"On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a grand jury indicted a Bay Area woman, Reshma Kamath, on Nov. 13 on several charges related to the alleged assault of a flight crew. On June 28, Kamath boarded Air India flight 173 from New Delhi to San Francisco International Airport. Federal prosecutors alleged that during the flight, she verbally abused, threatened and struck two flight crew members."
"The federal grand jury indicted Kamath on two counts of interference with flight crew members and attendants; one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer; and one count of interference with security screening personnel. If Kamath is found guilty, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of interference with the flight crew;"
Reshma Kamath allegedly assaulted flight crew members and airport personnel during and after Air India flight 173 from New Delhi to San Francisco on June 28. Federal prosecutors allege she verbally abused, threatened and struck two flight crew members during the flight, then assaulted an SFO employee and resisted arrest by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer. A federal grand jury indicted her on counts including interference with flight crew and attendants, assaulting or impeding a federal officer, and interference with security screening personnel. If convicted, she faces a combined maximum sentence of 58 years and up to $1 million in fines. The State Bar of California filed 26 disciplinary charges in June alleging degrading language toward white judges and court staff and continued federal practice despite disbarment, and she was formally disbarred on Nov. 8.
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