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Article: INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ON AUG. 20: FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS NEW YORK MAN FOR INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW, IMPERSONATION OF A FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 8, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following press release:
PAUL HENRY BORITZER, a/k/a John I. Michaels, age 46, a resident of New York, New York, was found guilty by a federal jury after a two-day trial of interfering with a flight crew and impersonating a Federal Air Marshal while he was traveling from New York to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
The federal jury found that on February 20, 2009, BORITZER, while onboard JetBlue flight 119, created a disturbance by refusing to obey the lawful instructions of the flight attendants and the Captain. BORITZER intimidated ...