A Salford man who defrauded airlines out of £15,000 has been given a suspended sentence at Manchester Crown Court this afternoon.
Kurtis Mulvaney aged 30 of Norbury Street pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation at an earlier hearing.
He was jailed for 14 months suspended for 12 months, 180 hours unpaid work and has to pay Jet2.com and Jet2holidays £10,000.
Between March 2013 and April 2016 Mulvaney used credit cards that didn’t belong to him to buy airline tickets and holidays with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, and Monarch totalling approximately £15,000.
Mulvaney’s crimes were uncovered when Jet2’s fraud department identified the credit card had been used fraudulently.
On 11 April 2016 Mulvaney was arrested at Manchester Airport when he tried to check in for a flight to Parma using a compromised credit card.
Following an extensive investigation by GMP, with the assistance of Jet2 and Monarch, he was charged.
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.”
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “This conviction 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.”
