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05/02/2007 09:48 AM

JetBlue Workers Charged In Identity Theft Scam

By: NY1 News

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Five people, including four Jet Blue employees, have been charged with running up hundreds of dollars in charges on credit cards stolen from passengers.

The Queens district attorney says three of the accused worked behind the JetBlue counter at JFK, one is a flight attendant and one is a city correction officer.

Prosecutors say they used stolen credit card numbers to go shopping at restaurants, liquor stores and Victoria's Secret.

Investigators became suspicious after one traveler left his card on a Jet Blue counter at JFK airport. They later traced his card to $500 in unauthorized purchases.

All five suspects were arraigned Tuesday on identity theft charges. JetBlue says it has suspended the four workers.