ARRLWeb: FCC Affirms $42,000 in Fines in Radio Jamming Case

ARRLWeb: FCC Affirms $42,000 in Fines in Radio Jamming Case

"FCC Affirms $42,000 in Fines in Radio Jamming Case

NEWINGTON, CT, Dec 2, 2005--

The FCC has affirmed a total of $42,000 in additional fines against reputed Los Angeles-area radio jammer Jack Gerritsen, ex-KG6IRO.

The FCC released the two $21,000 Forfeiture Orders (NOF) just days before Gerritsen is due to appear in federal court to stand trial on a felony charge of malicious interference with a communications system operated by the United States and a misdemeanor count of transmitting radio signals without a license, according to a statement earlier this year from the office of Debra W. Yang, US Attorney for the Central District of California.

If convicted, Gerritsen, 68, could spend up to 11 years in federal prison.

In affirming the fines, the FCC again turned away every argument Gerritsen offered in responding to each Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL), including a 'freedom of speech' claim. "



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