"Federal prosecutors charged a man with wire fraud, alleging a "Catch Me if You Can"-reminiscent scheme. US Attorney Ken Sorenson said in a Tuesday press release that a Canadian man was charged over allegations that he pretended to be a pilot and a flight attendant to get hundreds of free trips. According to court documents, 33-year-old Dallas Pokornik from Toronto was arrested in Panama earlier this month and extradited to the US."
"The indictment filed at the District Court of Hawaii alleged that Pokornik worked as a flight attendant for a Toronto-based airline from 2017 to 2019. After leaving the job, prosecutors alleged he used fake employee identification from that carrier to obtain tickets reserved for pilots and flight attendants on three other airlines. The indictment also alleged Pokornik "used and presented a false and fictitious identification" as a current pilot or flight attendant to claim travel benefits typically offered to airline staff when seats are available."
Federal prosecutors charged 33-year-old Dallas Pokornik with wire fraud for allegedly impersonating pilots and flight attendants to obtain free travel. Prosecutors allege he used fake employee identifications from a Toronto-based carrier after leaving a 2017–2019 flight attendant job to claim tickets reserved for crew on multiple airlines. Authorities say he sometimes requested cockpit access. Pokornik was arrested in Panama, extradited to Hawaii, arraigned, and pleaded not guilty. A magistrate judge ordered him detained. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Airlines named in filings were based in Honolulu, Chicago, and Fort Worth.
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