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Fraudster grounded by Jet2.com & Jet2holidays
Published: Tue 24 Oct 2017 at 16:38
Updated: Tue 24 Oct 2017 at 16:39
A criminal who attempted to defraud Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has today been sentenced, thanks to our fraud department and their collaboration with Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
Kurtis Mulvaney, 30, of Salford was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court today after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation at an earlier hearing. He was sentenced to 14 months suspended for 12 months, ordered to 180 hours of unpaid work, and must also repay Jet2.com and Jet2holidays £10,000.
Between March 2013 and April 2016 Mulvaney used credit cards that did not belong to him to buy airline tickets and holidays with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, as well as with another airline, totalling approximately £15,000.
Our team of fraud specialists discovered that a credit card had been used fraudulently to make bookings and alerted GMP.
As a result, in April 2016 Mulvaney was then arrested at Manchester Airport when he tried to check in for a Jet2.com flight to Palma using a compromised credit card.
Following an extensive investigation by GMP, which Jet2.com and Jet2holidays played a key role in, he was then charged.
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 GMP’s Airport CID said: “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.”
