The Five Million Dollar Flight Instructor

[gatt[_2_]]

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Minnesota flight instructor who notified his bosses
of student Zacarias Moussaoui's suspicious behavior received a $5 million
reward Thursday from the State Department, two government officials told
CNN."


The good guys won one. So, I wonder what kind airplanes he's going to buy.

-c

[kontiki]

gatt wrote:
> "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Minnesota flight instructor who notified his bosses
> of student Zacarias Moussaoui's suspicious behavior received a $5 million
> reward Thursday from the State Department, two government officials told
> CNN."
>
>
> The good guys won one. So, I wonder what kind airplanes he's going to buy.
>

Now its time for someone in the state department (or ICE or INS)
to be fined $5 million for not doing anything about it.

[Robert M. Gary]

On Jan 25, 11:13*am, "gatt" > wrote:
> "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Minnesota flight instructor who notified his bosses
> of student Zacarias Moussaoui's suspicious behavior received a $5 million
> reward Thursday from the State Department, two government officials told
> CNN."
>
> The good guys won one. *So, I wonder what kind airplanes he's going to buy.
>
> -c

Did they withhold the $2.5m in taxes before they gave it to him or
expect him to pay estimateds on it?

-Robert

[gatt[_2_]]

"Robert M. Gary" > wrote in message
news:47b2c727-e693-4a2b-99bb-
>> "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Minnesota flight instructor who notified his
>> bosses
>> of student Zacarias Moussaoui's suspicious behavior received a $5 million
>> reward Thursday from the State Department, two government officials told
>> CNN."
>
>> The good guys won one. So, I wonder what kind airplanes he's going to
>> buy.

>Did they withhold the $2.5m in taxes before they gave it to him or
>expect him to pay estimateds on it?

I wondered that, too.

Who knows, maybe he'll buy the FBO and write it off as a business expense.
If it were me the first thing I'd do is buy one of those toy Cessnas out of
the Sporty's catalog and send it to Moussaoui with a note that says.
"Hijack this, jackass."

-c

[Bertie the Bunyip[_22_]]

"gatt" > wrote in
:

>
> "Robert M. Gary" > wrote in message
> news:47b2c727-e693-4a2b-99bb-
>>> "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Minnesota flight instructor who notified his
>>> bosses
>>> of student Zacarias Moussaoui's suspicious behavior received a $5
>>> million reward Thursday from the State Department, two government
>>> officials told CNN."
>>
>>> The good guys won one. So, I wonder what kind airplanes he's going
>>> to buy.
>
>>Did they withhold the $2.5m in taxes before they gave it to him or
>>expect him to pay estimateds on it?
>
> I wondered that, too.
>
> Who knows, maybe he'll buy the FBO and write it off as a business
> expense. If it were me the first thing I'd do is buy one of those toy
> Cessnas out of the Sporty's catalog and send it to Moussaoui with a
> note that says. "Hijack this, jackass."
>

Excellent.

Bertie

[Rich Ahrens[_2_]]

Robert M. Gary wrote:
> On Jan 25, 11:13 am, "gatt" > wrote:
>> "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Minnesota flight instructor who notified his bosses
>> of student Zacarias Moussaoui's suspicious behavior received a $5 million
>> reward Thursday from the State Department, two government officials told
>> CNN."
>>
>> The good guys won one. So, I wonder what kind airplanes he's going to buy.
>>
>> -c
>
> Did they withhold the $2.5m in taxes before they gave it to him or
> expect him to pay estimateds on it?

I'd be willing to bet the reward was tax free. Rewards under that
program (Rewards for Justice, authorized by 22 U.S.C. § 2708) can be
made in secret, with the required reporting to Congress classified. Hard
to see how that secrecy could be maintained if the money had to reported
on a tax return!

[Watson[_2_]]

"When asked what he intended to do with the windfall, the flight instructor
replied; 'I guess I will keep flying and getting ratings until it's gone.'"


"gatt" > wrote in message
...
> "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Minnesota flight instructor who notified his bosses
> of student Zacarias Moussaoui's suspicious behavior received a $5 million
> reward Thursday from the State Department, two government officials told
> CNN."
>
>
> The good guys won one. So, I wonder what kind airplanes he's going to
> buy.
>
> -c
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[Mortimer Schnerd, RN[_2_]]

Watson wrote:
> "When asked what he intended to do with the windfall, the flight instructor
> replied; 'I guess I will keep flying and getting ratings until it's gone.'"


That shouldn't take very long.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com