Two US Attorneys have filed a Complaint (see below) in US District Court against Glenn Baxter, K1MAN, for not responding appropriately to an order that he pay a $21,000 fine for violating several sections of Part 97. The Complaint was filed October 25 in the US District Court for Maine.<\/p>\n
The civil action was brought under Section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1.80 of the FCC Rules and Regulations.<\/p>\n
The fine had been levied, according to the Complaint, \u201cfor defendant\u2019s willful and repeated violations of Sections 97.101(d) [commencing transmissions on top of existing communications on 3.890 MHz] and 97.113(a)(3) [transmitting communications in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest] of the Commission\u2019s Rules, and for the defendant\u2019s willful violation of Section 97.105(a) [exercising control over station] and 97.113(b) [broadcasting] of the Rules, and for failure to file requested information pursuant to an Enforcement Bureau directive.\u201d [information in brackets added]<\/p>\n
The Complaint seeks to force payment of the $21,000 fine along with a filing fee and \u201csuch other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additional FCC actions are anticipated.<\/p>\n
US_Attorneys_Complaint_Against_Glenn_Baxter_K1MAN_102510.pdf<\/a> (217.2 kB)<\/em><\/p>\n