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Federal Communications Commission DA 18-834

Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554

In the Matter of )
)
MINISTERIOS EL JORDAN ) EB Docket No. 18-239
)
Application for Modification for Station ) Facility ID No. 194038
KEJM-LP, Carthage, Missouri ) File No: BPL 20171121AAB
)
)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE,
HEARING DESIGNATION ORDER
AND
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING

Adopted: October 11, 2018 Released: October 11, 2018

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

I. INTRODUCTION

1. In this Order to Show Cause, Hearing Designation Order, and Notice of Opportunity for
Hearing, we commence a hearing proceeding before the Administrative Law Judge to determine whether
Ministerios El Jordan (Jordan) is qualified to be and to remain a Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) licensee and, as a consequence thereof, whether its license should be revoked, and whether
its pending application should be denied.

2. As discussed more fully below, based on the totality of the evidence, there are substantial
and material questions of fact as to whether (i) Jordan repeatedly made misrepresentations to and/or
lacked candor with the Commission in its submission of various applications in connection with Low
Power FM Station (LPFM) KEJM-LP; (ii) aliens (non-United States citizens) owned or voted more than
one-fifth of Jordan s capital stock in violation of Section 310(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended (the Act);1 (iii) Jordan failed to maintain the continuing accuracy and completeness of
information furnished in its still pending captioned application for modification of Station KEJM-LP s
technical facilities; and (iv) Jordan failed to respond to Commission requests for information.

3. We issue this Order to Show Cause, Hearing Designation Order, and Notice of
Opportunity for Hearing pursuant to Sections 309(e), 312(a)(1), 312(a)(2), 312(a)(4), and 312(c) of the
Act,2 and the delegated authority of the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau).3

1 47 U.S.C. 310(b)(3).
2 id. at 309(e), 312(a)(1)-(2), 312(a)(4), 312(c).
3 See 47 CFR. 0.111 and 0.311.

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II. BACKGROUND

A. Ministerios El Jordan

4. Ministerios El Jordan (Jordan) is a non-profit organization that was first incorporated in
Missouri in September 2009, and, as described in its first application with the Commission, desires to
serve God, the nation, and the people of Carthage, Missouri, by providing educational family counseling,
sermons, and Christian music through live and recorded religious programming.4 Jordan presently holds
a Commission license for Station KEJM-LP in Carthage, Missouri.

5. Jordan first applied for a construction permit for a new LPFM station on October 25,
2013, by submitting Commission Form 318 (October 2013 Application).5 Section II, Question 3(a) of the
Commission s Form 318 asks the applicant to identify, inter alia, each party to the application including,
as applicable, the applicant, its officers, directors, five percent or greater stockholders, non-insulated
partners, members, and all other persons and entities with attributable interests and their citizenship.6 In
the October 2013 Application, Jordan responded to Section II, Question 3(a) by identifying as board
members with an equal percentage of votes, the following five (5) individuals: Eliud Villatoro, Johana
Villatoro, Timoteo Garcia, Marlon Fuentes, and Tomas Calgua. In response to the citizenship inquiry in
Section II, Question 3(a), Jordan answered US for each of these five individuals.7

6. On January 10, 2017, Jordan filed a minor modification application (January 2017
Modification).8 In the January 2017 Modification, Jordan notified the Commission that the transmitter
site specified in the October 2013 Application was unavailable. The January 2017 Modification therefore
specified new transmitter coordinates and stated that the station was ready to broadcast at the new
coordinates.9 In response to Section II, Question 3(a), Jordan again identified Eliud Villatoro, Johana
Villatoro, Timoteo Garcia, Marlon Fuentes, and Tomas Calgua as board members and again responded
that each was a United States citizen.10

7. Jordan filed a modification application on November 20, 2017 (November 2017
Modification).11 In the November 2017 Modification, Jordan notified the Commission that the studio
location and mailing address had changed and requested certain engineering changes.12 In the November

