Aircraft Mechanic Convicted and Sentenced for Falsifying Inspection Record
On June 6, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas convicted and sentenced Ronald P. Franklin ...
California Pilot Charged and Agrees to Plead Guilty To Obstructing Federal Investigation After Intentionally Crashing Airplane
On May 10, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the U.S. Attorney filed an ...
Utah Resident Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Flying Without an Airman Certificate
On May 22, 2023, Matthew Jones was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah for wire ...
Alaskan Individual Indicted for Flying Without an Airman’s Certificate and Aircraft Registration Fraud
On April 21, 2023, a grand jury in the District of Alaska indicted Michael Anthony “Tony” Roberts for serving as ...
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023
As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended), this Semiannual Report summarizes the activities of the Office ...
Owner of Oklahoma Aircraft Title and Escrow Companies Convicted of Conspiracy
On May 3, 2023, following a 2-week trial, Debra Lynn Mercer-Erwin was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the ...
Airline Passenger Indicted for Interfering With a Flight Crew and Concealing a Dangerous Weapon on an Aircraft
On December 6, 2022, a grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia indicted William Allen Liebisch on charges of ...
DOT’s Tracking of Aviation Imports and Potential Impacts of Disruptions
What We Looked At
Former New York Pilot Convicted for Falsifying FAA Airman Medical Certificate Application
On December 7, 2022, following a 2-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New ...
Utah Resident Pleaded Guilty to Wire Fraud and Flying Without an Airman Certificate
On December 6, 2022, Matthew Jones pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Utah to wire fraud ...
Massachusetts Individual Sentenced for Illegally Operating a Helicopter
On November 18, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts sentenced Antonio Santonastaso to 8 months of ...