MIAMI — Federal agents have charged a man whom they said stole thousands of dollars and credit cards from other passengers while onboard a flight from Argentina to Miami.
In their criminal complaint, federal agents said that after the flight, they found $10,732 in U.S. currency and 14,320 in Argentine pesos in Diego Radio’s backpack, along with two credit cards in the names of other passengers on the flight. The amounts of money found in the backpack matched the amounts reported missing from other passengers, WTVJ reported.
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Flight attendants told investigators that they had noticed Radio acting suspicious on board the flight, saying he “repeatedly walked up and down the airplane aisle and had been seated for a period of time in a seat that was not assigned to him,” WSVN reported.
“We don’t give enough credit to the crew,” Jessica Maqueda told WSVN. “And they do an amazing job, you know, with any assistance we may need, and I’m glad they were vigilant and noticed that something was odd.”
Investigators told WTVJ that Radio confessed to stealing the cards and cash from passengers on the flight.