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Ex-Flight Attendant Posed As Pilot To Score Hundreds Of Free Flights, DOJ Says
It's a case that may sound familiar to anyone who enjoyed Leonardo DiCaprio's 2002 movie "Catch Me If You Can."
A Toronto man, Dallas Pokornik, was charged with wire fraud in Hawaii after pretending to be an airline pilot to get hundreds of free flights, the Department of Justice said in a news release on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The 33-year-old was indicted on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, and arrested in Panama before being extradited to the US.
According to court records, Pokornik spent four years falsely claiming he was a licensed airline pilot, using a fake employee identif…
Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida
The identities have been released of three people who were killed when a small aircraft crashed near a busy stretch of I-95 in Florida.
The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. Friday, April 11, in Boca Raton, and created a large plume of smoke visible for miles.
The victims were all those on board the Cessna 310, Boca Raton Fire Rescue said.
They have now been identified as family members Robert Stark, age 81, of Boca Raton, Stephen Stark, age 54, of Delray Beach, Florida, and Brooke Stark, age 17, also of Delray Beach, Florida.
Authorities have not specified who was flyi…
Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents Killed In Vermont Including Student
Four Connecticut residents killed in a small plane crash in Vermont as they returned home from a luncheon have been identified.
The Vermont State Police said the incident occurred in Addison County, Vermont, in Ferrisburgh on Sunday, Sept. 8.
The victims, whose bodies were recovered on Monday, Sept. 9, have been identified as:
Paul Pelletier, age 55, of Columbia, in Tolland County
Frank Rodriquez, age 88, of Lebanon, in New London County
Susan Van Ness, age 51, of Middletown, in Middlesex County
Delilah Van Ness, age 15, of Middletown, in Middlesex County .
Middletown Po…
