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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
) File Number EB-05-BS-049
Jean Harold Marius )
Randolph, MA ) NAL/Acct. No. 200632260002
)
) FRN 0014271175
)
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: February 23, 2006 Released: February
27, 2006
By the Regional Director, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a
monetary forfeiture in the amount of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) to Jean Harold Marius
(``Marius'') for willful and repeated violation of
Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (``Act'').1 Specifically, we find Marius
liable for operating radio transmission equipment
on 89.3 MHz in Randolph, MA without a license.
2. On November 21, 2005, the Commission's Boston
Field Office (``Boston Office'') issued a Notice
of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in
the amount of $10,000 to Marius.2 Marius has not
filed a response to the NAL. Based on the
information before us, we affirm the forfeiture.
3. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to
Section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended (``Act''),3 and Sections 0.111, 0.311
and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's Rules,4 Jean
Harold Marius IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE
in the amount of $10,000 for willfully and
repeatedly violating Section 301 of the Act.
4. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the
manner provided for in Section 1.80 of the Rules
within thirty (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.5 Payment of the
forfeiture must be made by check or similar
instrument, payable to the order of the Federal
Communications Commission. The payment must
include the NAL/Acct. No. and FRN No. referenced
above. Payment by check or money order may be
mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O.
Box 358340, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-8340. Payment by
overnight mail may be sent to Mellon Bank /LB
358340, 500 Ross Street, Room 1540670, Pittsburgh,
PA 15251. Payment by wire transfer may be made to
ABA Number 043000261, receiving bank Mellon Bank,
and account number 911-6106. Requests for full
payment under an installment plan should be sent
to: Associate Managing Director, Financial
Operations, 1A625, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554.6
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order
shall be sent by First Class Mail and Certified
Mail Return Receipt Requested to Jean Harold
Marius at his address of record.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Russell Monie, Jr.
Regional Director, Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
_________________________
147 U.S.C. § 301
2Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200632260002 (Enf. Bur., Boston Office, released November 21,
2005).
347 U.S.C. § 503(b).
447 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).
547 U.S.C. § 504(a).
6See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.