November 23, 2011 Former Cessna employee pleads guilty in theft www.privateofficer.com
Diego Alejandro Paz-Teran, 34, Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. In his plea, Paz-Teran admitted he stole aircraft parts from Cessna and sold them on eBay.
According to court documents, the investigation began in November 2008 when an employee of a Rockwell Collins Company distributor saw a Collins AHC-3000 Attitude Reference Computer offered for sale on eBay for $9,000. Knowing that the part was valued at more than $45,000, he contacted the seller and asked for serial numbers.
Cessna tracked the serial numbers to a part that was removed from an XLS Plus aircraft while it was being painted. Investigators found other stolen aircraft parts being sold on the same eBay account and followed records on the account to Teran at his home in Wichita.
Sentencing is set for Feb. 6. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison, restitution and a fine up to $250,000.
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