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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FCC  INVESTIGATION  LEADS  TO  ARREST  OF  UNLICENSED  FM  RADIO  OPERATOR 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Today,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  announced  that  an  investigation  by  the  FCC’s  Enforcement  Bureau  led  to  the  arrest  of  Mr.  Paul  Dorleans  for 
 operating  an  unlicensed  FM  radio  station  on  87.9  MHz  in  Brooklyn,  NY.  The  United  States  Marshals  Service  arrested  Mr.  Dorleans  working  in  conjunction  with  FCC  Agents  and  the  Office 
 of  the  United  States  Attorney  for  the  Eastern  District  of  New  York. 
 Prior  FCC  enforcement  actions  had  failed  to  deter  Mr.  Dorleans’  unlicensed  operation  of  the  FM  Station.  The  FCC,  on  more  than  one  occasion,  had  issued  notices  to  Mr.  Dorleans 
 directing  him  to  cease  operation  of  the  unlicensed  station.  Further,  the  U.  S.  Marshal’s  Service,  in  conjunction  with  the  United  States  Attorney’s  Office  and  the  FCC,  had  seized  his  radio 
 equipment  on  one  previous  occasion. 
 The  operation  of  an  unlicensed  broadcast  station  is  a  violation  of  Section  301  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended.  Operators  of  illegal  unlicensed  broadcast  stations 
 may  be  subject  to  monetary  penalties  of  up  to  $  11,000  per  violation,  seizure  by  court  order  of  all  radio  equipment  involved  in  the  operation,  and  court  order  directing  that  they  cease  operation  of 
 the  unlicensed  station.  In  addition,  unlicensed  operators,  if  convicted,  may  be  subject  to  criminal  sanctions,  including  fines  and  imprisonment  ($  100,000  and  up  to  one  year). 


 This  year,  investigation  of  unlicensed  broadcast  operation  by  the  FCC’s  Enforcement  Bureau  has  resulted  in  the  shutdown  of  over  20  unlicensed  stations. 
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 Enforcement  Bureau  Contact:  John  Winston  at  (202)  418-  7450 


 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  April  15,  2002  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  John  Winston  (202)  418-  7450 
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