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April 7, 2022
Pennsylvania Individual Sentenced for Aiming Laser Pointer at Police Helicopter
On April 7, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania sentenced Raji Yusuf to 1 year in prison, 3 years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft and violating the terms of supervised release. In December 2021, Yusuf pleaded guilty to aiming a laser pointer at a Philadelphia Police helicopter while it was in flight. At the time of the incident, Yusuf was on Federal supervision for a 2016 conviction for trafficking firearms.
DOT-OIG conducted this investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department and FAA.