Flight school operator in Norfolk charged as illegal immigrant

By Tim McGlone
The Virginian-Pilot
© January 27, 2010
NORFOLK

An Eastern European man operating a flight school at Norfolk International Airport was arrested this morning on a federal charge of lying about his citizenship.

Peter Surina, 29, has been in the country illegally for 20 years yet managed to obtain a pilot’s license and open his school, called Norfolk Flight Center, based on airport grounds, according to court records and other public documents.

Surina, who lives in an Ocean View bayfront condominium and drives a Hummer, was arrested this morning, according to court records. He is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court at 2:30 p.m.

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