A former flight attendant accused of posing as a pilot and working airline employee fooled three US carriers into giving him hundreds of free tickets over a span of four years, federal authorities say. But precisely how he is alleged to have done it - and why the airlines wouldn't have caught on sooner - has industry insiders scratching their heads.
Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court in Hawaii last October. He pleaded not guilty on 20 January following his extradition to the United States. His federal public defender declined to discuss the case.
