YouTuber gets 6 months in federal prison for staging small plane crash
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By Cheri Mossburg, Pete Muntean and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A 30-year-old YouTube creator and former Olympic athlete was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for staging a small plane crash for social media clicks.
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By Cheri Mossburg, Pete Muntean and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A 30-year-old YouTube creator and former Olympic athlete was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for staging a small plane crash for social media clicks.
On Nov. 24, the 30-year-old flew his airplane out of Lompoc City Airport intending to purposely crash the vessel for a YouTube video. The stunt was part of a sponsorship deal, in which Jacob agreed to promote the company’s wallet in the video.
A pilot and former Olympic snowboarder has been sent to prison for six months for obstructing justice by destroying the wreckage of an airplane he purposely crashed in southern California for a YouTube video.
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The Central Coast YouTuber who pleaded guilty to deliberately crashing a plane in California’s Los Padres National Forest to generate online views in a
A YouTuber will serve time in federal prison after he intentionally crashed an airplane, cleaned up the wreckage, and then lied about it to investigators.On Monday, United States District Judge John F. Walter sentenced Trevor Jacob, 30, to six months in prison after Jacob pled guilty last June to on…
A daredevil YouTuber who deliberately crashed his plane to boost the number of viewers on his channel and then lied about it to investigators has been jailed for six months after reaching a plea deal,…
An influencer who staged a plane crash to record a video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced to six months in prison for obstructing the investigation.
Trevor Daniel Jacob, who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.
A former Olympian who intentionally crashed his plane and made a YouTube video of himself parachuting to gain internet fame has been sentenced to six months behind bars for the infamous stunt.
YouTube creator Trevor Jacob was sentenced to six months in prison for obstructing an investigation into a plane he intentionally crashed "to gain online views," prosecutors said.
