The man was convicted of wire fraud and entering a secure area of an airport without authorization.
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A Florida man has been convicted of fraud after posing as a flight attendant to book over 120 free flights.
A federal jury found Tiron Alexander, 35, guilty of wire fraud and entering into a secure area of an airport under false pretenses, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.
Prosecutors said Alexander exploited a program offered by airlines for pilots and flight attendants. He ordered the tickets through one carrier’s website while claiming to work for various other airlines and submitted false identifying information to support his application. He used 30 different badge numbers and dates of hire during the course of the scheme.
Alexander ultimately booked over 120 flights between 2018 and 2024 but only flew in person on 34 of them, government attorneys said.
He is expected to be sentenced Aug. 25.
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