Cable Thieves Knocked for Loop
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HARTFORD, Conn. — A local cable TV station offered viewers a free T-shirt during its telecast of last fall’s Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe boxing match.
But the only people who could see the advertisement were those using decoders--illegal devices that tap into cable television circuits without paying.
The “free” T-shirts actually cost $2,000--the settlement for violating federal law by stealing cable television.
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