4 See Missouri Nonprofit Corporation Details for Charter No. N00994664 as of June 15, 2018 (available at:
https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/BusinessEntityDetail.aspx?page=beSearch&ID=2864628); see also Articles
of Incorporation of a Nonprofit Corporation for Charter No. N00994664 (filed Sept. 8, 2009) (available at:
https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/Common/CorrespondenceItemViewHandler.ashx?IsTIFF=true&filedDocumentid=6437643&
version=1); File No. BNPL-20131025ACN, at Exh. 2 (filed Oct. 25, 2013) (October 2013 Application).
5 See October 2013 Application.
6 October 2013 Application at Section II, Question 3(a).
7 See id.
8 See File No. BMPL-20170110AAI (filed Jan. 10, 2017) (January 2017 Modification).
9 See id. at Exh. 1.
10 See id. at Section II, Question 3(a).
11 See File No. BPL-20171121AAB (filed Nov. 10, 2017) (November 2017 Modification).
12 See id. at Exh. 1.

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Annual Registration Report indicates that, as of August 25, 2016, its board of directors were comprised of
Ruth Cifuentes, Samuel Hernandez, and Eddy Fuentes.20 Jordan s 2017-2018 Biennial Registration
Report indicates that, as of October 5, 2017, its Vice-President was Edilma J. Reyes and its Treasurer was
Tony Shadden.21 It also indicates that its board of directors were Ruth Cifuentes, Samuel Hernandez, and
Dixi Villatoro.22 Other than Eliud Villatoro, Jordan never identified any of these various officers or board
of director members on any of the applications it filed with the Commission between October 2013 and
November 2017.

11. On November 14, 2017, the Bureau directed a letter of inquiry (LOI) to Jordan seeking,
among other things, the name and citizenship of each of Jordan s officers and board members from
October 1, 2013, to the present, and putting Jordan on notice of the Bureau s concerns that Jordan may
have violated Section 310(b) of the Act and misrepresented information to the Commission concerning its
board of directors.23 Six days later, Jordan filed its November 2017 Modification, identifying a different
mailing address than had previously been on file with the Commission. On December 6, 2017, the
Bureau issued a second LOI to Jordan at the new mailing address, enclosing the November 14, 2017 LOI,
and requiring a response within seven calendar days.24 Although Bureau staff had preliminary
conversations with Jordan s counsel after the LOIs were issued, Jordan did not respond to either LOI.

III. DISCUSSION

12. Pursuant to Section 309(e) of the Act, the Commission is required to designate an
application for evidentiary hearing if a substantial and material question of fact is presented regarding
whether grant of the application would serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity.25 The
character of an applicant is among those factors that the Commission considers in determining whether
the applicant has the requisite qualifications to be a Commission licensee.26 Section 312(a)(2) of the Act

version=1).
20 See 2016 Annual Registration Report, Charter No. N00994664 (filed Aug. 25, 2016) (available at:
https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/Common/CorrespondenceItemViewHandler.ashx?IsTIFF=true&filedDocumentid=12289036
&version=5).
21 See 2017-2018 Biennial Registration Report, Charter No. N00994664 (filed Oct. 5, 2017) (available at:
https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/Common/CorrespondenceItemViewHandler.ashx?IsTIFF=true&filedDocumentid=13206145
&version=5).
22 See id.
23 See Letter of Inquiry from Matthew L. Conaty, Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement
Bureau to Mr. Eliud Villatoro, President, Ministerios el Jordan (Nov. 14, 2017) (on file in EB-IHD-17-00024261).
24 See Letter of Inquiry from Matthew L. Conaty, Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement
Bureau to Mr. Eliud Villatoro, President, Ministerios el Jordan (Dec. 6, 2017) (on file in EB-IHD-17-00024261).
25 See 47 U.S.C. 309(e).
26 See, e.g., Policy Regarding Character Qualifications in Broadcast Licensing, Amendment of Rules of Broadcast
Practice and Procedure Relating to Written Responses to Commission Inquiries and the Making of
Misrepresentations to the Commission by Permittees and Licensees, Report, Order and Policy Statement, 102 FCC
2d 1179 (1986), recons. denied, 1 FCC Rcd 421 (1986), appeal dismissed sub nom., National Ass n for Better
Broadcasting v. FCC, No. 86-1179 (D.C. Cir. 1987) (1986 Character Policy Statement); Policy Regarding
Character Qualifications in Broadcast Licensing, Amendment of Part 1, the Rules of Broadcast Practice and
Procedure, Relating to Written Responses to Commission Inquiries and the Making of Misrepresentations to the
Commission by Permittees and Licensees, Policy Statement and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 3252 (1990), recons. on other

