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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…
NY Mom Jumps To Death With Her 2 Young Children At Niagara Falls
A days-long search for a New York mother and her two children was unsuccessful after police say the woman jumped with them off Niagara Falls.
State Police say that 33-year-old Chianti Means, Roman Rossman, age 9, and Mecca Means, 5 months old, crossed over the guardrail and went over the falls on Luna Island, which is attached to Goat Island, on Monday night, Oct. 28.
"The investigation has determined that this incident was intentional in nature, though the circumstances remain under investigation," according to New York State Police.
All three were residents of Niagara Falls.
New York St…
'Adventurous Spirit': Pilot Killed In NY Plane Crash Remembered For 'Palpable Zest For Life'
Natalie Gillis saw much of the world in her 34 years, most of it from the air.
The pilot from Toronto, Canada died Monday morning, June 17, when her twin engine Piper plane crashed just moments after taking off from Albany International Airport.
Gillis, the aircraft’s sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Colonie Police. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the NTSB.
Earlier Report: Pilot Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Albany Airport
Her employer, KASI Aviation Services, confirmed her death in a Facebook tribute posted Thursday morning, Ju…
