FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two men have been sentenced to prison as part of a federal investigation into fraud and anticompetitive conduct in the airline charter services industry.
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Prosecutors say each man pleaded guilty in August in Fort Lauderdale to participating in separate schemes to defraud Rockford, Ill.-based Ryan International Airlines. Prosecutors say the schemes involved kickback payments to a Ryan executive in exchange for business.
In a statement Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice said a former owner and operator of a Florida aviation fuel supply company was sentenced to 23 months in prison. A former owner and operator of an Indiana flight management services company was sentenced to 16 months in prison.
Ryan provides air passenger and cargo services for corporations, private individuals, professional sports teams and the U.S. government.
