Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Joe Giudice Haunted by Mysterious Radio-waves?

Some time ago, a comment was posted on the I Hate Jill Zarin blog, by a commenter using the screen name, "Ches". The comment was a question about an FCC, (Federal Communications Commission), complaint, regarding Joe, (aka Giuseppe), Giudice.
The FCC posts complaints on their website as a matter of public record. Here is a screen capture of the notice that JOE GIUDICE received from the FCC:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-296718A1.pdf



The New York Office received information that an unlicensed broadcast radio station on 107.9
MHz was allegedly operating in East Orange, NJ. On February 27, 2010, agents from this office
confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 107.9 MHz were
emanating from your building at 6 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange, NJ. The Commission’s
records show that no license was issued for operation of a broadcast station on 107.9 MHz at this
location in East Orange, NJ.
Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 301. The only exception to
this licensing requirement is for certain transmitters using or operating at a power level or mode
of operation that complies with the standards established in Part 15 of the Commission’s rules,
47 C.F.R. §§ 15.1 et seq. The field strength of the signal on frequency 107.9 MHz was
measured at 10,062 microvolts per meter (μV/m) at 275 meters, which exceeded the maximum
permitted level of 250 μV/m at 3 meters for non-licensed devices. Thus, this station is operating
in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 301.
You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio
station authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above and could subject the
operator to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in rem
arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including
imprisonment. (see 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503 and 510).
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED
IMMEDIATELY. (quoted text FCC notice to Joe Giudice)
In itself, aside from the fact that GIUDICE is somewhat notorious, this notice is not too interesting. It could be anything-right? We've all seen notices about accidentally interfering with the broadcast airwaves. I recently purchased a hair-dryer that had an FCC interference warning attached to it.  So as a one-off, this complaint appears to be some kind of electronic oversight.
That is until the complaints started to accumulate for various other properties that Giudice has owned under other names, and his business entities. Like this one:pdf. link to FCC database.
October 22, 2009
Canus Corporation
Philadelphia, PA
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-09-NY-0309
Document Number: W201032380014
The New York Office received information that an unlicensed broadcast radio station on 107.9
MHz was allegedly operating in East Orange, NJ. On October 5, 2009, agents from this office
confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 107.9 MHz were
emanating from your building located at 470 Park Avenue, East Orange, NJ. The Commission’s
records show that no license was issued for operation of a broadcast station on 107.9 MHz at this
location in East Orange, NJ.

And THIS-(link to pdf. in FCC database), one.
August 18, 2009
17 Webster Place Association, LLC
Clifton, NJ
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-09-NY-0237
Document Number: W200932380057
The New York Office received information that an unlicensed broadcast radio station on 99.9
MHz was allegedly operating in East Orange, NJ. On August 16, and 17, 2009, agents from this
office confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 99.9 MHz were
emanating from your building at 17 Webster Place, East Orange, NJ. The Commission’s records
show that no license was issued for operation of a broadcast station on 99.9 MHz at this location
in East Orange, NJ.

And, THIS, (link to pdf. in FCC database)
December 17, 2009
17 Webster Place Association, LLC
Clifton, NJ
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-09-NY-0358
Document Number: W201032380019
The New York Office received information that an unlicensed broadcast radio station on 107.9
MHz was allegedly operating in East Orange, NJ. On December 4, and 16, 2009, agents from
this office confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 107.9 MHz
were emanating from your building at 17 Webster Place, East Orange, NJ, 07018. The
Commission’s records show that no license was issued for operation of a broadcast station on
107.9 MHz at this location in East Orange, NJ.


I researched who actually has the license to broadcast on FM, 107.9, in New Jersey, and there is a high-school, (ironically called, "The Pirates"), in NJ, that is legally allowed to broadcast on that frequency.
Yes, it is possible that someone could accidentally be interfering with radio-signals, but, to actually have the FCC, come out to your property, and monitor signals, and to have that happen MORE THAN ONCE, at MORE THAN ONE property that you are somehow affiliated-with, seems highly Unlikely-doesn't it?

Friday, December 17, 2010

NEW! Bonus Page added-Stalking the NJ Housewives

I've added a page which is linked at the top of this main page. Its the "Perma-link", page.
The purpose of this page is to keep resources for looking-up information in an easy to find place.
The first addition to the page is a link to the New Jersey Business Gateway page. I highlighted the search-choices that gave me good results with free information.
I'm also adding, below that, a direct link to some of the legal information databases that I have posted here before, but it tends to get lost, for easy searching.
Maybe I'll even add other surprises and links and tools that I find useful.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Updated Documents in Giudice Bankrupcy

In honor of the occasion of JOE AND TERESA GIUDICE'S appearance in Federal Bankruptcy court today, I went a lookin' for public documents on the case. I found a few recently uploaded, and I shared them on RECAP.
I also copied, and uploaded them to SCRIBD for your perusing pleasure. There are two sets of various, random, miscellaneous documents, with some interesting NEW! tidbits.
The official legal notice of household items, (that went-down today according to the docs.), and a list of creditors who were notified which includes the New York City Parking Violations Bureau.
You can see the docs HeRE and HeRe!

As far as I know, the proceedings that began today, are scheduled to be a two-day event. Official documents from today's proceedings have not been updated online, as far as I know.

Ratings Wrap-up Season II

10pm Monday Nights (Final Episode, 9pm)
I collected the Neilson Ratings for Season II that were updated weekly on TV By The Numbers during the broadcast season. I input the data into a handy-dandy graph-generator.
It should also be noted that many of these numbers represented record-highs for BRAVO and REAL HOUSEWIVES viewership.