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By Mandy Taheri
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Svetlana Dali, who stowed away on a flight from New York City to Paris in late November, was arrested Monday in western New York while attempting to leave the country again.
Newsweek reached out to the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of New York via phone, and Dali's lawyer and local law enforcement officers via email for comment.
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Why It Matters
An arrest warrant from U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Marutollo of the Eastern District of New York was issued for Dali on December 15 for bail jumping after she "removed her location monitoring bracelet and absconded," according to court documents.
Dali, who was residing in Philadelphia, was arrested in Buffalo, New York, on Monday, which shares a border with Canada. Dali is a U.S. permanent resident and is in FBI custody.
Court documents from December 6 show Dali was ordered not to leave New York State or Philadelphia "except for travel to and from court." The judge also ruled she "may not enter any airports."
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What to Know
On November 26, Dali snuck onto a Delta Air Lines flight departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, without a ticket.
The criminal complaint details that Dali was first turned away from a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint after being unable to present a boarding pass. She later got through by "entering through a special lane for airline employees masked by a large Air Europa flight crew."
She then was able to board the plane as "Delta agents, who were busy helping ticketed passengers aboard, did not stop her or ask her to present a boarding pass," the complaint reads.
After landing in Paris, French law enforcement officers met Dali at the gate and detained her. She flew back to New York on December 4 while escorted by law enforcement agents.
She has since admitted she did not have a ticket for the flight. Following a court hearing the next day, she was ordered to wear a GPS monitor*.*
The New York Times reported that law officials said Dali had a ticket for the bus she was on when she was arrested in Buffalo on Monday, which was headed for Canada.
What Happens Next
Dali appeared in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer of the Western District of New York at 1:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. She represented herself.
The court ordered her to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, which will be responsible for transporting her to the Eastern District of New York on Friday, December 20, according to the court docket.
"Ms. Dali will be returned to Brooklyn because the arrest warrant is issued out of the Eastern District of New York," John Marzulli, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York, told Newsweek on Tuesday.
Dali will likely face legal repercussions for removing the ankle monitor and violating the signed December order.
Update 12/17/24, 4:30 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.
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