A man from Florida was convicted of fraud for pretending to be a flight attendant and flying for free 120 times. On June 10, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported that a federal jury found 35-year-old Tiron Alexander guilty of wire fraud and unauthorized entry into a secure airport area, according to PEOPLE.

A release says, “In total, Alexander flew on 34 flights with the airline carrier without paying for any of them by posing as a flight attendant who worked for other airlines.”

“Over the 34 flights, Alexander claimed through the airline carrier’s website application process — a process that required an applicant to select whether they were a pilot or flight attendant and provide their employer, date of hire, and badge number information — that he worked for seven different airlines and had approximately 30 different badge numbers and dates of hire.” Officials said this about Alexander using a flight attendants’ website to book free flights from 2018 to 2024.

Alexander pretended to be a flight attendant for three airlines, allowing him to schedule over 120 free flights.

Alexander was convicted on June 5 and will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra on Aug. 25

“U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Antonio L. Pittman of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Atlanta Field Office, made the announcement.. TSA investigated the case,” per the release.

CNN reported that Alexander might go to prison for 20 years for wire fraud. He could also get 10 years for sneaking into a secure area of the airport.

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