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Title:Man Sentenced for Boarding Plane with Four Box Cutters
Date:April 16, 2002
Type:Investigation
Summary:Dennis Knaus of Malvern, PA, pleaded guilty to a Federal misdemeanor charge and was ordered to pay a $1,000 criminal fine by a U.S. District Court judge in Philadelphia, PA, for carrying four box cutters in his briefcase while boarding a flight at the Philadelphia International Airport. Knaus, who was demonstrating airport security shortcomings, twice took razors and box cutters aboard airliners.

Related Information: OIG