May 2, 2007 6:15 am US/Eastern
JetBlue Employees Accused Of Credit Card Scam
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Four JetBlue employees and a city corrections officer have been charged with stealing credit card numbers from several airline passengers and using the cards to go on a spending spree at restaurants, liquor stores, and shops including Bloomingdale's and Victoria's Secret.
Investigators began looking at the group after one traveler accidentally left his credit card behind at a JetBlue counter at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Manhattan district attorney says someone used the card to run up $508 in charges.
Three of the suspects are JetBlue customer service customer service agents. One was a flight attendant.
All five are charged with identity theft.
JetBlue, which is headquartered in Forest Hills, N.Y., says it has suspended the four workers.
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