On Apr 23, 2021, at 12:47 PM, Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> wrote:
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021, Dan Hollis wrote:
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
Did the FCC ever collect its $50 million from "Sandwich Isles Telecommunications" for blatant fraud? At this scale I wonder how or why certain people are not in federal prison.
FCC is not law enforcement. The FTC can send people to prison. The FCC can only send press releases.
Neither FCC nor FTC can send people to prison. Only the Department of Justice can criminally prosecute people (or corporations, i.e. WORLDCOM, ENRON, etc) in the U.S. Federal system. States and other countries vary.
FCC can deny future licenses and make things difficult for long-term carriers. Most scammers declare bankruptcy or just never pay.
https://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/fcc-fine-enforcement-scrutiny-216121 FCC proposes millions in fines, collects $0 November 23, 2015
It just got harder for the FTC to fine people: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/04/22/supreme-court-limits-ft... -- TTFN, patrick