New Jersey Pirate Gets Reduced Penalty
The FCC Enforcement Bureau imposed a penalty of $3,800 against Irvington, New Jersey, pirate radio operator Jean Yves Tullias, said a forfeiture order adopted Wednesday. A notice of apparent liability proposing a $15,000 penalty was issued against Tullias in 2015…
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for unlicensed operation, the order said. Tullias told the FCC his ability to pay a substantial fine is limited, so the bureau reduced the amount. “We have previously rejected inability to pay claims in cases of repeated intentional and malicious acts or otherwise egregious violations,” the order said. “We therefore warn Mr. Tullias that we may impose significantly higher penalties regardless of his financial circumstances if the forfeiture imposed here does not serve as a sufficient deterrent.”