Former Canadian flight attendant allegedly posed as pilot for free flights: U.S. officials

A former flight attendant from Toronto allegedly posed as a pilot and used a fake identification card in order to fly for free hundreds of times, according to American authorities.

The 33-year-old has been charged with wire fraud after falsely posing as a commercial airline pilot, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii Ken Sorenson said on Tuesday. He was indicted last October after being arrested in Panama and extradited to the United States. The man also posed as a flight attendant...