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whatsoever. Devanna could give no explanation for his not inquiring as to why the stock was never issued to him. He insisted that he only received a legal fee for his services in obtaining the hangar lease from the city of Chicago and no other fee.
Regarding the procurement of the hangar lease, Decanna stated that he first contacted Mr. David Chesrow, a personal friend, hoping that Chesrow could direct him to proper channels and "grease the way" for him. Chesrow introduced Devanna to Alderman Paul Wi-goda, who sent him in turn to a Mr. Rodenbush at the City Aviation Office, and the lease was subsequently approved by means of a city ordinace. Devanna denied having ever paid a "kickback" to any person in the course of obtaining the city lease.
Edward J. Doyle
Doyle is an investigator for the Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission. Doyle said that he had interviewed the previous witness, George J. Devanna, on a prior occasion, and Devanna told him at that time that he had been forwarding all mail to Air Mid-America if it came to his office. Devanna allegedly said at that time that he recalled sending several envelopes to AMA since he ceased serving as the airline's attorney.
On January 19, 1972, Doyle interviewed Lawrence Muggett, formerly the chief pilot of Air Mid-America. Muggett, who lives out of state, made several critical statements about the management of Air Mid-America, calling the management "unqualified" to engage in the air commuter industry. Muggett charged that Richard Horetz lacked sufficient flight hours and had changed training schedules to reflect non-existent training for at least one pilot, Don Eversman. Muggett said that he flew aircraft in excess of the FAA-prescribed inspection times on several occasions, and the records of the company were altered to hide that fact. He charged further that Mr. Santucci had tried on several occasions to "influence" the Illinois Commerce Commission and obtain profitable routes, but was unsuccessful.
Muggett further alleged that Chicago Fire Department Inspectors had cited AMA for numerous violations at its hangar facility, but no corrective action was either performed
or demanded. He was of the opinion that the inspectors were paid off by AMA to ignore the violations, because when he brought the matter up with Horetz, Horetz told him not to worry and that the fire inspectors were "just looking for their monthly bottle." Muggett said the fire inspectors went upstairs to Horetz' office and returned carrying an object in a paper bag.
Doyle said that Chief Murphy of the Chicago Fire Prevention Bureau was contacted on February 28, 1972. He disclosed that AMA had been cited for 28 violations of the city fire ordinances, and only six have been corrected. He said that no legal action has been planned because the landlord of the hangar facility is the city of Chicago itself.
On January 11, 1972, Doyle interviewed Wallace Dahl, the current director of Maintenance for AMA. Dahl said he has never been encouraged to falsify records or omit required maintenance procedures and knew nothing about alleged record alterations.
On December 27, 1971, Doyle interviewed William Arndt, the former director of sales of AMA. Arndt said that he helped Richard Neumann establish AMA and was promised five per cent of the company's stock, but never received it. He recalled one instance when AMA changed its tariff schedule without the approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), and he was summoned to Springfield to explain the airline's actions. He said AMA would also change its flight schedules without ICC approval, and Horetz would allegedly tell Arndt not to worry about it because "they had people who would take care of it" for them. Arndt also related that Richard Geiger once told him that he was directed to falsify the spare parts inventory by labeling old parts with tags which indicated new or rebuilt parts. Arndt speculated that AMA was probably being operated solely for a tax loss.
Doyle also interviewed Frank Haese, AMA's former director of maintenance, who was fired by Robert Horvitz. He alleged that Horvitz sought to contract for overhaul work with non-certified repair businesses.
