FAA Airmen Registry Report

FAA Airmen Registry Report
June 2009
FINAL VERSION
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Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 3
DISTRIBUTION ......................................................................................................................... 4
EXCERPTS: THE LAW AND THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT ........................................... 5
EXCERPTS: SUBCOMMITTEE MEMO TO SENATOR BRAD MILLER ................................. 7
EXCERPTS: FAA Documents ................................................................................................ 8
PAN AM FLIGHT 103 – LOCKERBIE, SCOTLAND ................................................................. 9
ILLEGAL MILITARY AIRCRAFT-RELATED EXPORTS TO IRAN ........................................ 13
SUPPORTING HIZBALLAH ................................................................................................... 15
POSSESSING A BIOLOGICAL WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION ................................. 17
OPERATION ALCATRAZ ....................................................................................................... 19
NARCOPILOTO ...................................................................................................................... 22
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INTRODUCTION
“If You See Something, Say Something” posters are peppered throughout the New York City Transit system--daily
reminders that it is each individual’s responsibility to be vigilant about possible threats to our collective safety.
We at Safe Banking Systems (“SBS”) have seen something we believe to be of a national security interest. This report is to
“Say Something,” and to ensure that it is heard by the appropriate authorities. Publicly available data indicates that the
Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) is certifying pilots, mechanics and instructors who pose a threat to our security.
Our company is in the watchlist scanning business, assisting financial institutions and corporations to comply with and
adhere to federal regulations and to combat fraud and financial crime. In simple terms our automated solution and advanced,
unique methodology identifies terrorists, drug kingpins, other high risk criminals and other persons of interest in large
databases - in minimal time and with minimal manual effort. Our success is attributable to tackling the inherent challenges in
this space with a unique approach and methods different from those used in competing applications. Our solution is able to
mine client databases containing many millions of records, with names, addresses and other information, and to highlight
individuals and entities of the highest risk, highest relevance and highest probability of being true matches.
While watchlist scanning is indeed difficult to implement, see “Note 54” below, an except from the 9/11 Report, SBS
implements leading edge techniques because difficult problems are the most gratifying ones to solve and most often prove
useful to our clients. Recently we began testing one of these new techniques entitled “Collective Entity Resolution” on a
handful of publicly available databases, including the FAA Airmen Registry.
The results were as unexpected as they are chilling.
The FAA Airmen Registry consists of certified airmen and contains approximately one million pilots, flight crew members,
mechanics, dispatchers and instructors etc. of which, approximately 150,000 are listed with foreign addresses. Because SBS
does not have access to confidential government watchlists, we make use of “open source intelligence” that is publicly
available on the internet.
Our tests ran for approximately two hours and yielded several alarming potential matches. After four days of further
investigation, by just one member of our staff, a dozen matches were confirmed beyond any doubt.
This report details six of these shocking cases of persons certified by the FAA, including:
The Lockerbie bombers, illegal dealer of F-14 parts to Iran, Hizballah supporter, producer of Biological Weapons and
major drug traffickers.
Pilots and other personnel with access in particular to commercial planes must be properly vetted. Prevention must be our
main focus. Airlines are forced to screen passengers, but that will not secure our airways and can only create a false sense of
security so long as persons such as those identified in this report retain privileged access to our commercial airplanes and
airports.
In February of this year, Mr. Harry Markopolos, a private citizen, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives,
Committee on Financial Services about the frustrations of his decade long saga of attempting to warn the SEC about the
malfeasance of Bernard Madoff,, without any success. I will not let this story become another Markopolos story. For this
reason, we deliver this message to the government officials listed below along with the media.
We have “Said Something”. I trust that someone is listening.
David M. Schiffer
President, Safe Banking Systems
Thinking Ahead of the Risks
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DISTRIBUTION
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Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Ray LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT)
J. Randolph Babbitt, Chief Administrator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
Robert S. Litt, General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Christopher Kojm, Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (NIC).
