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Despite $1.2m in Fines, Gym Owner Encourages Small Businesses to Fight Back

Despite $1.2m in Fines, Gym Owner Encourages Small Businesses to Fight Back
Ian Smith, co-owner of Atilis Gym in New Jersey, at a Freedom Plaza rally in Washington on Dec. 12, 2020. The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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WASHINGTON—Atilis Gym in New Jersey is being fined $15,000 per day for being open against Gov. Phil Murphy’s virus mandates. Co-owner Ian Smith says he’s racked up more than $1.2 million in fines so far, but he doesn’t intend to pay.

“I don’t respect petty tyrants. I never will,” Smith told The Epoch Times at an election integrity rally in Washington on Dec. 12.

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Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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