - Reduced from an initial $10k forfeiture,
upon demonstration of inability to pay. (1/26/07)
Kacy
R. Rankine Fined $10,000 - Following repeated contact due to operation
of a station "in and around" Newark, NJ. (1/26/07)
Oreste
Abreu Fined $500 - For radio piracy in Puerto Rico, reduced from
a $10,000 NAL upon demonstration of inability to pay. (1/26/07)
2006
Alan
M. Conrad fined $10,000 - For rebroadcasting 106.9FM in San Diego.
(12/22/06)
Adam
Troy Venters fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in Okeechobee,
FL. (12/8/06)
Carlos
M. Colon fined $10,000 - For operating a pirate FM station in Puerto
Rico. (11/13/06)
Raul
Guzman Reyes fined $10,000 - For running an unlicensed FM station
in Des Moines, Iowa. (11/13/06)
Shawn
Deroux fined $17,000 - For pirate broadcasts in Bronx, NY - a combination
of two separate fines (11/6/06).
Moises
and Juan Cabrera fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation in New
York City. (9/28/06)
Joni
Craig fined $500 - Penalty reduced from $10,000 after demonstrating
an inability to pay. (9/27/06)
Jason
L. Duncan fined $10,000 - For helping run "Power Hits 103.3" in
Bettendorf, Iowa. (8/10/06)
Matthew
H. Britcher fined $17,000 - In part for invoking the "War Powers
Act" to protect his pirate station. (8/10/06)
Jhony Desinor
Petition for Reconsideration Denied - He still must pay his $10,000
fine. (7/13/06)
William
Stephen Major Fined $10,000 - Long-time (still-running) Sacramento
pirate gets the bill, will they pay? (6/29/06)
William
W. Scrugham Fined $10,000 - Kamiah, Idaho man ran a station
on 100.3, backstory unknown. (6/23/06)
Sylvane
Simon Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed AM operation in Mattapan,
MA (1/26/06)
Ramsey
Electronics Fined $25,000 - FCC Notice of Apparent Liability for
domestically marketing FM transmitters that exceed Part 15 levels. (1/25/06)
Louis
Gentile Fined $10,000 - For unlicensed FM broadcasting in Philadelphia,
PA. (1/9/06)
2005
Zack
De La Rocha Notice of Unlicensed Operation - The FCC sends a warning
letter to former Rage frontman. (9/28/05)
 Hobbytron
assessed $14,000 NAL - For the marketing of pre-assembled FM transmitters.
(8/30/05)
Samuel
E. Dacres receives $10,000 NAL - For broadcasts on 101.1 MHz in
Stone Mountain, GA. (2/25/05)
Jose
A. Mollinedo receives $10,000 NAL - For broadcasts on 90.9 MHz
in Victorville, CA. (1/31/05)
2004
Angelo
Avena fined $1,000 - For operating a microradio outlet in Linden,
NJ. (11/24/04)
Lou
Gentile receives $10,000 NAL - For broadcasts on 107.7 MHz in
Philadelphia, PA. (11/12/04)
Jean
L. Senatus receives $10,000 NAL - For broadcasts on 96.1 MHz in
Spring Valley, NY. (11/8/04)
Alexandre
Pierre Abelard fined $17,000 - For unlicensed broadcasters in
Fort Myers, Florida. (10/1/04)
FCC
civil complaint against Free Radio Santa Cruz - This document
was used to secure the warrant to raid the station. (9/28/04)
Global
Radio, Inc. fine reduced - Firm that ran multiple pirate stations
at the Super Bowl in 2003 gets a 10% discount on its penalty. (9/22/04)
Fritzner
Simon fined $10,000 - For operating an unlicensed station in Brandon,
Florida. (9/10/04)
Rev.
Yvon Louis Petition for Reconsideration Denied - Still
on the hook for a $10,000 fine for unlicensed broadcasting in Brooklyn.
(9/8/04)
Donald
Donavan Jackson Fined $3,000 - Reduced from $20,000 after demonstrating
fiscal difficulty. (8/10/04)
Michael
S. Selvanto fined $10,000 - For broadcasts with a 500-watt transmitter
in Elizabeth, NJ. (8/10/04)
Stanley
Mark Mayo fined $20,000 - For operating an FM and AM combo in
Victorville, CA. (7/9/04)
Mark
A. Clay fined $1,000 - For unlicensed FM broadcasts in West Virginia;
reduced from original $10,000. (6/16/04)
Timothy
J. Massett receives $1,000 fine - Was originally $10,000 for action
in Jacksonville, FL but proved inability to pay. (5/24/04)
L.A.C.A.
