"A former flight attendant accused of posing as a pilot and working airline employee fooled three U.S. carriers into giving him hundreds of free tickets over a span of four years, federal authorities say. But precisely how he is alleged to have done it - and why the airlines wouldn't have caught on sooner - has industry insiders scratching their heads."
"Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court in Hawaii last October. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday following his extradition to the United States. His federal public defender declined to discuss the case. According to court documents, Pokornik was a flight attendant for a Toronto-based airline from 2017 to 2019, then used fraudulent employee identification from that carrier to obtain tickets reserved for pilots and flight attendants on three other airlines."
Federal authorities say a former flight attendant posed as a pilot and obtained hundreds of free tickets from three U.S. carriers. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after a federal indictment in Hawaii on wire fraud charges and pleaded not guilty after extradition. Court records allege he used fraudulent employee identification from a Toronto-based carrier where he worked 2017–2019 to secure tickets reserved for pilots and flight attendants on three other airlines. The U.S. carriers are based in Honolulu, Chicago and Fort Worth. Airline representatives gave limited comment, and experts expressed surprise credential checks did not catch the alleged fraud.
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