A fraudster who tried to buy Jet2.com and Jet2holidays tickets with credit cards that belonged to someone else has been fined and given a suspended jail term.
Kurtis Mulvaney, 30, of Salford, was sentenced today at Manchester Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation at an earlier hearing.
He was ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid work and repay the airline and operator £10,000.
A 14-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, was also handed to Mulvaney following the investigation by Jet2.com and Jet2holidays and Greater Manchester Police.
Mulvaney has used the credit cards that did not belong to him to buy £15,000 worth of airline tickets and holidays from Jet2holidays, Jet2.com and another airline between March 2013 and April 2016.
In April 2016, he was arrested at Manchester Airport when he tried to check in for a Jet2.com flight to Palma.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “This is welcome news in the fight against fraudsters, and sends out a strong message to anyone who thinks they can get away with it. I would like to pay tribute to our fraud department who work tirelessly to prevent this type of deception taking place, and who work closely with police forces across the UK, such as GMP, to stamp it out.”
Detective Sergeant Alex Wild of Greater Manchester Police’s Airport CID added: “Mulvaney thought he could live the lifestyle he wanted, with luxurious holidays and flights abroad, without paying a penny for it.
“Thanks to the work of officers and the help of the airlines he defrauded, Mulvaney was caught and will now pay the real price for his exotic holidays, as he now has a criminal record and has to pay back £10,000.
“Let this be a warning to anyone who thinks they can get away with fraud, you will eventually be caught.”