fined $10,000 - After multiple warnings and visits; the New York
station occupied two frequencies (not simultaneously). (5/20/04)
Rony
Richard Louis receives $10,000 fine - For repeated unlicensed
FM broadcasts in Orlando, Florida. (5/20/04)
Gabriel
Dorcely receives $10,000 fine - Claims to have been "testing"
an LPFM station under the process of licensing, but that explanation did
not wash. (5/10/04)
Gary
M. Feldman receives $10,000 forfeiture - Accused of "willful
and repeated" unlicensed operation in Miami, Florida. (4/27/04)
Jason
T. Green receives $10,000 forfeiture - For broadcasts on 91.9
MHz in Naples, Florida. (4/27/04)
Billy
Thomas Alsbrooks fined $10,000 - For unlicensed operation on 91.3
MHz in Orlando, Florida. (4/15/04)
William
Davon Upson fined $10,000 - For broadcasts involving the frequency
91.7 in Orlando, Florida. (4/15/04)
Stanley
Mark Mayo receives $20,000 NAL - A rare enforcement action against
an unlicensed AM/FM simulcaster, on the air for nearly two years in Victorville,
CA. (3/31/04)
Michael
David Oaks receives $10,000 NAL - Operation of "Energy 98.1"
in Oregon. (3/12/04)
Rony
Richard Louis receives $10,000 NAL - After being warned to cease
unlicensed transmissions at 89.5 FM in Florida. (3/3/04)
Josue
Alusma's fine reduced to $500 - From an original $10,000, after
the Florida man demonstrated financial hardship. (2/26/04)
L.A.C.A.
receives $10,000 NAL - For repeated broadcasts on two frequencies
in the Bronx. (2/24/04)
2003
A-O
Broadcasting Corporation Exposes Rangers to Radiation, Fined $25,000 -
At least three times the amount allowed by legal limit, via their antenna
attached to a firewatch tower in New Mexico. (12/22/03)
Billy
Thomas Alsbrooks receives $10,000 NAL - Caught running a station on
91.3 MHz in Orlando, Florida. (12/12/03)
Fritzner
Simon receives $10,000 NAL - After being caught broadcasting
sans license in Brandon, Florida. (12/11/03)
Gateway
Security Fined $5,000 for Unlicensed Radios at LaGuardia - It
forgot to get licenses for its walkie-talkies because it was too busy with
homeland security.
(11/19/03)
Daniel
Clephar fined $10,000 -
Caught on 92.7 in Orlando, Florida. (10/31/03)
Patrick
S. Green issued $10,000 NAL - Involved broadcasts on 100.5 MHz
in Ft. Myers, Florida. (10/21/03)
Tori
Javier Lipscomb fined $10,000 - For operating on 100.5 in Ft. Myers
without a license. (10/10/03)
William
Davon Upson receives $10,000 NAL - For broadcasts on 91.7 in Orlando,
FL. (10/9/03)
Nextel
WIP Enters Consent Decree for Unlicensed Radio Operation - The
company claimed no knowledge of the wireless node, which was interfering
with a power company's equipment. Penalty: $10,000. (9/23/03)
Odino
Joseph's Fine Reduced - Knocked from $10,000 to $1,000 after Joseph
demonstrates inability to pay $10K. (8/18/03)
Rev.
Yvon Louis fined $10,000 - Brooklyn
pastor operated over the course of a year on three FM frequencies,
and multiple visits did not scare him off the air. (8/1/03)
Everald
Oliver Brown Fined $10,000 - Unauthorized operation on 95.9
in Orlando, FL. (7/22/03)
Federal
District Court Orders Civil Judgment Against Richard I. Rowland for
Unlicensed Radio Operation - Fined $10,000 in 2001 for pirate broadcasting
in Florida, Rowland refused to pay, so the FCC forces collection in court.
(7/15/03)
Brian
N. Bloom fined $10,000 - The second person this year to be busted
for using 93.9 in Orlando, Florida. (6/24/03)
Peninsula
Communications Loses Two Station Licenses - FCC Administrative
Law Judge Richard L. Sippel revokes two licenses from an
Alaska company that
set up
an illegal "translator network" involving seven
stations; Peninsula still holds two full-power and four translator
station licenses. (6/19/03)
Alexandre
Pierre Abelard receives $17,000 NAL - The FCC did
not buy his excuse that an unidentified man was responsible
for the pirate in Fort Myers, Florida. (5/20/03)
Rayon
Sherwin "Junior" Payne Sentenced to 9 Months for
Unlicensed Broadcasting - FCC
release details Payne's two guilty pleas; he will also spend a year on
probation
and perform 50 hours of community service. (5/12/03)
Rawlins
Charles fined $10,000 - Brooklyn pirate did not respond to notice
of apparent liability, so now comes
the bill. (5/9/03)
Emmanuel
Frederic fined $10,000 - Brooklyn broadcaster used two FM frequencies
without a license. (5/8/03)
Fernando
Alejandro fined $10,000 - Bronx, NY parked on 95.1 and would not move.
