A 35-year-old South Florida man has been convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating an elaborate journey rip-off during which he posed as a flight attendant to e book greater than 120 free flights throughout the US.
Tiron Alexander was discovered responsible on June 5 of wire fraud and coming into a safe space of an airport by false pretenses, following a trial in federal court docket. In accordance with proof offered, Alexander fraudulently accessed flight advantages reserved for airline crew members by submitting false credentials by way of a industrial airline’s worker journey reserving system.
Between 2018 and 2024, Alexander flew on 34 flights with the airline with out paying, claiming to be a flight attendant employed by numerous carriers. Prosecutors revealed that he created faux employment profiles on the airline’s reserving platform, itemizing seven completely different airways, roughly 30 fabricated badge numbers, and a variety of made-up rent dates.
The scheme allowed Alexander to use a loophole within the airline’s flight profit program, which provides free or discounted journey to verified airline workers. Investigators additionally discovered that he impersonated flight attendants on three extra carriers to bolster the ruse.
U.S. District Decide Jacqueline Becerra is scheduled to condemn Alexander on August 25, 2025. He faces potential jail time underneath the U.S. Sentencing Pointers.
The case was investigated by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), and the conviction was introduced by U.S. Legal professional Hayden P. O’Byrne of the Southern District of Florida and Supervisory Air Marshal in Cost Antonio L. Pittman of the TSA’s Atlanta Discipline Workplace.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael C. Shepherd, Zachary A. Keller, and Andres E. Chinchilla led the prosecution.
