North Carolina Case Points to Need for Action on Contraband Cellphones, Pai Says
A North Carolina jury's conviction of a prison inmate of using a contraband cellphone to order the kidnapping of a prosecutor’s father shows why the FCC needs to act, Commissioner Ajit Pai said in a statement Wednesday. Kevin Melton, a…
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leader in the United Blood Nation gang, “coordinated the abduction by sending more than 120 text messages and placing numerous phone calls to gang members from the Polk Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina,” Pai said. “This horrific incident is just one example of how innocent Americans across our country are being victimized by prison inmates using contraband cellphones. And it highlights the need for the FCC to take immediate action to combat this problem.” Pai has highlighted the issue repeatedly, including at a field hearing in South Carolina in April (see 1604060058).