WICHITA — A former Cessna employee has pleaded guilty to selling stolen aircraft parts on E-Bay. Diego Alejandro Paz-Teran, 34, Wichita, admitted he stole aircraft parts from Cessna and sold them on E-Bay, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. The investigation began in November 2008 when an employee of a Rockwell Collins Company distributor saw a Collins attitude reference computer offered for sale on E-Bay for $9,000, Grissom said. The distributor knew that the computer sells at more than $45,000, and he asked the seller for serial numbers. Cessna tracked the serial numbers to a part that was removed from an aircraft while it was being painted, he said. Investigators found other stolen aircraft parts being sold on the same E-Bay account and followed records on the account to Teran. Sentencing is Feb. 6.
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.
