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Russian man who flew on Los Angeles flight without passport or ticket found guilty of being stowaway (apnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by MicroWave to c/news

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A Russian man who flew on a plane from Denmark to Los Angeles in November without a passport or ticket is guilty of being a stowaway on an aircraft, a federal jury found Friday.

Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 4 via Scandinavian Airlines flight 931 from Copenhagen. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer could not find Ochigava on the flight’s manifest or any other incoming international flights, according to a complaint filed Nov. 6 in Los Angeles federal court.

After a three-day trial, the court’s jury found Ochigava, 46, guilty of one count of being a stowaway on an aircraft. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison when he is sentenced Feb. 5, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

Prosecutors presented evidence at the trial that showed Ochigava entered a terminal at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark without a boarding pass by tailgating an unsuspecting passenger through a security turnstile. The next day, he boarded the plane undetected, prosecutors said.

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[–] partial_accumen 49 points 6 months ago (2 children)

After a three-day trial, the court’s jury found Ochigava, 46, guilty of one count of being a stowaway on an aircraft. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison when he is sentenced Feb. 5, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

A 46 year old Russian guy now secured in the safety of a western prison for 5 years, instead of part of a meat wave on the Ukrainian front, by which time however Russia falls apart will have happened? I know what he's thinking now.

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[–] peopleproblems 4 points 6 months ago

No kidding, not only does he not have to die in Ukraine, he gets housing and food too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I highly doubt he will get anything close to 5 years.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago

5 Years, if only he had tried an insurrection at the same time, would have been given 4 weeks parole.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not being deported back is kind of a good result for him(?)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I would assume that's exactly what they'd do when he's released after his sentence is served.

[–] Sylver 8 points 6 months ago

Five years should be enough time for a bullet to find Putin. If not, just start a couple fights and hope they let you stay longer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Isn't extradition a concern? Imagine getting this far and just being served on a silver platter to Putin.

[–] Evilcoleslaw 2 points 6 months ago

Extradition? Probably not. He's almost certainly going to get deported after his sentence is served.