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Date: 11-20-2018
Case Style:
United States of America v. James Paul Johnson
Case Number: 5:18-mj-00550-P
Judge: Gary M. Purcell
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Oklahoma County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: William D. Farrior and Charles W. Brown
Defendant's Attorney: Robert L. Wyatt, IV
Description:
Oklahoma City, OK - Charter Aircraft Company and Its Owner Plead Guilty to Failing to Report Leases to FAA
James Paul Johnson, 66, of Oklahoma City, and Interstate Helicopters, Inc., pleaded guilty to failing intentionally to report to the Federal Aviation Administration five leases of fixed-wing aircraft from 2014 to 2016.
According to a misdemeanor information filed on November 2, 2018, Johnson owned and operated Interstate Helicopters, an Oklahoma corporation. Johnson and Interstate Helicopters induced five individuals to lease Cessna Citation aircraft and operated those aircraft for the lessees. No one, however, provided the leases for those flights to the FAA, as required by federal law. The information alleges Johnson and Interstate Helicopters intentionally failed to report leases to the FAA for flights on May 20, 2014; September 25, 2015; January 31, 2016; July 19, 2016; and July 20, 2016. Each of these failures is a federal misdemeanor.
At a plea hearing this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary M. Purcell, Johnson admitted the allegations in the information on his own behalf and on behalf of Interstate Helicopters. Their plea agreements provide that Johnson will pay a fine of $5,000 and Interstate Helicopters will pay a fine of $45,000.
This case is the result of an investigation by the Department of Transportation—Office of Inspector General.
Charge:
49:46310(a) - FAILURE TO MAKE A RECORD
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Outcome: Dft fined $5,000 fine with a $5 S/A fee due immediately
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