Mervin Law and Colby Moody
Mervin Law is the chief of the Air Carrier Office and Colby Moody is the operations
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Object Description
| Title | Intrastate air operations in Illinois |
| Creator |
Illinois. General Assembly. Legislative Investigating Commission |
| Subject [LCSH] |
Aeronautics, Commercial--Illinois Local service airlines--Illinois |
| Date Original | 1972 |
| Language | eng |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Illinois |
| Contributing Institution | Illinois State Library |
| Rights | Materials in this collection are made available by the Illinois State Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: islimg@ilsos.net. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
| Identifier | 0653360 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | Book |
| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Illinois State Library - General Collection |
Description
| Title | Page 140 |
| Contributing Institution | Illinois State Library |
| Rights | Materials in this collection are made available by the Illinois State Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: islimg@ilsos.net. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
| Transcript | whatsoever. Devanna could give no explanation for his not inquiring as to why the stock was never issued to him. He insisted that he only received a legal fee for his services in obtaining the hangar lease from the city of Chicago and no other fee. Regarding the procurement of the hangar lease, Decanna stated that he first contacted Mr. David Chesrow, a personal friend, hoping that Chesrow could direct him to proper channels and "grease the way" for him. Chesrow introduced Devanna to Alderman Paul Wi-goda, who sent him in turn to a Mr. Rodenbush at the City Aviation Office, and the lease was subsequently approved by means of a city ordinace. Devanna denied having ever paid a "kickback" to any person in the course of obtaining the city lease. Edward J. Doyle Doyle is an investigator for the Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission. Doyle said that he had interviewed the previous witness, George J. Devanna, on a prior occasion, and Devanna told him at that time that he had been forwarding all mail to Air Mid-America if it came to his office. Devanna allegedly said at that time that he recalled sending several envelopes to AMA since he ceased serving as the airline's attorney. On January 19, 1972, Doyle interviewed Lawrence Muggett, formerly the chief pilot of Air Mid-America. Muggett, who lives out of state, made several critical statements about the management of Air Mid-America, calling the management "unqualified" to engage in the air commuter industry. Muggett charged that Richard Horetz lacked sufficient flight hours and had changed training schedules to reflect non-existent training for at least one pilot, Don Eversman. Muggett said that he flew aircraft in excess of the FAA-prescribed inspection times on several occasions, and the records of the company were altered to hide that fact. He charged further that Mr. Santucci had tried on several occasions to "influence" the Illinois Commerce Commission and obtain profitable routes, but was unsuccessful. Muggett further alleged that Chicago Fire Department Inspectors had cited AMA for numerous violations at its hangar facility, but no corrective action was either performed or demanded. He was of the opinion that the inspectors were paid off by AMA to ignore the violations, because when he brought the matter up with Horetz, Horetz told him not to worry and that the fire inspectors were "just looking for their monthly bottle." Muggett said the fire inspectors went upstairs to Horetz' office and returned carrying an object in a paper bag. Doyle said that Chief Murphy of the Chicago Fire Prevention Bureau was contacted on February 28, 1972. He disclosed that AMA had been cited for 28 violations of the city fire ordinances, and only six have been corrected. He said that no legal action has been planned because the landlord of the hangar facility is the city of Chicago itself. On January 11, 1972, Doyle interviewed Wallace Dahl, the current director of Maintenance for AMA. Dahl said he has never been encouraged to falsify records or omit required maintenance procedures and knew nothing about alleged record alterations. On December 27, 1971, Doyle interviewed William Arndt, the former director of sales of AMA. Arndt said that he helped Richard Neumann establish AMA and was promised five per cent of the company's stock, but never received it. He recalled one instance when AMA changed its tariff schedule without the approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), and he was summoned to Springfield to explain the airline's actions. He said AMA would also change its flight schedules without ICC approval, and Horetz would allegedly tell Arndt not to worry about it because "they had people who would take care of it" for them. Arndt also related that Richard Geiger once told him that he was directed to falsify the spare parts inventory by labeling old parts with tags which indicated new or rebuilt parts. Arndt speculated that AMA was probably being operated solely for a tax loss. Doyle also interviewed Frank Haese, AMA's former director of maintenance, who was fired by Robert Horvitz. He alleged that Horvitz sought to contract for overhaul work with non-certified repair businesses. Mervin Law and Colby Moody Mervin Law is the chief of the Air Carrier Office and Colby Moody is the operations 140 |
| Collection Name | Illinois State Library - General Collection |
