A federal grand jury returned an indictment last month charging Joshu Osmanski with entering the airport in violation of passenger screening procedures on Jan. 26. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
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An airline pilot who had been fired from his job with Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to bypassing passenger screening requirements at Honolulu Airport by wearing his uniform and identification from his former employer.
Joshu Osmanski remains free on $10,000 unsecured signature bond pending trial in June.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment last month charging Osmanski with entering the airport in violation of passenger screening procedures on Jan. 26. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Defense lawyer Rick Sing told U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi that Osmanski has a new job flying Boeing 747 aircraft for American cargo and passenger airline Atlas Air. He said if Osmanski is required to report the charge to his new employer, he could lose his job and his ability to pay his two mortgages and child support for his four children.
He said Osmanski is also a Navy Reserve officer.
Prosecutor Tracy Hino told Puglisi that if Osmanski doesn’t want to report the charge to his new employer, then it must be relevant to his job and he should report it. He showed Puglisi a photograph of Osmanski, wearing his Cathay Pacific uniform after he had been fired, talking to Transportation Security Administration officials at Honolulu Airport.
Puglisi told Osmanski he is requiring him to report the charge to the Navy as a requirement of security clearance and his employer could find out about the charge since all of the records in the case are open to the public.
He also ordered Osmanski to return his airline uniforms and identification to Cathay Pacific.
