Baggage claim: Two men charged with stealing $550,000 from airlines in lost-luggage scam

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A pair of frequent flyers from Louisiana have been charged with stealing more than $500,000 from airlines by filing dozens of phony lost-luggage claims, prosecutors said.

Pernell Anthony Jones Jr., 31, of Kenner, La., and Donmonick Martin, 29, of Chalmette, La., are accused of running the scam on numerous airlines, filing lost-luggage claims following 180 flights in and out of Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, despite never actually traveling with checked bags, according to court documents.

Upon landing, prosecutors say, Jones would tell the airline it had lost his luggage and file a claim stating the bag contained valuable items worth more than $3,500, the maximum compensation allowed under law. He would put Martin’s address on the claim, according to court documents. Jones and Martin are charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Jones faces up to 20 years and Martin up to five years if convicted.

 

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