On Apr 23, 2021, at 12:47 PM, Sean Donelan <s...@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-ftcs-ability-recoup-illgotten-gains -- TTFN, patrick
