The FCC sucked up *all* his gear vs just the gear he was using to break the law, which I believe is allowed since the defendant was a licensed operator of some sort. While my radio geek side likes this, my US citizen side kinda freaks out at the idea...
The problem with the $24k FCC fine is that $24k only went to the FCC. The affected mall could file a civil case, but thats not really worth the effort unless the guy has easily accessed money after the FCC gets done taking their chunk. The real question is - what do laptop/desktop computers have to do with some moron screwing with mall cops? You could get *really* outside and say he looked up the frequencies with said computers, but thats about it. Something about this story doesn't quite make sense... JS Jeff Kincaid wrote: > > > This is really rather frightening. Many of us have similar collections > of gear, and I'm wondering on what basis it was seized. I don't > remember anything in the Constitution about seizure of potentially > stolen property. I hope the stuff is his and he gets a really huge > settlement (and that the folks he was jamming get the same from him). > The idea that a government minion can simply decide that you have too > much radio gear and take it seems rather onerous. > > 'JK > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, Mike Morris WA6ILQ > <wa6...@...> wrote: > > > > Recently the FCC busted a local jammer and when his residence > > was searched they found a treasure trove. There are over 200 pieces > > of equipment involved including laptops, desktops, over 120 handhelds > > and several repeaters. And broadcast equipment including a > > commercial grade FM transmitter. > > > > If anybody has serial numbers on file that matches anything on > > the lists mentioned below I think that the Ventura County Sheriff's > > Department would like to hear from you - contact Detective Jon Smith > > at (805) 494-8216 or via e-mail at jon.smith (at) ventura (dot) org > > > > The snippet below is from the "CGC Communicator, a broadcast industry > > weekly newsletter published by Robert F. Gonsett, W6VR, <cgc (at) > > cgc333 (dot) connectnet (dot) com>, Copyright 2009, Communications > > General® Corporation (CGC). > > Reprinted with permission, and the newsletter has given permission > > for others to do likewise. No additional permission is needed. > > > > >****************************************************************** > > > > > > LIST OF POTENTIALLY STOLEN EQUIPMENT IN THE BONDY CASE > > > > > >The Ventura County Sheriff's Department has prepared its > > >list of potentially stolen radio equipment in the Kevin Bondy > > >case. Mr. Bondy is accused of jamming some southern California > > >radio frequencies as discussed in recent CGC Communicator > > >newsletters. A police search of his residence turned up an > > >extraordinary amount of potentially stolen radio gear. > > > > > >Your help is needed. Is any of this equipment yours? Would > > >you copy this story to others in the land-mobile and broadcast > > >industries, particularly to equipment dealers and publications? > > >If some or all of this equipment is stolen, the owners need to > > >contact the Ventura County Sheriff pronto. > > > > > >Items #120 - 123 involve FM broadcast equipment; the rest > > >is land-mobile gear (including repeaters) with a few miscellaneous > > >items mixed in (e.g. computers, CB & amateur radio gear). The > > >first URL takes you to the list. The second URL shows pictures > > >of the FM broadcast equipment and gives contact information for > > >the Ventura County Sheriff. > > > > > >Communications General Corp. has been in touch with Broadcast > > >Electronics concerning Item #120, the solid state 1,000 watt FM > > >broadcast transmitter. Unfortunately, the serial number is a bit > > >outdated for their records, but perhaps you or an equipment dealer > > >would have a record of the sales transaction. > > > > > >Thanks for helping by looking over the equipment list and > > >forwarding this story to others. > > > > > > Equipment list: > > > http://earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Oaks_Mall_09-5771.pdf > <http://earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Oaks_Mall_09-5771.pdf> > > > > > > Photographs of the FM broadcast equipment: > > > http://earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Letters/Stolen%20Equipment.htm > <http://earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Letters/Stolen%20Equipment.htm> > > > > > > Background information on Mr. Bondy: > > > http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-290813A1.html > <http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-290813A1.html> > > > > > >****************************************************************** > > > >
