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	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 1999 News Media Contact: David Fiske (202) 418-0513
	FLORIDA CRIMINAL CONVICTION IN UNLICENSED RADIO CASE UPHELD BY U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
	Attached is an August 19, 1999, press release of the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida announcing that United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld the February 1998 criminal conviction in Tampa, Florida, of Arthur Kobres on 14 counts of engaging in unlicensed radio broadcasting. Attached also is the Opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals in this case. - FCC - Report No. GN 99-6