Robin Petersen worked for Boeing as a flight instructor in Saudi Arabia in 2009. He claimed that the program was a “fraudulent scheme” in which the company seized his passport and rendered him a virtual prisoner at a work facility in Jeddah, subjected him to substandard living conditions, and failed to pay him promised compensation and benefits. He also alleged that the company committed other ethical and safety breaches. In January 2016, the parties agreed to end the lawsuit with an entry of judgment against Boeing in the amount of $100,000, with no admission of liability by Boeing.