>>From: someone >>To: another list >>Subject: FCC Bites Kevin >>Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:10:20 -0800 >>MIME-Version: 1.0 >> >>Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick is also General Class radio amateur N6NHG. In >>December 1999 he applied to renew his ham license, but today the FCC >>designated the application for hearing, to determine whether he has the >>requisite character to remain a licensee. Mitnick or his attorney will >>have to appear before an administrative law judge (ALJ) if he wants to >>save the license. >> >>ALJ hearings in the amateur service are rare. They normally are reserved >>for flagrant cases. The FCC does not allege that Mitnick misused his ham >>license; it was enough that he was convicted of felonies. >> >>The hearing designation order (FCC 01-359, Docket WT 01-344) cites a >>couple of other high-profile ham license revocation cases, including Herb >>Schoenbohm, an FCC critic from the US Virgin Islands who reputedly >>misused telephone calling cards; and L.D. Brewer, a radio pirate and >>mail-order transmitter dealer (http://www.ldbrewer.com). >> >>The FCC is extremely tenacious in these cases and I think there is little >>chance that Kevin will retain his license.
steve