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provides that the Commission may revoke any license if conditions com[e] to the attention of the
Commission which would warrant it in refusing to grant a license or permit on the original application. 27
Because the character of the applicant is among those factors that the Commission considers in its review
of applications to determine whether the applicant has the requisite qualifications to operate the station for
which authority is sought,28 any character defect that would warrant the Commission s refusal to grant a
license or permit in the original application would likewise warrant the Commission s determination to
revoke a license or permit.

13. Misrepresentation/Lack of Candor and Section 1.17. The Commission and the courts
have recognized that [t]he FCC relies heavily on the honesty and probity of its licensees in a regulatory
system that is largely self-policing. 29 In considering an applicant s character, one of the Commission s
primary purposes is to ensure that licensees will be truthful in their future dealings with the Commission.
Full and clear disclosure of all material facts in every application is essential to the efficient
administration of the Commission's licensing process, and proper analysis of an application is critically
dependent on the accuracy and completeness of information and data that only the applicant can provide.
Misrepresentation and lack of candor raise serious concerns as to the likelihood that the Commission can
rely on an applicant, permittee, or licensee to be truthful.30

14. Section 1.17(a)(1) of the Commission s rules (Rules) states that no person shall, in any
written or oral statement of fact, intentionally provide material factual information that is incorrect or
intentionally omit material information that is necessary to prevent any material factual statement that is
made from being incorrect or misleading.31 We note that a misrepresentation is a false statement of fact
made with the intent to deceive the Commission.32 Lack of candor is a concealment, evasion, or other
failure to be fully informative, accompanied by an intent to deceive the Commission.33 A necessary and
essential element of both misrepresentation and lack of candor is intent to deceive.34 Fraudulent intent

grounds, 6 FCC Rcd 3448 (1991), modified on other grounds, 7 FCC Rcd 6564 (1992).
27 47 U.S.C. 312(a)(2).
28 See 47 U.S.C. 308(b).
29 Contemporary Media Inc. v. FCC, 214 F.3d 187, 193 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (citation omitted).
30 See 1986 Character Policy Statement, 102 FCC 2d at 1209-11. The fundamental importance of truthfulness and
candor on the part of applicants and licensees in their dealings with the Commission is well established. See FCC v.
WOKO, Inc., 329 U.S. 223 (1946); Nick J. Chaconas, Decision, 28 FCC 2d 231 (1971); Lebanon Valley Radio, Inc.,
Decision, 35 FCC 2d 243 (Rev. Bd. 1972).
31 See 47 CFR 1.17(a)(1).
32 See Fox River Broadcasting, Inc., Order, 93 FCC 2d 127, 129 (1983) (Fox River); Discussion Radio, Inc.,
Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Apparent Liability, 19 FCC Rcd 7433, 7435 (2004) (Discussion
Radio).
33 See Fox River, 93 FCC 2d at 129; Discussion Radio, 19 FCC Rcd at 7435.
34 See Trinity Broadcasting of Florida, Inc., Initial Decision, 10 FCC Rcd 12020, 12063 (1995), subsequent history
omitted; Discussion Radio, 19 FCC Rcd at 7435.

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can be found from the fact of misrepresentation coupled with proof that the party making it had
knowledge of its falsity. 35 Intent can also be found from motive or logical desire to deceive.36

15. Section 1.17(a)(2) of the Rules further requires that no person may provide, in any
written statement of fact, material factual information that is incorrect or omit material information that
is necessary to prevent any material factual statement that is made from being incorrect or misleading
without a reasonable basis for believing that any such material factual statement is correct and not
misleading. 37 Thus, even absent an intent to deceive, a false statement may constitute an actionable
violation of Section 1.17 of the Rules if provided without a reasonable basis for believing that the material
factual information it contains is correct and not misleading.38

16. In the instant case, Jordan represented to the Commission in each of its applications that
its officers, directors, five percent or greater stockholders, non-insulated partners, members, and all other
persons and entities with attributable interests were the following five people, each of whom held a 20
percent voting interest: Eliud Villatoro, Johana Villatoro, Timoteo Garcia, Marlon Fuentes, and Tomas
Calgua.39 As discussed above, records from the Missouri Secretary of State suggest that, at the time
Jordan filed its various applications with the Commission, only Eliud Villatoro held any sort of positional
interest with Jordan.

