Russian man flies from Europe to LAX without passport, visa, ticket: reports
Posted on AllSides December 12th, 2023
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A Russian man flew from Copenhagen to Los Angeles last month without a passport, visa, ticket, or any record that he was ever on the flight, according to court records.
According to an affidavit, federal officials said that Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, a Russian-Israeli dual national, traveled from Copenhagen on Scandinavian Airlines and landed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Nov. 4 at 1 p.m., without a plane ticket or the proper identification.
The complaint states that when Ochigava presented himself for entry at the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) checkpoint at...