Eric Holder, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator, (NY)
Charles E. Schumer, Senator, (NY)
Steve Israel, Congressman, (NY-02)
Peter T. King, Congressman, (NY-03)
U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Democrats
− Dianne Feinstein, California, Chairman
− Ron Wyden, Oregon
− Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland
− Bill Nelson, Florida
Republicans
− Christopher S. Bond, Missouri Vice Chairman
− Olympia J. Snowe, Maine
− Richard Burr, North Carolina
− James Risch, Idaho
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John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia
Evan Bayh, Indiana
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Orrin Hatch, Utah
Saxby Chambliss, Georgia
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma
House Intelligence Committee’s Terrorism Subcommittee
Democrats
Mike Thompson, Chairman, California
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland
Adam Schiff, California
Dan Boren, Oklahoma
Alcee Hastings, Vice Chair, Florida
Jim Langevin, Rhode Island
Adam Smith, Washington
Republicans
Mike J. Rogers, Ranking Member, Michigan
Sue Wilkins Myrick, North Carolina
Mike Conaway, Texas
Elton Gallegly, California
Jeff Miller, Florida
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EXCERPTS: THE LAW AND THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT
The Law:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 61, 63, and 65
[Docket No.: FAA–2003–14293; Amendment
Nos. 61–108, 63–32, 65–44]
RIN 2120–AH84
Ineligibility for an Airman Certificate
Based on Security Grounds
This final rule expressly makes a person ineligible to hold FAA issued airman certificates if the
Transportation Security Administration notifies the FAA in writing that the person poses a security threat. This
action is intended to reduce the opportunity for persons to carry out terrorist acts in the aviation environment…
Airmen are in a position to exercise the privileges of their certificates in support of terrorist activities. For
example, pilots could drop chemical or biological agents from an aircraft or, as the events of September 11
demonstrated, crash aircraft into buildings. Mechanics could sabotage aircraft, and flight instructors could teach
terrorists how to operate aircraft. While a person might attempt to undertake such actions even if he or she does
not hold an airman certificate, taking action to deny, suspend, or revoke airman certification is intended to make
it more difficult to do so. In any event, persons determined by the TSA to pose a security threat are simply
unqualified to hold airman certificates…
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration, National Policy
Order 2150.3B Effective Date: 10/01/07
Page 120
Chapter 6. Legal Enforcement Actions and Legal Counsel Responsibilities
Section 9. Emergency Suspension or Revocation of Certificates
d. Criteria for Emergency Action.
(4) FAA legal counsel initiates a case under 14 C.F.R. § 61.15(a) [Offenses involving alcohol or drugs]
by issuing a notice proposing certificate action. Following an informal conference, which generally is
held within 30 days of the receipt of the request for an informal conference, FAA legal counsel issues an
order ordinarily on a nonemergency basis. However, FAA legal counsel may issue an emergency order
if the circumstances of the case warrant that action. An emergency order likely is issued if the
underlying conduct is egregious (for example, drug kingpin activity) [emphasis added] or if there is
evidence of present or recent involvement in the same type of conduct. When there is an issue of
whether the order should be issued as an emergency, the case is coordinated with AGC-300.
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The 9/11 Report
3.3 . . .AND IN THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within the Department of Transportation had been vested by
Congress with the sometimes conflicting mandate of regulating the safety and security of U.S. civil aviation while
also promoting the civil aviation industry. The FAA had a security mission to protect the users of commercial air
transportation against terrorism and other criminal acts.
The longtime chief of the FAA's civil aviation security division testified that he was not even aware of the State
Department's TIPOFF list of known and suspected terrorists (some 60,000 before 9/11) until he heard it
mentioned during the Commission's January 26, 2004, public hearing. The FAA had access to some TIPOFF data,
but apparently found it too difficult to use.54
Note 54: “Finally, on the watchlist, officials told us that large lists were difficult to implement, particularly when
they weren't accompanied by numeric data such as date of birth that would enable an air carrier to distinguish the
terrorist from others around the world who had his or her name.”
http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/index.htm
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EXCERPTS: SUBCOMMITTEE MEMO TO SENATOR BRAD MILLER
TO:
Chairman Brad Miller
Subcommittee on Investigation and Oversight
Committee on Science and Technology
FROM:
Subcommittee Staff
RE:
Questions regarding technical flaws, poor government oversight and potential contractor
mismanagement on the National Counterterrorism Center’s RAILHEAD information technology
development program
DATE:
August 21, 2008
As numerous U.S. government investigations have revealed, most notably the National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States1, commonly referred to as the 9.11 Commission, one of the fundamental
failures of the law enforcement and intelligence communities to prevent the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
was the inability to “connect the dots” and share critical terrorist intelligence data between U.S. government
agencies. As part of the 9.11 Commission’s recommendations to help rectify those failures and help prevent any
future terrorist attacks the U.S. government created the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI),
run by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Under the ODNI, a National Counterterrorism Center
(NCTC) was also established, which “serves as the central and shared knowledge bank on terrorism information”
and “establishes the information technology (IT) systems and architectures within the NCTC and between the
NCTC and other agencies that enable access to, as well as integration, dissemination, and use of, terrorism
information.”2
1.
