Florida Pirate Reaches Consent Decree With FCC for Suspended $12,500 Fine
A Florida man will owe the FCC $12,500 if he operates a pirate radio station within the next 20 years, said an order released by the Enforcement Bureau Friday. The order and a consent decree require Kedner Maxime of Oakland…
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Park, Florida, to pay a $2,500 penalty now, but he will owe the additional fee if there's further pirate activity or if the FCC finds that he misled officials about his financial status, the order says. Maxime was found to be operating an unauthorized radio station from two locations in Broward County, and the FCC issued a $15,000 notice of apparent liability against him in 2016. The amount of the forfeiture is based on Maxime’s inability to pay a higher fine, the consent decree said.