(5/8/03)
Omar
A. Ebanks fined $10,000 - Unlicensed broadcaster caught operating
on 93.9 in Orlando, Florida. (5/5/03)
Assondieu
Fortune fined $10,000 0 Naples, FL man operated an unlicensed station
at 105.9. (4/30/03)
Maria
L. Salazar fined $39,000 - Owner of KTCM-FM in Kingman, Kansas is
caught running a second unlicensed transmitter.
(4/22/03)
Richard
Muñoz Gets Fine Reduced - FCC scales back the
fine to $2,000 from $10,000 after Muñoz demonstrates
inability to pay. (3/31/03)
Homere
Hyppolite's Fine Reduced to $2,000 - Naples, FL man demonstrates inability
to pay the full $10K. (3/24/03)
Shlomo
Malka found in contempt, fined $35,000 for unlicensed broadcasting -
Miami-area microbroadcaster violates year-old injunction,
may now be compelled to
cooperate in "continuing investigation" to round
up advertisers/supporters. (3/3/03)
Benjamin
Leroy Carter gets 18 mos. probation, 4 mos. home detention for unlicensed
broadcasting - FCC news release on a rare criminal
sentencing; it also includes 50 hours of
community service. (2/10/03)
$10,000
Forfeiture Order: Marcel Charles - Immokalee,
FL man defies repeated warnings. (2/4/03)
$10,000
Forfeiture Order: Ian R. Walker - Jacksonville,
FL man accused of operation on 95.5. (1/29/03)
$10,000
Forfeiture Order: Josue Alusma - Naples, FL man accused
of operation on 100.5. (1/29/03)
2002
Thomas
Brothers' $10,000 Fine Canceled -
The Berkeley, MI broadcaster fined for pirate activity demonstrates an
inability to pay. (12/20/02)
Octavio
Sarmiento, Jr. fined $10,000 - Repeated warnings result in
the fine for Naples, FL broadcaster; an active appeal is denied
in the process.
(12/19/02)
Manuel
Vasquez fined $10,000
- Another
Naples, FL broadcaster is hit with a forfeiture. (12/10/02)
Gabriel
Dorcely receives $10,000 NAL - For unlicensed operation in Orange
Park, Florida. (12/2/02)
Rev.
Dr. Philius Nicholas' Fine Reduced - Unlicensed
station operator in Brooklyn proves he can't afford the $10K fine,
so the FCC knocks $9K of the bill. (11/26/02)
California
Speedway Fined $8,000 for Piracy - One watt on 104.7: "We
did everything we could to obey the rules, except the part about
the license." Good
enough for a $2,000 discount! (11/14/04)
Benjamin
Leroy Carter pleads guilty to 7 counts of unlicensed operation
- Orlando, FL man resisted repeated attempts to take him off the
air. (11/8/02)
KWAK
Fined $10,000 for Unlicensed Broadcasting - A licensed station
in South Dakota was operating an illegal "broadcast auxiliary station." (10/29/02)
Richard
Munoz (Mision Posible Radio) Fined $10,000 - FCC forfeiture
order to Naples, FL church-based microstation. (10/24/02)
FCC
Enforcement Bureau: Year Three Progress Report -
The most notable excerpts from Deputy Chief Linda Blair's report
on enforcement action against unlicensed broadcasters. View the
heavily-embellished "official" version here.
(10/10/02)
Florida
Man Fined $10,000 - Lake Worth's James Leger fined by the FCC's
Miami office. (6/25/02)
Brooklyn
Reverend Gets $10,000 fine
- The Rev. Dr. Philius
Nicholas resisted repeated warnings. (6/5/02)
Michigan
Man Fined $10,000 - Thomas Brothers of Berkley gets hit with
a fine after multiple contact with field agents. (6/3/02)
Puerto
Rican Raided - Amil Lugo-Gonzalez had got the full treatment
from the Federal Marshals (5/29/02)
Paul
Dorleans Arrested - Brooklyn, New York man operated a station at
87.9 FM. (4/15/02)
2001
FM
Station Operator Convicted on Criminal Charges - Kahlid Kubweza,
jousting with the FCC since 1995, has been convicted on four counts of
unlicensed broadcasting (9/6/01)
Doug
Brewer Loses Ham License, Fined $11,000 - The official FCC Order
issuing Brewer his latest fine and revoking his amateur radio licenses
(6/26/01)
Brooklyn
Man Arrested for Unlicensed Broadcasting - Ibar Mohamed is taken
into custody for repeatedly refusing to stop broadcasts on 89.3 (5/25/01)
FCC Moves
to Yank Party Pirate's License - Doug Brewer of Tampa's Party
Pirate 102.1 is in trouble again (3/5/01)
2000
FCC Enforcement Bureau
- Year One Progress Report - Covers the timespan between Nov.
8, 1999 and Nov. 7, 2000
Doug Brewer
Fined $10,000 for Selling Unauthorized Transmitter - Apparent
sting operation leads to the fine (3/3/00)
1999
Free
Radio Gainesville's $6,000 Fine Cancelled - Read the actual letter
from the FCC taking back the action (3/19/99)
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