The official title of the 0.11 Commission is the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The commission’s
final report is accessible at: http://www.9-11commission.gov/.
2.
National Counterterrorism Center: “What We Do;” http://www.nctc.gov/about/what_we_do.html
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EXCERPTS: FAA Documents
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration, National Policy
Order 2150.3B Effective Date: 10/01/07
Page 36
Chapter 2. Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Objectives
Section 9. Publicizing Enforcement Actions.
a. General.
(1) Publicizing enforcement actions serves many interests. The public has a right to know how the FAA is
conducting its responsibilities on the public’s behalf. In addition, enforcement information about a regulated party
may be useful in making consumer choices. Publicizing enforcement actions also serves the government’s strong
interest in ensuring, through deterrence, compliance with the FAA’s regulations. Often the adverse publicity and
concomitant public reaction to regulatory violations serve more effectively to deter future violations by an entity
than the loss of funds caused by a civil penalty. And while an unpublicized civil penalty or certificate action
operates to deter future violations by the entity subjected to the enforcement action, publicizing the action acts as
a deterrent for others similarly situated. The FAA does not publicize the identity of individuals against whom it
takes enforcement actions.
Airman Directory Releasable File
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Notes:
Only active Certificates are processed; at least 1 Certificate must be active for Airman to be in file.
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PAN AM FLIGHT 103 – LOCKERBIE, SCOTLAND
FAA CERTIFIED AIRMEN REGISTRY1
AIRMAN #
A0542960
AIRMAN
CERTIFICATE(S)
ABDELBASET ALI ELMEGRAHI
Type
PO Box 2555 Tripoli, LIBYA
Issued On
Aircraft Dispatcher
Valid As Of
Jun-1975
Jun-2009
DOB: 01-Apr-1952
A0584194
LAMEN KHLIFA FHIMA
Type
Libyan Arab Airlines
Issued On
Aircraft Dispatcher
Valid As Of
Jan-1979
Jun-2009
PO Box 2555 Tripoli, LIBYA
FBI TEN MOST WANTED FUGITIVES LIST 2
#
FUGITIVE
DOB
CHARGE
1988 Bombing of
From: Mar-95
Pan Am Flight 103
To: Apr-99
441
ABDEL BASSET ALI AL-MEGRAHI
01-Apr-1952
442
LAMEN KHALIFA FHIMA
04-Apr-1956
DATES ON / OFF LIST
over Lockerbie, Scotland
LOCKERBIE TIMELINE
DATE
DESCRIPTION
Dec-1988
Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, in route to New York from London, killing 270
people. Cause is determined to be a bomb placed in unattended luggage.
Nov-1991
U.S. indicts MEGRAHI and FHIMA and accuses them of being Libyan intelligence officers operating
under cover as Libyan Arab Airlines employees.3 Libya refused to extradite the men.
Mar-1995
FBI adds both to the “Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. A four million dollar reward is offered by
the Airline Pilots and Air Transport Associations in coordination with the US Dept of State.4,5
Apr-1998
Libya agrees to turn over the accused for trial in a neutral country under Scottish law.6
Apr-1999
MEGRAHI and FHIMA surrender to authorities in The Netherlands to be tried by a Scottish Court
Jan-2001
MEGRAHI is found guilty and is, ultimately, given a 27 year sentence to be served in Scotland.
