Toronto man who posed as a pilot to receive free flights pleads guilty to wire fraud in U.S.
2 sources·Updated August 10, 2026
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- CBC Canada·3h agoHow a former flight attendant posing as a pilot got free flights for years — and finally got caught
A former flight attendant from Toronto has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in connection with a fraud scheme reminiscent of the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, Catch Me If You Can. Dallas Pokornik used fake identification to pose as a pilot and get hundreds of free flights.
Read at CBC Canada → - Globe and Mail·3h agoToronto man who posed as a pilot to receive free flights pleads guilty to wire fraud in U.S.
Dallas Pokornik admitted to using a fake employee identification card to get free flights from three airlines between January, 2020 and late October, 2024
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