Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over Fake Plane Parts Sales (2)

The director of a company at the center of a probe into the sale of counterfeit plane parts pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent trading.

AOG Technics Ltd.’s director, Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday wearing a blue suit and tie, speaking only to confirm his name and enter his plea. He was charged by the Serious Fraud Office earlier this year.

Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala in June

Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for February 23. The fraudulent trading charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment.

“This significant and audacious fraud threatened trust in the aviation ...