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

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.
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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.
Onalaska

Foreign ownership of thousands of U.S. aircraft cloaked in secrecy

Why does a small East Texas town called Onalaska have more than 1,000 registered aircraft -- and no airport?
Investigates

WFAA Investigates: A fugitive, a $350M fraud case, a lot of airplanes and one tiny Texas town

Prosecutors say a WFAA investigation led to criminal indictments, which resulted in a reduction in Central American drug trafficking flights.
Investigates

WFAA Investigates: A fugitive, a $350M fraud case, a lot of airplanes and one tiny Texas town (Full)

Prosecutors say a WFAA investigation led to criminal indictments, which resulted in a reduction in Central American drug trafficking flights.

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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

Foreign ownership of thousands of U.S. aircraft cloaked in secrecy

WFAA Investigates: A fugitive, a $350M fraud case, a lot of airplanes and one tiny Texas town

WFAA Investigates: A fugitive, a $350M fraud case, a lot of airplanes and one tiny Texas town (Full)

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