The Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is continuing its active pursuit of illegal radio operations, announcing the latest round of fines against pirate radio operators.
A total of $200,000 in forfeiture penalties have been issued in connection with three pirate radio operators based in Brockton, Massachusetts, including $120,000 against Renold David, $40,000 against Djovany Pierre and Mario Turner, and $40,000 against Joao Vieira. None of the three parties named in the Commission’s Forfeiture Orders responded to individual Notice of Apparent Liability issued by the Commission in April. Hence, the Commission’s decision to move forward with legal action against the operators.
According to the Commission, its efforts over the past four years to increase enforcement efforts against illegal radio broadcasting have resulted in more than $14.5 million in proposed fines and over $5.5 million in penalties.
The text of the FCC’s Forfeiture Order in connection with David is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-129A1.pdf.
The Forfeiture Order in connection with Pierre and Turner is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-128A1.pdf.
And the Forfeiture Order for Vieira is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-130A1.pdf.
