An Air Canada pilot has been accused of fraud after allegedly flying hundreds of flights over nearly 17 years without the legally required license, Canadian police said Tuesday.
Geoffrey Wall, 59, was arrested on June 1 following a fraud investigation known as "Project Icarus," Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich said at a news conference, according to Ottawa-based CBC News.
Police said Wall began his career in 1998, and became a captain in 2009, a role requiring an airline transport pilot license, which he allegedly never obtained.
Investigators allege he used fraudulent pilot licenses to mislead Air Canada and Transport Canada, and later tried to hide the deception through a false police report.
He faces charges, including fraud over $5,000, public mischief, two counts of uttering forged documents, and three counts of possession of counterfeit marks.
