The fact of the matter is, there is a corrupt relationship with "Short N Numbers" in Florida, and someone at the FAA registry. The reason is this. There were 2 "N" numbers that I wanted to try to get, hoping to get 1 of them. They had been de-registered on July 24th, 2012, which made them available on July 25, 2017. However, they did not show up as available on the FAA "N" Number inquiry page on the FAA site, until August 4th 2017. I had just checked the night before, and it is updated every night at midnight. When I checked on August 9, 2017, they had been assigned to none other than "Short "N" Numbers" of Florida. Imagine that! So i called the registration number, because they had charged me for the N numbers reservation on August 4th. They told my that the "Short "N" Number" company had reserved them on July 25th at midnight. How is that possible when the FAA site would not even show them available until August 4th, 2017. Someone on the inside is making a little on the side with the company in Florida. Plain and Simple. Time to Drain the Swamp!