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Delta Employee Arrested For Fraudulently “Giving” Delta Tickets Away

We know it is better to give than to receive, but that is really contingent on you giving what actually belongs to you. Of course, with many airline programs, you can book award tickets for friends and family members with your own miles – and that is a very generous thing to do. Most flight attendants will also allow you to give your complimentary upgrade seat to a friend or family member traveling on the same flight. Again, a generous gesture on your part!

But, what you cannot do is use your position as an employee at an airline as way to give free tickets and upgrades to friends and family members. That is theft and is exactly what this man is accused of doing. He, allegedly, used his access to the Delta system to issue ticket vouchers worth $54,000, airline tickets worth $21,000, and upgrade certificates worth $2,100. These various instruments were spread over 65 transactions spanning a two year period.

Source: Sun Sentinel

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Charlie

Charlie has been an avid traveler and runner for many years. He has run in marathons around the world for less than it would cost to travel to the next town - all as a result of collecting and using miles and points. Over the years, he has flown hundreds of thousands of miles and collected millions of miles and points.
Now he uses this experience and knowledge to help others through Running with Miles.

5 Comments

    • Seriously clickbait.

      “Delta Employee Arrested for Fraudulently Giving Free Tickets to Friend and Family”

      • I agree, much better. Believe it or not, it is hard sometimes to come up with titles that are not overly long and boring yet still provide information. Thanks for adding to the discussion with that! If you look through my posts, I really do strive to not just throw click-bait titles (just not my style) and do appreciate others giving better insight.

        • much, much better. I thought it was a horror story about a FF and sharing of rewards tickets. thanks.

          • Thanks for checking back in. It is sometimes easier for me to write a 1,000 word post than it is to find the right title that fits both space and description without sounding like clickbait. Obviously, I had failed with this one!