17. According to Jordan s Missouri 2012 Annual Registration Report, as of February 14,
2013, Jordan s officers were Eliud Villatoro (President), Edilma J. Villatoro (Vice-President), Edgar
Poroj (Secretary), and Efrain Coquij (Treasurer) and its board of directors were Genaro Cifuentes, Doris
Paxtor, and Edy Fuentes.40 Of these individuals, the only one Jordan disclosed to the Commission in its
October 2013 Application was Eliud Villatoro, whom it described only as a board member.41 In addition,

35 David Ortiz Radio Corp. v. FCC, 941 F.2d 1253, 1260 (D.C. Cir. 1991) (quoting Leflore Broadcasting Co. v.
FCC, 636 F.2d 454, 462 (D.C. Cir. 1980)); see also Discussion Radio, 19 FCC Rcd at 7435.
36 See Discussion Radio, 19 FCC Rcd at 7435; Black Television Workshop of Los Angeles, Inc., Decision, 8 FCC
Rcd 4192, 4198, n.41 (1993) (citing California Public Broadcasting Forum v. FCC, 752 F.2d 670, 679 (D.C. Cir.
1985); Joseph Bahr, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 32, 33 (Rev. Bd. 1994); Scott & Davis
Enterprises, Inc., Decision, 88 FCC 2d 1090, 1100 (Rev. Bd. 1982)). Intent to deceive can also be inferred when the
surrounding circumstances clearly show the existence of an intent to deceive. See Commercial Radio Service, Inc.,
Order to Show Cause, 21 FCC Rcd 9983, 9986 (2006) (citing American International Development, Inc.,
Memorandum Opinion and Order, 86 FCC 2d 808, 816, n.39 (1981), aff d sub nom. KXIV, Inc. v. FCC, 704 F.2d
1294 (D.C. Cir. 1983)).
37 47 CFR 1.17(a)(2).
38 See Amendment of Section 1.17 of the Commission s Rules Concerning Truthful Statements to the Commission,
Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 4016, 4017, para. 4 (2003) (stating that the revision to Section 1.17 is intended to
prohibit incorrect statements or omissions that are the result of negligence, as well as an intent to deceive ), recons.
denied, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 5790, further recons. denied, Memorandum Opinion and
Order, 20 FCC Rcd 1250 (2004).
39 October 2013 Application at Section II, Question 3(a); see also January 2017 Modification at Section II, Question
3(a); and November 2017 Modification at Section II, Question 3(a).
40 See 2012 Annual Registration Report, Charter No. N00994664 (filed Feb. 14, 2013) (available at:
https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/Common/CorrespondenceItemViewHandler.ashx?IsTIFF=true&filedDocumentid=9744099&
version=1).
41 See October 2013 Application at Section II, Question 3(a).

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according to Jordan s Missouri 2016 Annual Registration Report, as of August 25, 2016, Jordan s officers
were Eliud Villatoro (President), Edilma J. Villatoro (Vice-President), Edgar Poroj (Secretary), and Efrain
Coquij (Treasurer) and that its board of directors were comprised of Ruth Cifuentes, Samuel Hernandez,
and Edy Fuentes.42 Here again, the only one of these individuals whom Jordan disclosed to the
Commission in its January 2017 Modification was Eliud Villatoro and again only as a board member.43
Similarly, Jordan s Missouri 2017-2018 Biennial Registration Report suggests that, as of October 5, 2017,
a little more than a month before Jordan filed its November 2017 Modification, its officers were Eliud
Villatoro (President), Edilma J. Reyes (Vice-President), Edgar Poroj (Secretary), and Tony Shadden
(Treasurer) and that its board of directors were Ruth Cifuentes, Samuel Hernandez, and Dixi Villatoro.44
Nevertheless, in its November 2017 Modification, Jordan disclosed only Eliud Villatoro and again only as
a board member.45 Thus, the information before the Commission raises a substantial and material
question of fact as to whether Jordan misrepresented the identification of its officers, directors, five
percent or greater stockholders, non-insulated partners, members, and all other persons and entities with
attributable interests in its various Commission applications.

