OAKLAND, CA – September 12, 2026 (STL.News) Two Oakland Police Department helicopter pilots have been indicted on federal charges alleging they conspired with a Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector to obtain pilot certifications through fraudulent flight-test records, according to a federal indictment and court records. Oakland police officers Brandon Mart and David Mac, both members of the department’s Air Support Unit, are accused of participating in a scheme involving FAA-required “checkrides” between approximately July 2023 and March 2024. Prosecutors also indicted a third defendant, William Miller, whom they identify as an FAA aviation safety inspector. Federal prosecutors

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