I have done some research on this case. The FCC issued a NEW license on April 24, 2003. Mr. Hammond has legally leased and owned the station since February of 2002. I also don't think it is so much a matter of the worry of someone taking away the radio station as it is a matter of the two years in prison and the loss of the station license over being accused of stealing his own money (convicted felons cannot hold a license and this one will be revoked). By the way, the indictment was sought by a district attorney who is now serving time in a federal prison for selling drugs through his office in the courthouse and this radio station reported the story before any others. This looks like revenge by a corrupt local government to me!
This guy spammed a radio-interest board with this stuff and was banned from posting. Just about every board had a post.
"If this happened in Texas, it can happen in Sacramento,
too." Good luck with your cause, Mr. Hammond, but the rules
of that board clearly prohibit cross-posting and spam.