Defrauding America: Encyclopedia of Secret Operations by the CIA, DEA, and Other Covert Agencies, Vol. One (Book # 2 of 30 in Defrauding America series.)

by Rodney Stich

Rodriguez discovered this problem as he discovered single and twin-engine aircraft involved in drug trafficking. He told me that his FAA supervisors ordered him to stop investigating this matter, and not to make any reports relating to it. Rodriguez stated that when he ran an aircraft search through the FAA registry in Oklahoma City, on certain aircraft, Justice Department personnel would be notified of the check. He would then be ordered to halt his investigation. He felt that these aircraft were used by the CIA and other “intelligence” agencies for drug trafficking. Oklahoma City investigative reporter and talk show host Jerry Bohen also discovered the practice of stolen aircraft used by the CIA. Former CIA asset Terry Reed, who conducted flight training in Arkansas of Contra pilots, also writes about the practice, and that Oliver North and Attorney General William Barr were either aware of it or were involved in ordering the operation to occur. The CIA used their inside contacts with the FAA to determine what substitute aircraft registration numbers to use. Project Donation In some cases the theft of the aircraft occurred with the owner’s permission. The scheme worked like this: The CIA would instruct people owning insured airplanes to report them as stolen, after allowing CIA personnel to take the aircraft. The owner would report the “theft” to the insurance company and then collect the insurance proceeds. This plan appealed to aircraft owners who had trouble selling t...