Short biography
Lance Zane Ricotta is a pilot and aircraft seller who says he earned his pilot certificate in 1991. He describes a career in ferry flying, corporate aviation, and aircraft transactions, with experience in business jets, seaplanes, and warbirds. His personal website includes his response to OCCRP reporting and links to the 2004 DOT OIG notice concerning his plea agreement. Career credentials and sales totals on this site are attributed to his account unless independently sourced.
Media contact
lancericotta@gmail.com. Direct interview, credential, or document requests to Lance. Availability must be confirmed with him.
Background reading
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Reporting independently
This is material from the subject’s personal website. Journalists should verify credentials, transaction records, and disputed claims independently. No interview with an escrow professional is represented as having taken place.