Stupid Is as Stupid Does?

A 2008 Forest Gump award entrant

Yes Sirreee these guys were on the ball. A team of crack investigators these –

By letter of inquiry dated October 2, 2007, the Spectrum Enforcement Division of the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau (“Division”) initiated an investigation into whether Garden State is marketing in the United States, an unauthorized radio frequency jamming or blocking device listed as the “GPS Blocker.”1 The Division observed an advertisement for the GPS Blocker jammer device on Garden State’s web site, www.gardenstateinvestigations.com, on September 25, 2007.

In Garden State’s October 9, 2007 response,2 you admit that you imported 15 units of the GPS
Blocker jammer device into the United States and began advertising this device on your web site,
www.gardenstateinvestigations.com, in August 2007. You also admit to the sale of eight of the GPS
Blocker jammer devices to clients within the United States. You state that upon receipt of the Division’s October 2, 2007 letter of inquiry, you ceased all advertisement of the GPS Blocker jammer device. You further state that you destroyed your remaining inventory of seven devices.

Section 302(b) of the Act provides that “[n]o person shall manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, or ship devices or home electronic equipment and systems, or use devices, which fail to comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.” Section 2.803(a)(1) of the commission’s implementing regulations …

Imagine, importing an illegal cell blocker. The irony is the company is in the investigation industry. You would think that they might just pick up a phone a call their attorney. Alas. Snicker, snicker.

FCC order.