18. In addition, in its various applications with the Commission, Jordan asserted that each of
the five board members it identified in response to Section II, Question 3(a) Eliud Villatoro, Johana
Villatoro, Timoteo Garcia, Marlon Fuentes, and Tomas Calgua were United States citizens.46 The
Eighth Circuit s January 2017 decision in Villatoro-Ochoa v. Lynch, affirmed an order by the Board of
Immigration Appeals denying Eliud Villatoro s motion to reopen proceedings to remove him from the
United States to Guatemala and refers to him as a citizen of Guatemala.47 The complaint that the
Commission received from in January 2017 asserted that Eliud Villatoro, Johana
Villatoro, Timoteo Garcia, and Tomas Calgua were Guatemalan citizens and that Marlon Fuentes only
became a United States citizen in 2016.48 In addition, the declaration provided by
asserted that Johana Villatoro had been deported.49 Collectively, this information raises substantial and
material questions of fact as to whether any of these individuals were United States citizens when Jordan
filed its applications. Thus, the information before the Commission raises a substantial and material
question of fact as to whether Jordan misrepresented the citizenship of its officers, directors, five percent
or greater stockholders, non-insulated partners, members, and all other persons and entities with
attributable interests in its Commission filings.

42 See 2016 Annual Registration Report, Charter No. N00994664 (filed Aug. 25, 2016) (available at:
https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/Common/CorrespondenceItemViewHandler.ashx?IsTIFF=true&filedDocumentid=12289036
&version=5).
43 See January 2017 Modification at Section II, Question 3(a).
44 See 2017-2018 Biennial Registration Report, Charter No. N00994664 (filed Oct. 5, 2017) (available at:
https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/Common/CorrespondenceItemViewHandler.ashx?IsTIFF=true&filedDocumentid=13206145
&version=5).
45 See November 2017 Modification at Section II, Question 3(a).
46 See October 2013 Application at Section II, Question 3(a); January 2017 Modification at Section II, Question
3(a); and November 2017 Modification at Section II, Question 3(a).
47 See Villatoro-Ochoa v. Lynch, 844 F.3d 993 (8th Cir. 2017).
48 See supra n.14.
49 See Decloration [sic] of , dated Aug. 6, 2017.

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19. We therefore designate for hearing appropriate issues to determine whether Jordan
misrepresented and/or lacked candor in its dealings with the Commission either with an intent to deceive
and/or in willful and repeated violation of Section 1.17 of the Rules.

20. Violation of Alien Ownership Limitations. Section 310(b)(3) of the Act prohibits non-
stock, noncommercial incorporated entities with alien ownership or voting percentage greater than 20
percent from obtaining or controlling a broadcast license.50 The Commission will dismiss applications
that do not comply with the statutory citizenship requirements of Section 310 of the Act51 and designate
for hearing permittees or licensees who seek or obtain a Commission license based on false statements of
citizenship.52

21. As discussed above, in each of its Commission filings, Jordan identified five (5) board
members with an equal percentage of votes, each of whom Jordan identified as United States citizens.53
As also set forth above, there are substantial and material questions of fact as to whether these five (5)
individuals were Jordan s officers, directors, five percent or greater stockholders, non-insulated partners,
members, and all other persons and entities with attributable interests at the time it filed its various
applications with the Commission.54 If indeed they were, then as discussed above, there is a substantial
and material question of fact concerning the citizenship of each of these five (5) individuals.55 In light of
Jordan s certification that each of these individuals held 20 percent of the voting interest, the information
before the Commission raises a substantial and material question of fact as to whether Jordan is/was
owned or controlled by non-United States citizens in excess of the statutory limitations allowed by
Section 310(b)(3) of the Act.

22. We therefore designate for hearing appropriate issues to determine whether Jordan is/was
owned or controlled by non-United States citizens in excess of the one-fifth allowed by Section 310(b)(3)
of the Act.

