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Onalaska

Federal judge sentences former trust company owner to 16 years in prison in landmark case prompted by a WFAA investigation

Onalaska

Federal judge sentences former trust company owner to 16 years in prison in landmark case

Four of the 12 jurors who sat on the jury talked to WFAA about how they reached their guilty verdict of drug trafficking and money laundering.
Onalaska

Debra Mercer-Erwin sentenced to 16 years in prison for money laundering, drug smuggling

More than five years ago, WFAA's investigative team found more than 1,000 planes registered in the east Texas town of Onalaska, a town with no airport.
Onalaska

Broken Trust: New law requires FAA to close loopholes that allow foreigners to anonymously register their planes

Those loopholes were highlighted in a 2019 WFAA investigation that showed how easy it was for drug dealers, terrorists and other criminals to obscure ownership when
Onalaska

New law requires FAA to close loopholes that allow foreigners to anonymously register their planes

As a result, aircraft trusts and shell companies that register planes will be required to have more detailed and transparent record keeping.
Onalaska

Senator highlights WFAA investigation showing how criminals can register planes in the U.S.

WFAA’s investigation found Onalaska was the epicenter of a legal loophole that allows foreigners to anonymously register planes.
Onalaska

Sen. Chuck Grassley highlights WFAA investigative report showing how criminals can register planes

The issue had a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
Investigates

Broken Trust | The scandalous story behind one tiny Texas town's surprising number of planes

Prosecutors say WFAA's investigation into Onalaska, Texas, led to criminal indictments resulting in a major reduction in Central American drug trafficking flights.
Onalaska

Broken Trust: The Onalaska Drug Plane Scandal

The scandalous story behind one tiny Texas town's surprising number of planes, and how an investigation into their history and use led to a drop in drug trafficking.
Crime

The owner of an aircraft trust company took the stand to claim she never knowingly registered airplanes on behalf of drug smugglers

But prosecutors contend she deliberately ignored warnings about fake passports and incomplete background checks.
Crime

'Secret ledger' shows $75 million flowed to alleged accomplice accused of a Ponzi scheme involving fake airplane sales

Defense attorneys contend the alleged accomplice duped the owner of an Oklahoma City title company on trial in Sherman.
Crime

Aircraft title company owner pocketed nearly $5 million in escrow fees, alleged Onalaska Ponzi scheme prosecutors say

Prosecutors have alleged the planes involved in the Ponzi scheme either didn’t exist or weren’t for sale.

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Cold to chilly start to Thursday

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Federal judge sentences former trust company owner to 16 years in prison in landmark case prompted by a WFAA investigation

Federal judge sentences former trust company owner to 16 years in prison in landmark case

Debra Mercer-Erwin sentenced to 16 years in prison for money laundering, drug smuggling

Broken Trust: New law requires FAA to close loopholes that allow foreigners to anonymously register their planes

New law requires FAA to close loopholes that allow foreigners to anonymously register their planes

Senator highlights WFAA investigation showing how criminals can register planes in the U.S.

Sen. Chuck Grassley highlights WFAA investigative report showing how criminals can register planes

Broken Trust | The scandalous story behind one tiny Texas town's surprising number of planes

Broken Trust: The Onalaska Drug Plane Scandal

The owner of an aircraft trust company took the stand to claim she never knowingly registered airplanes on behalf of drug smugglers

'Secret ledger' shows $75 million flowed to alleged accomplice accused of a Ponzi scheme involving fake airplane sales

Aircraft title company owner pocketed nearly $5 million in escrow fees, alleged Onalaska Ponzi scheme prosecutors say

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