{
  "id": 482972,
  "title": "How a former flight attendant posing as a pilot got free flights for years — and finally got caught",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/how-a-former-flight-attendant-posing-as-a-pilot-got-free-flights-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T16:11:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dallas-pokornik-guilty-plea-9.7301711"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "How a former flight attendant posing as a pilot got free flights for years — and finally got caught",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/how-a-former-flight-attendant-posing-as-a-pilot-got-free-flights-for-489061",
        "published": "2026-08-10T16:11:30.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}