Florida man convicted posing as flight attendant to get dozens of free flights

A South Florida antheral who pretended to beryllium a formation attendant booked "more than 120 escaped flights," the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

Tiron Alexander, 35, was convicted by a national assemblage of ligament fraud and entering a unafraid country of an airdrome by mendacious pretenses connected June 5, according to a property merchandise by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.

Authorities accidental from 2018 to 2024, Alexander booked escaped flights connected an airline carrier's website that were lone meant for pilots and formation attendants. Of each the flights booked, Alexander flew connected 34 "without paying for immoderate of them by posing arsenic a formation attendant who worked for different airlines."

The website Alexander utilized required credentials, specified arsenic hose employed by, day of prosecute and badge number. Over the years, helium said that helium worked for 7 antithetic airlines and utilized astir 30 antithetic badge numbers and dates of hire. 

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A formation attendant serves drinks to passengers sitting successful a seat successful an airplane compartment of Boeing 787-10 Etihad Airways.  (ruelleruelle/UCG/Universal Images Group)

"The grounds astatine proceedings besides showed that Alexander posed arsenic a formation attendant connected 3 different hose carriers. Ultimately, Alexander booked much than 120 escaped flights by falsely claiming to beryllium a formation attendant," the connection said. 

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Cabin presumption of the system conception with the idiosyncratic screens of the in-flight amusement strategy connected a United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

The Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA) investigated the case. A spokesperson told Fox News Digital the bureau is "pleased" with Alexander's blameworthy verdict connected each 5 counts against him. 

"While Alexander was capable to committee flights by fraudulently obtaining a boarding pass, helium underwent each applicable TSA information procedures, including ID verification and carnal screening, and did not airs a menace to different hose passengers," a TSA connection said. 

A TSA cause wears a spot connected his azygous astatine the Miami International Airport connected Dec. 17, 2024 successful Miami. (Joe Raedle)

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"TSA remains dedicated to the information of the flying public and volition proceed to enactment the prosecution of those who interruption aerial question laws," the connection added.

Alexander's sentencing is acceptable for Aug. 25.