Four-Year Scam Nets Hundreds of Free Flights for Imposter
A Canadian man has been indicted for wire fraud after posing as a commercial airline pilot to obtain hundreds of free flights on three US airlines over a four-year period. Dallas Pokornik, 33, from Toronto, allegedly used a fictitious employee identification card to deceive the airlines, which were based in Honolulu, Chicago, and Fort Worth. Pokornik, who previously worked as a flight attendant, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, with assistance from the US Marshals Service, as reported by AeroTime.