Edited by author 06-20-2002 12:56 AM
It seems to me the difference here is that Schoenbohm "misrepresented" his felony conviction to the FCC and actively "solicited others, using Amateur Radio, to make ex parte presentations on his behalf, in violation of FCC rules." The ARRL website also makes the statement that "The FCC said his behavior, in combination with his fraud conviction, justified nonrenewal of his ham ticket." (emphasis added). In this particular case, I haven't seen anyone accuse Kevin Mitnick of any of that. On the contrary, it seems he has been fairly forthright about his conviction, which has nothing to do with ham radio.