FHIMAH is found not guilty and returns to Libya.7
Aug-2003
Libya agrees to pay $2.7 billion in compensation to the victims’ families
1
https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry
http://web.archive.org/web/20000815063929/www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/topten.pdf
3
http://web.archive.org/web/20080216045037/http://db.mipt.org/documents/Cases/91-CR-645_Indictment.pdf
4
http://web.archive.org/web/19981205233417/www.fbi.gov/mostwant/megrahi.htm
5
http://web.archive.org/web/19981206052614/www.fbi.gov/mostwant/fhimah.htm
6
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6236538.stm
7
http://www.terrorismcentral.com/Library/Legal/HCJ/Lockerbie/LockerbieVerdict.html
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ILLEGAL MILITARY AIRCRAFT-RELATED EXPORTS TO IRAN
FAA CERTIFIED AIRMEN REGISTRY 1
AIRMAN #
A2164452
AIRMAN
CERTIFICATES
RE TABIB
Type
31848 Via Del Paso
Winchester, Riverside,
CA 92596-8602
Issued On
Valid As Of
Transport Pilot
Apr-2009
Jun-2009
Ground Instructor
Apr-2009
Jun-2009
Flight Instructor
Aug-2007
Jun-2009
Private Pilot (Foreign Based) *
Jun-1986
Jun-2009
* Note: The Foreign Based certificate from 1986 indicates the country as IRAN
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS INMATE LOCATOR 2
INMATE #
32605-112
INMATE
RE TABIB
AGE-RACE-SEX
54-White-M
LOCATION
RELEASE DATE
Released
Jan-2009
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY’S DENIED PERSONS LIST 3, 4
NAME AND ADDRESS
TABIB, RE a/k/a TABIB, REZA
FROM / TO
Jun-2008 / May-2012
DESCRIPTION
Export privileges denied.
31848 Via Del Paso, Winchester, CA
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT COUNTER-PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATIONS 5,6
ACTION
DATE
EXCERPT
ARREST
Feb-2006
“In 2006, federal agents intercepted maintenance kits for the F-14 fighter jet that Tabib and his wife,
Terri Tabib, had sent to Iran. A search of their California home led to the seizure of more than
13,000 aircraft parts as well as various aircraft part “shopping lists” that provided to the couple by an
Iranian military officer”.
GUILTY PLEA
Jun-2006
“Reza Tabib [aka Re Tabib] pleaded guilty on June 5, 2006…”
SENTENCE
May-2007
“An Iranian-born United States citizen was sentenced… to two years in prison and six months of
home confinement for illegally exporting U.S. military aircraft parts to Iran..”
Note: Tabib was, allegedly, the Chief Flight Instructor of the Newport Flight Center, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA.7
1
https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry
www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp
3
www.bis.doc.gov/dpl/thedeniallist.asp
4
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-15306.pdf
5
www.ice.gov/pi/news/factsheets/counter_proliferations.htm
6
www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/070508santaana.htm
7
www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1688151.php/www.geocities.com/chip1usa/newport.html
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SUPPORTING HIZBALLAH
FAA CERTIFIED AIRMEN REGISTRY1
AIRMAN #
A2404281
AIRMAN
CERTIFICATE(S)
FAWZI MUSTAPHA ASSI
Address Not Available
Type
Issued On
Private Pilot
Oct-1985
Medical Exam
Jul-1997
Valid As Of
Jun-2009
DOB: 04-Sep-1959
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS INMATE LOCATOR 2
INMATE #
25188-039
INMATE
FAWZI MUSTAPHA ASSI
AGE-RACE-SEX
LOCATION
49-White-M
Milan Federal Correction Inst
RELEASE DATE
Feb-2013
FBI MOST WANTED (1998 – 2004) 3
DESCRIPTION
WANTED FOR
FAWZI MUSTAPHA ASSI
PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO A DESIGNATED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
DOB: 04-Sep-1959
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS AND AN ESCAPE RISK
SSN: 375-86-2200
“On July 13, 1998, Fawzi Mustapha Assi was stopped and searched by U.S. Customs Agents at the
Detroit Metro Airport just prior to him boarding a flight to Germany with a final destination of
Lebanon. Law enforcement officials located and seized a number of pieces of military and aviation
equipment…
Occupation: Engineer
Nationality: Lebanese
NCIC: W098950792
Assi was subsequently indicted under federal statutes for providing material support and resources to
Hizballah, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the Secretary of State.
On July 28, 1998, Assi failed to appear… and has not been seen since.”
US DEPT OF JUSTICE 4
ACTION
DATE
EXCERPT
ARREST
Jul-1998
FLEE
1998 - 2004
“He fled to Lebanon and remained there until May 2004 when he returned to the United States.”
GUILTY PLEA
Nov-2007
“Fawzi Assi, 47, formerly of Dearborn, Michigan, entered the guilty plea… in November 2007.
