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Posted on 05/01/2007 5:17:24 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - Four JetBlue (JBLU.O: Quote, Profile , Research) employees and a New York City corrections officer were arrested on Tuesday on charges of splurging with credit cards forgotten by passengers rushing to catch their flights, prosecutors said.
The arrests come as the low-cost airline struggles to rebuild customer confidence after a February storm triggered the cancellation of some 1,200 JetBlue flights and left passengers stranded or fuming on grounded planes for hours.
An probe by Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau found that the five, who included three customer service agents and a flight attendant, went on shopping sprees using credit and debit cards that belonged to JetBlue customers.
The cards, one of which the employees gave to the corrections officer, were used to make purchases at liquor stores, restaurants and shops, including Bloomingdale's and Victoria's Secret.
JetBlue spokesman Bryan Baldwin said the company is cooperating fully with the investigation and that the four employees have been suspended.
Investigators were tipped off to the scheme on June 7, 2006, after a law student who was flying from New York to Boston forgot his credit card at the JetBlue terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport. The card was later used to rack up charges of more than $500.
"Airports can often be stressful places," Morgenthau said. "These defendants took advantage of that stress when customers, focused on their travel plans, inadvertently left their credit cards with JetBlue employees, ironically working as 'customer service' agents. Instead of providing assistance, these agents ripped off passengers."
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Appropriate pic (and I noticed that it was an Airbust).
I wonder if any Jose Cuervo was purchased with those stolen credit cards. Has anybody tried the pre-mixed Jose Cuervo margaritas? They are actually pretty good. Not like making them yourself out of top-shelf ingredients however.
Jet Blue “We will crank your bank”
It sure would help if retailers would start checking IDs, or if the industry as a whole would develop a universal PIN entry system. It’s unbelievable how easy it is to use someone else’s credit card.
“Airports can often be stressful places, so if there’s a way airport personnel can steal stuff out of your luggage, devastate your travel plans or otherwise inconvenience you, with the idea that you are hostage to a schedule and are usually forced to spend “x” dollars to get to your destination, please count on being gouged for whatever the traffic will bear. Thank you for your cooperation.”
There’s a good segue if I’ve ever seen one.
IIRC, they do not have Boeing in their fleet; Airbus and Embraer only. Also, they tend to donate to Democrat political causes.
If you consider Moveon.org to be a Democrat cause. Soros is one of their big investors.
Also, they tend to donate to Democrat political causes.
Talk about non sequiturs. Apple also donates to Democratic causes and their products are top notch. Looks like a few bad apples are at work here, not the entire airline. Besides, this occurred in NYC. That seems like a more likely explanation.
Surely what they charged to the credit card isn’t equal to the cost of one first-class ticket on some of their flights.
That’s the best sort of a thread hijack I’ve ever seen.
Speaking of ingredients, Iran ran an advertisement in a paper wholly owned by the New York Times seeking bids from companies to supply ingredients to build two new nuclear reactors
Isn't it a federal offense to hijack an airliner thread?
Jet Blue was one of the most highly rated corporations on the Dems’ BuyBlue.org site (which is now offline, apparently). That is enough for me.
I don’t know. It gave me whiplash.
Wonder what you have to do to get fired?
Don't pay your Union dues.
Doubtful. jetBlue doesn’t have first class.
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