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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUS convicts Russian man who flew to LA without passportPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The man was aboard a Scandinavian Airlines flightBy Nadine YousifBBC NewsA Russian man who boarded a flight from Denmark to Los Angeles last November without a ticket, passport or visa has been found guilty in a US federal court of being a stowaway on an aircraft.Sergey Ochigava, 46, was convicted by a jury in a California court on Friday.Officials arrested Ochigava at the LA airport after they could not find any record of him being booked on a flight or of him applying for a visa.He has been in custody since November, and faces up to five years in prison. Prosecutors said Ochigava got through security at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark without a boarding pass by tailgating a passenger through a turnstile gate.The next day, he passed through a boarding gate undetected and boarded a Scandinavian Airlines flight to Los Angeles. According to Ochigava’s indictment documents, members of the cabin crew noticed him on the plane because he was moving between multiple unassigned seats.He also “asked for two meals during each meal service, and at one point attempted to eat the chocolate that belonged to members of the cabin crew”.One flight attendant said he “was trying to talk to other passengers on the flight, but most of the passengers ignored him”. Ochigava was met by US border agents when the flight landed in LA on 4 November. The agents were unable to find any official record of him on the Scandinavian Airlines flight or any other flight.He was also unable to provide a visa, a passport, or any other travel document needed to enter the US. After searching his bag, officials found both Russian and Israeli ID cards that belonged to him. Officials accused him of giving “false and misleading information about his travel to the United States”, including initially telling border agents that he had forgotten his passport on the plane. Ochigava told border agents that he “might have had a plane ticket … but was not sure”, according to his indictment. He also said he had no memory of how he got on the flight, claiming he had not slept for three days. Ochigava will be formally sentenced on 5 February. Related TopicsAviation accidents and incidentsLos AngelesAir travelUnited StatesMore on this storySuspected stowaway flies from Copenhagen to LAPublished12 December 2023Top StoriesUK halts aid to UN agency over claims staff helped Hamas attackPublished7 minutes agoJohn Lewis planning major workforce cutsPublished2 hours ago‘I thought mum left me, she’d been sent to prison’Published15 hours agoFeaturesHuge push for Gaza aid – but little hope for those sufferingBali bomb families face accused at Guantanamo Bay’What terminal cancer has taught me about life’Jess Glynne says she ‘fell out of love with music’The Kindertransport refugees who made Britain homeTwins separated and sold at birth reunited by TikTokCheese, beef, cars: What UK-Canada trade rift meansGolden age or dying days for British theatre?Israel reined in by ICJ ruling – but will it obey?Elsewhere on the BBCA Scottish wild swimming road-trip!Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill take the plunge at Scotland’s breath-taking wild swimming spotsAttributioniPlayerScientists uncover alcohol’s hidden dangersInvestigating what alcohol is and why so many people love to drink itAttributioniPlayerCould this Italian dream turn into a real nightmare?Amanda Holden and Alan Carr don their boiler suits to renovate a dilapidated house in TuscanyAttributioniPlayerBritish television’s greatest double actEric and Ernie share their remarkable journey through TV appearances, rare radio material and BBC archivesAttributioniPlayerMost Read1UK halts aid to UN agency after Hamas attack claim2John Lewis planning major workforce cuts3Large blaze causes huge plumes of smoke over city4US convicts Russian man who flew to LA without passport5Boy with IQ of 162 says football comes first6‘I thought mum left me, she’d been sent to prison’7Fire on ship linked to Britain after Houthi attack8Defamation defeat a double-edged sword for Trump9Greta Thunberg joins marchers in airport protest10Warning over children using viral skincare products

[ad_1] The 46-year-old boarded a flight last November from Denmark to the US without a ticket, passport or visa.