tcope, I've been involved in a ticket or infraction where the judge tosses it out, but you still end up making a few house payments to your defense lawyer who got you out of it or expunged it off your record. You win, but you also lose too. Sometimes the fine is less than the lawyer, but you are off the books too. If someone has a lot of drone videos and they generated a lot of FAA violations, some lawyer will make a haul reducing a lot of them so even if they toss them all, he'll own your house in fees and time spent doing so.
I don't think the feds have 3,500 safety inspectors not seeking violations and citing people anymore than the IRS does with their auditors. They wouldn't need them if true. That's how the above lists were born and I suspect there are a lot more that aren't on it and just paid and left the building. That Huntington Beach ordinance video posted here tells of the conflicts between agencies and why things get dismissed or reduced. That's why the police chief was trying to get the ordinance enacted so he had some tooth so his guys on the street could make charges stick and not get into a bind with the federal rules and tossed out.
Best to avoid posting drone stuff to Youtube or any social media site unless you have a 107.
Do not fly over unsheltered people without a waiver.
Do not fly at night without a waiver.
Do not peek into people's windows either.
Stay out of No fly Zones and TFR areas without authorization.
You get paid, then better have a 107 too.
Can't think of anything else they may go after, but I'm sure there is some.
Stay clean everyone - else this whole hobby/business/recreation thing may get buried like this guy did to his P4.
Post apocalyptic story with the Phantom 4