Michael M. Sears (born July 16, 1947) is an American former

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and convicted felon. In 1992 Sears led the successful development of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. In 1997, Sears was President of the

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division of

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. In 2003, Sears was Boeing's CFO. Boeing terminated Sears on November 24, 2003 as the result of corruption allegations relating to the improper hiring of

Darleen Druyun Darleen A. Druyun (born November 7, 1947) is a former United States Department of the Air Force civilian official, Boeing executive, and convicted felon. In 2004, Druyun pleaded guilty to a felony in relation to her role in the United States Air ...

. For his part in the Darleen Druyun scandal, Sears was

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to four months in

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, a $250,000 fine, and 200 hours of

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Department of Justice news release about Sears's sentencing
Living people 1947 births American electronics engineers American aerospace businesspeople American aerospace engineers American people convicted of fraud American businesspeople convicted of crimes American chief financial officers Missouri University of Science and Technology alumni {{US-business-bio-stub

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