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On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed a civil complaint in U.S. District Court against Michael DiCiurcio for alleged violations of FAA regulations when flying small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly known as drones. In its complaint, the United States alleges that DiCiurcio operated sUAS unlawfully and unsafely in the Philadelphia area between at least December 2019 to the present, in violation of FAA requirements.
 
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02.27.2024
On February 7, 2024, a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington indicted Johnny R. Blackstock for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft. On October 13, 2023, Blackstock shined a laser at a Life Flight helicopter that was transporting a patient in the Spokane area. Later, Blackstock also shined a laser at the Spokane County Sheriff's Office Air One helicopter that was on routine patrol in the area.
 
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02.22.2024
On February 6, 2024, a Federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana convicted retired Air Force Colonel Edward L. Angel, Sr., for making false statements on FAA applications for airman medical certificates.
 
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02.22.2024
On February 6, 2024, Gurtej Singh pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On January 11, 2024, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio filed a superseding information charging Singh, who owned and managed several trucking companies in Ohio and California.
 
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02.21.2024
On February 6, 2024, a grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia indicted Roderick Billingslea for wire fraud and the falsification of records in a Federal investigation. The indictment alleges that Billingslea devised a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration (SBA) by using false statements and fraudulent pretenses related to a loan/grant request for CARES Act funds. As a result, Billingslea wrongfully received $564,363.
 
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02.21.2024

On January 25, 2024, a grand jury in the District of Massachusetts indicted Gary Cederquist, Calvin Butner, Perry Mendes, Joel Rogers, Scott Camara, and Eric Mathison in a 74-count indictment for conspiracy to falsify records, conspiracy to commit extortion, extortion, honest services mail fraud, falsification of records, false statements, and perjury.

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02.21.2024

On December 27, 2023, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan filed informations charging Asphalt Specialists, LLC (ASI); Al's Asphalt Paving Company, Inc.; and Edward Swanson, former vice president, president, and part-owner of Al's Asphalt, with conspiring to commit bid-rigging. According to the informations, the companies and individual entered into and engaged in a combination and conspiracy with other co-conspirators to suppress and eliminate competition by agreeing to rig bids for contracts to provide asphalt paving services in Michigan.

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02.16.2024
What We Looked
We performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that MSL CPAs and Advisors performed for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s (GOAA) fiscal year that ended September 30, 2022. During this period, GOAA expended approximately $178 million from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) programs. MSL determined that DOT’s major program was the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.
 
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02.16.2024
On February 5, 2024, a criminal complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland charging Matthew Hebert with illegally operating an unmanned aircraft system (drone). According to the complaint, Hebert unlawfully operated a drone during the National Football League’s AFC Championship Game on January 28, 2024, in an unsafe manner without possessing a remote pilot certificate and without registering the drone. Due to the drone’s incursion, the game was temporarily suspended for safety reasons.
 
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02.14.2024