Florida Commercial Pilot Convicted for Falsifying FAA Medical Applications
On October 26, 2021, Charles Hathaway pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to ...
Florida Aircraft Mechanic Sentenced for False Certification of Commercial Aircraft Parts
On October 20, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced David Alexander Barcena to 3 ...
Florida Individual Indicted for Destroying a Police Drone
On October 12, 2021, a grand jury in the Middle District of Florida indicted Wendall D. Goney for destruction of ...
Former Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud Involving Aircraft Parts and Wire Fraud
On October 14, 2021, a grand jury in the Northern District of Texas indicted Mark A. Forkner, former chief technical ...
Florida Pilot Sentenced for Operating a Commercial Airplane With a Revoked Airman’s Certificate
On October 14, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced Eduardo Aching to 2 years ...
Utah Individual Indicted for Wire Fraud and Operating as an Airman without Airman’s Certificate
On October 13, 2021, Matthew Jones was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah for wire ...
Utah Individual Sentenced for Major Fraud Against the United States
On September 27, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah sentenced Shaun Froelich to 12 months of ...
Audit Initiated of Staffing and Training at FAA’s Critical Facilities
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employs about 13,800 air traffic controllers in more than 300 facilities across the United States. ...
Former New York Pilot Sentenced for Providing Flight Instruction Without an Airman’s Certificate
On September 22, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York sentenced Nelson Gomez to 1 ...
Reviews Initiated of FAA’s Administrative Investigations Offices’ Compliance With Policies and Procedures
Per the request of the Federal Aviation Administrator, our office plans to conduct reviews of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) ...