A federal jury ruled that a Pennsylvania man was guilty of illegally accessing DIRECTV programming without paying for it. Late last week, 58-year-old Bruce Figler, a local school board member, was convicted in federal civil court of using unauthorized devices to intercept the satellite company’s signals for more than a year.

According to DIRECTV, Figler was found guilty on four counts including receiving unauthorized encrypted satellite transmissions and assembling a device known to intercept those transmissions. The charges all stem from violations of the Federal Communications Act, Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and Pennsylvania state laws, court documents said.

Now, Figler awaits the decision of U.S. District Judge Gary Lancaster as to just how much he will be ordered to pay DIRECTV. Court papers said the man could face a maximum penalty of more than $300,000; a minimum would be around $40,000. Figler is not facing prison time.

According to local reports, Figler may have to file for bankruptcy in light of the conviction and would seek to have the home he owns excluded from the settlement. Figler’s attorney, John Gibson, said DIRECTV would likely oppose that action.

DIRECTV’s case centered around an “unlooper” that Figler bought for $200 from a web site in 2000. The company has filed thousands of theft lawsuits over the years after a rash of California companies selling pirated technology were raided. DIRECTV has been using billing information from those raids to help track people suspected of stealing its signals.