It was stated that the downed aircraft was part Valkyrie International Cargo is a CIA front. In the past, the CIA did have proprietary airline under its control like "Air America", which was used for clandestine operations in Vietnam and other parts of Asia. In the early part of the twenty-first century, the CIA either charters aircraft, or still uses its own pilots to shuttle "extraordinary rendition", persons who did receive due process from the courts, prisoners between "Black Sites", or secret prisons.
Although they don't share screen time in this episode, both Ron Rifkin and David Morse do share screen time in The Negotiator (1998).
The person from the US Attorney's Office stated that it was not a top priority to prosecute a "A slightly crooked businessman", it may be an allusion to Donald Trump, President of the United States, and former chief executive of the Trump Organization.