The 21-year-old, who holds dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship, pleaded
guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to a felony count of conveying
false information of a threat targeting an airplane.
He faces from probation to five years in prison at sentencing Jan.
29.
His lawyer, Donald Etra, said that his client “apologizes to
the passengers of JetBlue” who were delayed for about one hour while
bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane.
“This was a momentary gross lapse in judgment,” Etra said.
