Russian Stowaway Convicted for Flying to LAX Without Passport or Ticket
TL;DR
A Russian man, Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, has been found guilty of being a stowaway on a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen to Los Angeles International Airport without a ticket, passport, or visa. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison and was convicted after a jury trial. Ochigava had managed to board the flight undetected and aroused suspicion by wandering around the plane, changing seats, and requesting multiple meals. He claimed to have a PhD in economics and marketing and said he didn't understand how he ended up on the plane. Ochigava is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on February 5.
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