Cartersville man pleads guilty to conspiracy charge

A Cartersville aviation consultant pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge for his role in forgery of an FAA certificate, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General.

Andrew K. Anderson pleaded guilty to the charge in U.S. District Court in Atlanta on July 23, the inspector general's office said. It said Anderson had been contracted by SIA Engineering Co. to secure certificates for aircraft owned by Dubai Air Wing, a branch of the Dubai government that provides air transportation for government officials.

Anderson forged Federal Aviation Administration certificates and gave them to Dubai Air Wing, purporting that they were issued by the FAA, according to the inspector general's office.