Man convicted of posing as flight attendant to attain over 120 free flights

A person who posed as a flight attendant for 4 completely different airways scammed 120 free flights over the course of years, the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the Southern District of Florida introduced Tuesday.

Tiron Alexander, 35, was convicted on June 5 of getting into the safe space of an airport beneath false pretenses and wire fraud. Federal prosecutors stated that between 2018 and 2024, Alexander booked free flights solely out there to pilots and flight attendants on an airline provider’s web site. The applying course of required candidates to supply their employer, date of rent and badge quantity.

Alexander flew 34 instances with that airline, claiming to be a flight attendant, falsifying employment with seven airways, and submitting about 30 completely different badge numbers, prosecutors stated within the press launch. The Transportation Safety Administration investigated the case.

“The proof at trial additionally confirmed that Alexander posed as a flight attendant on three different airline carriers,” prosecutors stated. “In the end, Alexander booked greater than 120 free flights by falsely claiming to be a flight attendant.”

Alexander’s indictment from October said he had labored for an airline headquartered in Dallas since November 2015, however was by no means a pilot or a flight attendant. Public defenders representing Alexander didn’t instantly reply to NBC Information’ request for remark.

In response to the indictment, the utmost sentence for wire fraud is 20 years in jail, and 10 years for getting into the safe airport areas beneath false pretenses. Each prices carry a most of three years of supervised launch and a $250,000 wonderful.

Alexander’s sentencing is ready for Aug. 25.