Former Toronto flight attendant pleads guilty to U.S. wire fraud, posing as pilot for free flights
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A former Toronto flight attendant has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after posing as a pilot to secure free flights. According to the U.S. attorney's office, the individual used a fictitious employee identification card to carry out the scheme.
The defendant, identified in reports as Pokornik, previously worked as a flight attendant for a Toronto-based carrier between 2017 and 2019 before engaging in the fraudulent activity involving the unauthorized air travel.
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Global News (CA)Focuses on the federal charge of wire fraud and the U.S. attorney's office.
Toronto Sun (Toronto, Canada)Highlights the defendant's past employment history with a Toronto carrier.
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