Former Upstate New York fire chief arrested for forging drone license

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Michael J. Leonelli, the former fire chief of the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department in Upstate New York, was arrested for allegedly forging a Federal Aviation Administration drone license. State police began investigating after the fire department reported discrepancies in Leonelli's documentation. He had been operating the department's drone without a valid FAA Part 107 UAS Certificate. Leonelli faces charges of second- and third-degree forgery and criminal possession of a forged instrument. He was arrested on Wednesday following the investigation, which involved the FAA and the Department of Transportation.


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