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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr. ) File No. EB-99-
SF-646
a/k/a Marvin Eugene Barnes )
800 Weeks Street )
East Palo Alto, California 94301 ) NAL/Acct.
No. 200132960002
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: July 3, 2001 Released:
July 6, 2001
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a
monetary forfeiture in the amount of ten thousand dollars
($10,000) against Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr. a/k/a Marvin
Eugene Barnes for violating Section 301 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (``Act''), as amended.1 Mr.
Nakamura operated an unlicensed amateur radio station.
2. On April 19, 2001, the District Director of the
Enforcement Bureau's San Francisco Field Office issued a
Notice of Apparent Liability (``NAL'') for Forfeiture in the
amount of ten thousand dollars to Mr. Nakamura.2 Mr.
Nakamura has not filed a response. Based on the information
before us, we affirm this forfeiture.
3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT, pursuant to
Section 503(b) of the Act,3 and Sections 0.111, 0.311, and
1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's Rules,4 Joshie Yasin
Nakamura, Sr. a/k/a Marvin Eugene Barnes IS LIABLE FOR A
MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for violating
Section 301 of the Act by operating an unlicensed amateur
radio station.5
4. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the
manner provided for in Section 1.80 of the Commission's
Rules,6 within 30 days of the release of this Order. If the
forfeiture is not paid within the period specified, the case
may be referred to the Department of Justice for collection
pursuant to Section 504(a) of the Act.7 Payment may be made
by mailing a check or similar instrument, payable to the
order of the ``Federal Communications Commission,'' to the
Federal Communications Commission
P.O. Box 73482
Chicago, Illinois 60673-7482
NAL/Acct. No. 200132960002
The payment should note NAL/Acct. No. 200132960002
referenced above. Requests for full payment under an
installment plan should be sent to: Chief, Revenue and
Receivables Operations Group, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554.8
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order
shall be sent by Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to
Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr. a/k/a Marvin Eugene Barnes at 800
Weeks Street, East Palo Alto, California 94301.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 U.S.C. § 301.
2 Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr., NAL/Acct. No. 200132960002
(San Francisco Field Office, Enf. Bur., rel. Apr. 19, 2001).
3 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).
4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).
5 47 U.S.C. § 301.
6 47 C.F.R. § 1.80.
7 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).
8 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.