Airline Pilot duped the A.M.A. with fake credentials

[GoldenRivet]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_med_fake_doctor


Apparently this airline captain has been giving seminars, teaching courses and maintaining a highly respected blog among other things all the while claiming to be a cardiologist.

While he did attend a few years of medical school, he dropped out and never graduated.

upon learning that some of the educational credentials listed on his resume were false, United Airlines grounded him which ultimately resulted in his resignation.

To have an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP) among the numerous other requirements, the FAA states that an individual must be of good moral character...

therefore, technically, by openly misleading the AMA, and United Airlines with serious false claims - his ATP could be revoked.

[Jimbuna]

Reminds me of the film 'Catch Me If You Can' :DL

[SteamWake]

Quite the scammer this guy.

[tater]

The AMA is just a club. Really. It has no power at all, other than as a lobby that represents under 20% of docs (of the liberal variety).

[Platapus]

therefore, technically, by openly misleading the AMA, and United Airlines with serious false claims - his ATP could be revoked.


Has the FAA ever yanked someone's ticket under this morality clause?

[GoldenRivet]

Not that I'm aware of.

"good moral character" is ill defined in the regulations.

[bookworm_020]

Sounds like the guy they need in the banking world, they're running short of them at the moment!

[krashkart]

"good moral character" is ill defined in the regulations.

The regs were probably written when "good moral character" was a straightforward definition. The lines might have blurred a bit since then. :hmmm:

[GoldenRivet]

The regs were probably written when "good moral character" was a straightforward definition. The lines might have blurred a bit since then. :hmmm:

in a legal document as vast and expansive as the Federal Aviation Regulations... nothing, no matter how straight forward it might seem, escapes definition.

nothing except "Good Moral Character."

however, the term "Good moral character" is a widely accepted legal term in legal documents.

the term automatically describes by default, a number of actions that the individual in question must never have been involved with.

according to several sources i took the time to look at, these actions include...

Murder
Rape
Sexual abuse of a minor
Trafficking of the usual bad things (guns, drugs people)
Money laundering
violent crime, or theft or burglary (requiring one or more years in prison)
Crimes requiring a demand for ransom
Crimes involving child porn
Two or more gambling offenses
Pimpin' hos
Crimes against Uncle Sam
Any offense which jeopardize national security
Any offense involving fraud or deceit which causes a loss of $10K+
Tax evasion
Smuggling Illegal Aliens
Passport Fraud
Obstruction of Justice
Perjury
Witness Tampering
Failure to appear in court (depending upon the reason and accusation)
Any two offenses that involved a sentence of 5 or more years
Imprisonment in the past "X" years. (x being dependent on local law)
Any involvement in prostitution
Being an alcoholic
Polygamy
Failure to support dependent children
False Testimony
Failure to register for selective service
Providing false information in documents
False claims of citizenship

(basically all the fun stuff, mixed in with a couple of major no-nos)

I have taken the liberty of boldng the ones they may have him on.

though i seriously doubt he would see a revocation... it is a possibility i would think.