Unruly Airline Passenger Faces Federal Criminal Charges

FBI agents were recently called to respond to a JetBlue flight from New York to California. The flight was diverted due to an intoxicated passenger who caused a disruption during the flight. After the other passengers exited the aircraft, the unruly passenger was identified, interviewed, arrested and taken into custody and booked.

The suspect faces a federal criminal complaint, charging him with the assault and intimidation of flight attendants and crew members of an aircraft, thereby interfering with the performance of the duties of the flight attendants and crew members and lessening the ability of the flight attendants and crew members to perform their duties.

Federal Aviation Regulation (Code of Federal Regulations) 91.11 explicitly states: “No person may assault, threaten, intimidate, or interfere with a crewmember in the performance of the crewmember’s duties aboard an aircraft being operated.” This regulation applies to ANY person, regardless as to whether they are certificated as an “airman”. All persons travelling on board airplanes, commercial or general aviation, are held accountable to adhere to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR’s). The CFR’s are federal law. They apply uniformly to all passengers in any airplane flying in U.S. airspace. Failure to adhere to federal guidelines will result in civil penalties and possibly criminal penalties as well.

If you have received a notice of enforcement action from the F.A.A. for violation of a federal aviation regulation, you need the assistant of a competent aviation lawyer immediately. If you are charged with criminal misconduct while on an airplane, you need the assistance of a criminal defense attorney well versed in the federal aviation regulations. Houston & Blanco emphasizes criminal defense as well as aviation law. We are among the few that understand both fields and we can best represent you on both the civil as well as criminal allegations. Do not wait and do not make any statements to any investigators without first speaking to you’re the aviation and criminal defense attorneys at Houston & Blanco. It is important to safeguard your rights by contacting the aviation attorney’s at Houston Law of California immediately. Call 714.841.3921 today, or email at info@HBLawyers.net.

Why You Should NEVER Talk to the Police (Video)

The following video is presented by Professor James Duane of Regent University School of Law, in Virginia Beach, VA and Officer George Bruch (not attached) of the Virginia Beach P.D. describing why nobody (not even the innocent) should talk to the police without a lawyer present.

Officer Bruch’s portion can also be found on line if you google “why I should never talk to the police”. The video is 27 minutes long. It might sound like a long time, but if you are sitting in jail, you will have plenty of time to think about why you should not have made a statement to the police without your lawyer present. Following the advice in this video not only would make my job easier, but may also save your life and liberty.

The subject of a criminal investigation should ALWAYS excercise thier right to remain SILENT.  You should never make a statement to the police without your lawyer present.  Please review this video to protect your freedom.

White Collar Convictions in Newport Beach Receiving Harshest Sentences

White-collar crime is generally recognized as a crime committed by a person in the course of his occupation. White-collar crime tends to overlap with corporate crime because the opportunity for fraud, bribery, insider trading, embezzlement, computer crime, and forgery is more available to white-collar employees. White-collar worker refers to a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor.

Recently, one of four co-defendants in a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $50 million was sentenced to 25 years in prison! According to U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt, this sentence represents Read more

Orange County Commodities Trader Faces Civil and Criminal Charges

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court order in Orange County California, freezing the assets and prohibiting the destruction of documents of an Orange-County commodity trader and his company.

The asset freeze order stems from a CFTC complaint charging both with misappropriating customer funds and concealing trading losses in connection with operating a fraudulent commodity pool.

The complaint alleges that the defendants solicited at least Read more