SENTENCE
Dec-2008
“…was sentenced today to 10 years in prison after having pleaded guilty to providing material
support to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization…”
“Mr. Assi admitted that, on July 13, 1998, he attempted to board… an international flight for
Lebanon. He was attempting to deliver these items [military and aviation equipment] to a person in
Lebanon, who was purchasing the equipment for Hizballah…”
1
https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry
http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp
3
http://web.archive.org/web/20000303110706/www.fbi.gov/mostwant/fugitive/janassi.htm
4
http://detroit.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/de121208.htm
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POSSESSING A BIOLOGICAL WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
FAA CERTIFIED AIRMEN REGISTRY1
AIRMAN #
A2464328
AIRMAN
CERTIFICATES
MYRON TERESHCHUK
st
4606 21 St Mount Rainer,
Prince George’s County, MD
Type
Issued On
Valid As Of
Student Pilot
Dec-1991
Jun-2009
Mechanic
Mar-1990
Jun-2009
DOB: 08-May-1962
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS INMATE LOCATOR 2
INMATE #
47510-083
INMATE
MYRON TERESHCHUK
AGE-RACE-SEX
LOCATION
47-White-M
Gilmer Federal Correction Inst
RELEASE DATE
Jan-2012
FBI WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CASE 3
ACTION
DATE
EXCERPT
ARREST
Mar-2004
“On March 10, 2004, FBI agents executing a search warrant on a Maryland home… Myron
Tereshchuk, who lived in the house, was arrested and admitted to initiating the process of ricin
production. Laboratory analysis identified the liquids and solids to be ricin, nicotine sulfate (a
chemical used in pesticides), and explosive powder.”
GUILTY PLEA
May-2005
“On May 13, 2005, Tereshchuk pled guilty to possession of a biological weapon and possession
of explosives.”
SENTENCE
May-2005
“He was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for each charge. He was additionally
sentenced to three years of supervised release.”
1
https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry
http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp
3
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/nsb/wmd/wmd_cases.htm#Myron
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OPERATION ALCATRAZ
FAA CERTIFIED AIRMEN REGISTRY1
AIRMAN #
A3886137
AIRMAN
MARIN GABRIEL EDUARDO AFANADOR
Calle 137 A #58-71 Casa 57
Santa Fe De Bogot, COLOMBIA
DOB: 22-Nov-1974
CERTIFICATE(S)
Type
Issued On
Medical
Valid As Of
Commercial Pilot
Oct-1995
Jan-1999
Jun-2009
Commercial Pilot
(Foreign Based)*
Aug-1995
Jan-1999
Jun-2009
* The Foreign Based certificate indicates COLOMBIA
A2757602
GABRIEL AFANADOR SOLANO
Address Not Available
DOB: 23-Nov-1949
Type
Issued On
Flight Engineer*
Mar-1992
Medical
na
Valid As Of
Mar-1994
* Special Purpose-Lessee: “Valid For U.S. Registered Civil Aircraft
B-727. Leased To Sam Airlines…. Expires: 31 Mar 1994.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS INMATE LOCATOR 2
INMATE #
INMATE
AGE-RACE-SEX
LOCATION
RELEASE
63993-004
GABRIEL EDUARDO AFANADOR-MARIN
34-White-M
Miami Federal Detention Ctr
Unknown
63992-004
GABRIEL EDUARDO AFANADOR-SOLANO
59-White-M
Coleman Federal Correction
Mar-2018
US DISTRICT COURT – SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 3
ACTION
DATE
DESCRIPTION
INDICTED
Sep-2003
Five counts related to drug trafficking with maximum penalty life imprisonment for each. “There was
a large quantity of cocaine seized in connection with case by U .S .authorities, approximately 380
kilograms [838 lbs]... In addition, there was a seizure of approximately 480 kilograms [1058 lbs] of
cocaine conducted by the Colombian authorities.”
EXTRADITED
Nov-2004
From Colombia into US custody. Date of Births given: Solano, 23-Nov-1949; Marin, 22-Nov-1974.
PLEAD GUILTY
Mar-2006
Solano / Marin sentenced to 197 / 100 months imprisonment, respectively, followed by deportation.
