Owner of Pembroke Pines aviation company indicted on fraud and conspiracy charges

A Miramar man accused of running a multi-year aviation-parts and investor scheme was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida, officials said.

Alain R. Ruiz, 45, was charged with two counts of fraud involving aircraft parts, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, seven counts of wire fraud, and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property.

Investigators said that Ruiz's scheme involved forging Federal Aviation Administration certifications, fabricated military purchase orders and more than $1 million in victim losses.

According to court documents, Ruiz is the owner of Premier Aviation Sales, Inc. and Capital Aviation Sales, Inc., which were companies that claimed to broker and repair aviation components.

Ruiz is accused of soliciting funds by falsely representing that he had access to government contracts and foreign military purchase orders. He also claimed to have special aircraft parts.

Investigators also said that part of the scheme involved Ruiz using a fraudulent FAA form, forged documents and fabricated aircraft‑part traceability to convince victims to wire money to accounts he controlled.

Some of the money Ruiz received was allegedly used as payment for earlier investors, and he used other funds for personal expenses.

In 2024, NBC6 reported that a group of people who invested in the Pembroke Pines aviation sales company said Ruiz, who was the former president of the business, wasn’t holding up his end of the deal.

“It’s all lies,” said Rosa Monert, who told NBC6 the company owes her more than $20,000.

Monert entered into a finance agreement with Premier Aviation Sales Inc. that says the company promises to pay her the invested amount plus 12% interest over a period of three months.

"I gave him $35,000," Monert said. "With the percentage, he's supposed to give me $4,200 a month, and he paid only the first month. And after that, nothing."

Ruiz faces up to 20 years in prison for each conspiracy and wire charge and 10 years for each charge of fraud and money-laundering transactions.