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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Ft. Lauderdale pirate is a repeat offender, gets smacked with $25K fine

Pirate Radio Ten months ago, Whisler Fleurinor was tagged with a $20,000 fine for operating illegally at 99.5. He was able to plead his way down to a $500 penalty, based on inability to pay, and the FCC says he actually did write that check. But he couldn't stay off the air. The FCC found that on August 10, November 3 and December 7, unlicensed broadcasts at 99.5 were emanating from the same commercial premises where the first bust occurred. Now there's a new fine of $25,000, based on "the egregiousness of the violations [and] absolute disregard" for the law. Read the FCC Notice of Apparent Liability - the latest one against Mr. Fleurinor - here.



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