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Government: Jailed Walker Continues To Run Hansen Helicopters

The U.S. government seeks to freeze Hansen Helicopters' assets prior to John Walker's sentencing.

Hansen Helicopters CEO John Walker — Hansen Helicopters CEO John Walker.

By Mark Huber • Contributor

April 20, 2023

Hansen Helicopters CEO John Walker is continuing to run his criminal enterprise from behind bars via straw men and alter-ego corporations, alleges a civil suit filed earlier this month by the U.S. government. The suit seeks to enjoin Hansen and Walker from what amounts to the furtherance of a criminal enterprise.

On Sept. 9, 2022, a Guam federal district court jury found Hansen Helicopters and Walker guilty on some 100 counts related to conspiracy; defrauding the FAA and the NTSB; bribery; aircraft parts fraud, causing serious bodily injury and death; falsification of aircraft registration; employing unlicensed mechanics and pilots; wire fraud; and money laundering. Hansen operated a fleet of 48 Hughes 369-series turbine single helicopters used aboard tuna spotting boats in the Western Pacific. The government is seeking forfeiture of all of Hansen’s and Walker’s assets related to what it charged is $400 million worth of fraud tied to the convictions.

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