23. Failure to Maintain Completeness and Accuracy of Pending Applications. Under Section
1.65 of the Rules, an applicant is responsible for the continuing accuracy and completeness of the
information furnished in a pending application or in Commission proceedings involving a pending
application.56 Whenever the information furnished in the pending application is no longer substantially
accurate and complete in all significant respects, the applicant must, as promptly as possible and in any

50 See 47 U.S.C. 310(b)(3).
51 See, e.g., Caribbean Festival Ass n, Inc., Letter, 22 FCC Rcd 19238, 19239-19241 (MB 2007) (affirming
dismissal of application for new LPFM station because alien ownership exceeded the 20 percent benchmark
imposed by the statutory limit in 47 U.S.C. 310(b)(3)).
52 See, e.g., Pan Pacific Television, Inc. (Transferor), and Silver King Broadcasting of Northern California, Inc.
(Transferee), Memorandum Opinion and Order and Hearing Designation Order, 3 FCC Rcd 6629 (1988)
(designating a broadcasting construction permit for hearing to determine whether the permittee had made
misrepresentations concerning its alien ownership and thus whether the permittee was owned or controlled by aliens
in violation of Section 310(b) of the Communications Act).
53 See supra at 6, para. 16.
54 See supra at 6-7, paras. 16-17.
55 See supra at 7, para. 18.
56 See 47 CFR 1.65.

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event within 30 days, amend its application so as to furnish the additional or correct information.57 For
the purposes of Section 1.65, an application is pending before the Commission from the time it is
accepted for filing until a Commission grant (or denial) is no longer subject to reconsideration by the
Commission or review by any court.58

24. In the instant case, Jordan s November 2017 Modification remains pending.59 Thus,
Jordan has been under a continuing obligation to ensure the accuracy of this application and to amend it
as appropriate. Even after receiving the Bureau s LOIs, and being put on notice that there may be an
issue with the individuals whom it identified in its Commission filings, Jordan did not amend its pending
application. Accordingly, we designate for hearing an appropriate issue to determine whether Jordan
willfully and/or repeatedly violated Section 1.65 of the Rules.

25. Failure to Respond to Commission Inquiries. Section 73.1015 of the Rules, in relevant
part, provides the Commission, or its representatives, with the authority to require from any applicant,
permittee, or licensee written statements of fact relevant to a determination whether an application should
be granted or denied, or to a determination whether a license should be revoked. 60

26. In the instant case, the Bureau sent Jordan two LOIs requesting information concerning
the identification and citizenship of Jordan s officers and board of directors.61 These LOIs notified
Jordan, inter alia, that the Bureau was concerned that Jordan may have violated the alien ownership
limitation set forth in Section 310(b) of the Act and/or misrepresented information to the Commission in
violation of Section 1.17 of the Rules.62 Such information is, at a minimum, relevant to whether Jordan s
pending application should be granted or denied. Jordan failed to respond to either of the Bureau s LOIs.

27. We therefore designate for hearing an appropriate issue to determine whether Jordan
violated Section 73.1015 of the Rules.

57 See id.
58 See id.
59 See File No. BPL-20171121AAB.
60 47 CFR 73.1015.
61 See supra at 4, para. 11.
62 See id.
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IV. ORDERING CLAUSES

28. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 309(e), 312(a)(1), 312(a)(2),
312(a)(4), and 312(c) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(e), 312(a)(1), 312(a)(2), 312(a)(4), 312(c), that
Ministerios El Jordan SHALL SHOW CAUSE why the authorization for which it is the licensee should
not be revoked, and that the above-captioned application filed by Ministerios El Jordan is
DESIGNATED FOR HEARING in a consolidated proceeding before an FCC Administrative Law
Judge, at a time and place to be specified in a subsequent Order, upon the following issues:

(a) To determine whether Ministerios El Jordan engaged in misrepresentation and/or
lack of candor in its applications with the Commission.

(b) To determine whether Ministerios El Jordan is/was owned or controlled by non-
United States citizens in excess of the one-fifth allowed by Section 310(b)(3) of the
Act.

(c) To determine whether Ministerios El Jordan failed to amend its pending application,
in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 1.65 of the Commission s rules.

