Originally Posted by phlpsfrnk

Pro bono or not, somebody is paying the bill for his defense and it is us tax payers that are paying for the prosecution. He was operating a commercial enterprise in the USA and in the process operated an unauthorized "drone" in a careless and reckless manner. Who pays the fine after all his appeals have failed? Did his "foreign company have the proper permits to operate in this country? Did his company pay taxes on its earned income? Did he? Has the IRS looked into this yet?

Frank