Man Who Stowed Away on Flight to LA Sentenced to Time Served

Man Who Stowed Away on Flight to LA Sentenced to Time Served
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers watch over travelers at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on July 2, 2016. David McNew/Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES—A Russian man who boarded a flight from Denmark to Los Angeles International Airport without a ticket, passport, or visa was sentenced Feb. 5 to time already served and ordered to pay for the flight he stowed away on.

Sergey Ochigava, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge George H. Wu to the 93 days spent behind bars, three years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay restitution of $2,174 to Scandinavian Airlines, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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