Note: Afanador-Solano and his son, Afanador-Marin were, reportedly, captured in 2003 as part of the Operation Alcatraz.4
“Operation Alcatraz is a… multi-national, multi-jurisdictional... operation targeting North Coast of Colombia-based drug transportation
organizations… The Colombian organizations have been linked to the Autodefensas Unidas De Colombia (AUC) and are responsible for
transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine via go-fast vessels from the North Coast of Colombia to the Caribbean for subsequent
transshipment to the United States… As of December 31, 2004, this operation has resulted in the arrests of 59 defendants… and the seizure
of 10,710 kilograms of cocaine.5
1
https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry
http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp
3
https://ecf.flsd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iquery.pl (CASE 1:03-cr-20802-JAL USA v. Afanador-Solano, et al)
4
http://www.ofac.net.co/noticias/ver.php?cons=216&mesano=200411
5
http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2005/vol1/html/42361.htm
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NARCOPILOTO
FAA CERTIFIED AIRMEN REGISTRY1
AIRMAN #
A2221149
AIRMAN
NELIO ALVES DE OLIVEIRA
280 Antonion Oliveira Lima St
Campo Grande MS, BRAZIL
CERTIFICATE(S)
Type
Issued On
Commercial Pilot
(Foreign Based)*
Sep-1984
Medical
na
Valid As Of
Jun-2009
* The Foreign Based certificate indicates PARAGUAY
OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE
ACTION
YEAR
Background
2002
EXCERPT
“Fadh Jamil Georges es un conocido capomafioso de la frontera de Paraguay con su natal Brasil. Sus
pistas de aterrizaje ilegales han sido allanadas, destruidas y reconstruidas, en incontables ocasiones...”2
“Fadh Jamil Georges is known as the mafia boss of the Paraguay border with his native Brazil. Its
illegal airstrips have raideds, destroyed and rebuilt on numerous occasions…”
Note: The above airman’s address, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) borders Paraguay.
Arrested
2003
In Brazil : “…se que há inúmeros e irresistíveis indícios de que ser NÉLIO ALVES DE OLIVEIRA
piloto de avião da quadrilha … dedicada ao tráfico internacional de drogas.” 3
“…there are many and irrefutable indicators that NÉLIO ALVES DE OLIVEIRA is the airplane pilot of
a gang… dedicated to international drug trafficking.”
Arrested
2004
In Paraguay : “…fue detenido [capomafioso brasileño Ivan] Mendes Mesquita con 260 kilos de cocaína
en noviembre de 2004…fue extraditado por la justicia de nuestro país a los Estados Unidos… [pilotos
Nelio] Alves y [Eder] Ferrato… fueron detenidos a lado de la avioneta de Mendes Mesquita. 4
“[Brazilian Mafia boss, Ivan] Mendes Mesquita, was arrested with 260 kilograms of cocaine in
November 2004… he was extradicted to the United States… [pilots Nelio] Alves and Eder Ferrato…
were arrested near Mendes Mesquita’s plane.”
Linked to
Fahd
2005
“Aponta ligações entre Fahd, [‘o rei da fronteira Brasil-Paraguai’], e Nélio Alves de Oliveira…mostra
um quadro da movimentação financeira dos acusados, a título de depósitos …” 5
“Suggestive links between Fahd, [‘a king of the Brazil-Paraguay border], and Nelio Alves de
Oliveira… show a picture of financial handling of the accused, by way of deposits…”
Linked to a
SDNTK
2006
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) adds Fahd Jamil to its list of sanctioned
Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficking Kingpins (SDNTK)6
Sentenced
2007
“...los narcopilotos de la organización criminal, Nelio Alves de Oliveira y Eder Ferrato, le aplicaron
penas de 15 años de prisión cada uno, por los delitos de narcotráfico y asociación criminal.” 7
“...the narcopilots of the criminal organization, Nelio Alves de Oliveira and Eder Ferrato,were
sentenced to 15 years in prison for narco trafficking…”
Published by
US State Dept
2009
“Despite greater Brazilian cooperation with neighboring countries… narcotics traffickers continue to
exploit the vast, difficult-to-control border regions, particularly in… Mato Grosso do Sul.”8
1
https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry
http://anteriores.lanacion.com.py/noticia-43173-2002/11/11.htm
3
http://www.jusbrasil.com.br/jurisprudencia/4077988/apelacao-criminal-35181-acr-12512-ms-20076000012512-4-trf3
4
http://anteriores.lanacion.com.py/noticia-166182-2007/08/15.htm
5
http://www.ibgf.org.br/index.php?data[id_secao]=4&data[id_materia]=524
6
http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/20060601.shtml
7
http://anteriores.lanacion.com.py/noticia-166182-2007/08/15.htm
8
http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2009/vol1/116520.htm
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