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Miami/Fort Lauderdale "Radio Touche ******" pirate challenges FCC fine

K.M. Richards

K.M. Richards

Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Fabrice Polynice, operator of the pirate station on 90.1 since at least 2012 is now trying to get the multi-million fine against him rescinded as unconstitutional.

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Pirate Blasts ‘Unconstitutional’ FCC Fine in Landmark Challenge - Radio Ink

A Miami pirate radio DJ is challenging a $2.39M FCC fine, claiming it violates his constitutional right under new Supreme Court precedent.
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Notorious SoFla Radio Pirate Challenges FCC Fine | Radio & Television Business Report

"Radio Touche Douce" operator Fabrice Polynice has taken a cue from former FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington in presenting a landmark challenge to the agency's ability to levy a financial penalty to an individual or licensee that has violated its rules. For Polynice, a $2.39 million fine handed...
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Previous closed thread on the subject:
 
Of course, in Kreyol "Touche Douce" literally means "soft touch" or "smooth touch". A stuffed animal has touche douce, but it is more of a romantic mood reference. Not "smooth" as in slow jams... "smooth" as in "kool" or "dope" or "da bomb" or "fresh".
 
radiofan2023 said:
If he can’t or doesn’t pay the fine and the FCC doesn’t reconsider it, then could he face jail time via the DOJ?
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It would appear that there are steps in between, such as the FCC challenging his interference as a safety issue. There is no "debtor prison" in the US, so not paying the fine won't put him away. But they can get him for a variety of other violations.
 
davideduardo said:
There is no "debtor prison" in the US, so not paying the fine won't put him away. But they can get him for a variety of other violations.
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I am reminded that the feds got Al Capone not for his organized crime activity, but for tax evasion.
 


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