FCC Terminates Hearing, Denies Application in “Ham License Hijacking” Case

The FCC has terminated with prejudice a hearing proceeding involving a case of apparent ham radio identity theft. The FCC has said its evidence suggests that Joseph W. Hartmann Jr of Lansing, Michigan, “intentionally submitted fraudulent administrative updates” to obtain the privileges associated with the General class license of a Delaware radio amateur with a very similar name. In a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) released March 23, the FCC further ruled to dismiss with prejudice Hartmann’s pending new Amateur Radio license application, which he filed after the FCC questioned his attempts to change the Delaware ham’s record in the Universal Licensing System (ULS). After several apparently unsuccessful attempts to deliver a Hearing Designation Order (HDO) to Hartmann and even affording him more time to file a written appearance, Hartmann sent Presiding Administrative Law Judge Arthur I. Steinberg three identical e-mail messages.

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