(d) To determine whether Ministerios El Jordan failed to respond to Commission
inquiries in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 73.1015 of the Commission s
rules.

(e) To determine, in light of the evidence adduced pursuant to the foregoing issues,
whether Ministerios El Jordan is qualified to be and remain a Commission licensee.

(f) To determine, in light of the foregoing issues, whether the authorization for which
Ministerios El Jordan is the licensee should be revoked.

(g) To determine, in light of the foregoing issues, whether the captioned application filed
by or on behalf of Ministerios El Jordan should be granted.

29. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in addition to the resolution of the foregoing issues,
it shall be determined, pursuant to Section 503(b)(1) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(1), whether an
ORDER OF FORFEITURE should be issued against Ministerios El Jordan in an amount not to exceed
the statutory limit for the willful and/or repeated violation of each Commission rule section above for
which the statute of limitations in Section 503(b)(6) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6), has not lapsed.

30. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 312(c) of the Act and Sections
1.91(c) and 1.221(c) of the Commission s rules, 47 U.S.C. 312(c) and 47 CFR 1.91(c), 1.221(c), to
avail itself of the opportunity to be heard and to present evidence at a hearing in this proceeding,
Ministerios El Jordan, in person or by an attorney, SHALL FILE with the Commission, within 20
calendar days of the release of this Order, a written appearance stating that it will appear at the hearing
and present evidence on the issues specified above.

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31. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 1.91 and 1.92 of the
Commission s rules, 47 CFR 1.91-1.92, if Ministerios El Jordan fails to file a timely appearance, its
right to a hearing shall be deemed to be waived. If a hearing is waived under Sections 1.92(a)(1) or (3) of
the Commission s rules, Ministerios El Jordan may, within 20 calendar days of the release of this Order,
submit a written, signed statement denying or seeking to mitigate or justify the circumstances or conduct
described herein. In the event the right to a hearing is waived, the Chief Administrative Law Judge (or
presiding officer if one has been designated) shall, at the earliest practicable date, issue an order reciting
the events or circumstances constituting a waiver of hearing, terminating the hearing proceeding, and
certifying the case to the Commission. In addition, pursuant to Section 1.221 of the Commission s rules,
47 CFR 1.221, if any applicant to the captioned application fails to file, within 20 calendar days of the
release of this Order, a written appearance, a petition to dismiss without prejudice, or a petition to accept
for good cause shown an untimely written appearance, the captioned application shall be dismissed with
prejudice for failure to prosecute.

32. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Chief, Enforcement Bureau, shall be made a
party to this proceeding without the need to file a written appearance.

33. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 312(d) of the Act, 47 U.S.C.
312(d), and Section 1.91(d) of the Commission s rules, 47 CFR 1.91(d), the burden of proceeding
with the introduction of evidence and the burden of proof shall be upon the Enforcement Bureau as to the
issues at Paragraph 28(a) (f) above, and that, pursuant to Section 309(e) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(e),
and Section 1.254 of the Commission s rules, 47 CFR 1.254, the burden of proceeding with the
introduction of evidence and the burden of proof shall be upon Ministerios El Jordan as to the issue at
Paragraph 28(g), above.

34. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of each document filed in this proceeding
subsequent to the date of adoption of this document SHALL BE SERVED on the counsel of record
appearing on behalf of the Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Parties may inquire as to the identity of such
counsel by calling the Investigations & Hearings Division of the Enforcement Bureau at (202) 418-1420.
Such service copy SHALL BE ADDRESSED to the named counsel of record, Investigations & Hearings
Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington,
DC 20554.

35. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that copies of this document shall be sent via Certified
Mail - Return Receipt Requested to the following:

Mr. Eliud Villatoro
Ministerios El Jordan
1721 South Baker Boulevard
Carthage, MO 64836-3004

Steven Hays, Esq.
622 South Main Street
Joplin, MO 64801

Federal Communications Commission DA 18-834

Aaron Scott
Cedar Creek Consulting
14117 W. Travis Lane
Malakoff, TX 75148-3570

36. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this document, or a summary thereof, shall
be published in the Federal Register.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Rosemary C. Harold
Chief, Enforcement Bureau