Rotorcraft
Hansen Helo Execs Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering
Charges Include Fraud, Money Laundering, Records Tampering

In late May, the FBI arrested Hansen Helicopters owner John Walker and three company employees—executive vice president Marvin Reed, director of operations Kenneth Crowe, and director of maintenance Phillip Kapp—on charges stemming from an investigation into the fatal crash of a Hughes 369HS, N9068F, operated by the Guam-based company in 2015 on a fish-spotting contract in the Pacific near Manra Island, Kiribati. They were indicted on fraud, conspiracy, money laundering, records falsification, and other charges including the attempted destruction of an aircraft.