Brighton Beach Travel Agent Indicted In Scam
A Brighton Beach travel agent was indicted on Monday for stealing more than $26,000 from a dozen clients.
All 12 victims received receipts saying their trips had been fully paid for, but later learned their tickets had not been purchased, according to the indictment. One victim arrived at the airport, expecting to board a flight, only to be told she had no tickets.
Ouch. Kinda makes me want to go the extra mile and buy my own tickets when the time comes. Which is an unfortunate reaction, because it’s hardly fair to the thousand of legitimate travel agents that do their job well and without stealing from anyone. And this article noted that most of the victimes were Russian immigrants. This agent undoubtedly promoted Мы говорим по русски to Russophone clients who would rather let someone else do the talking to Anglophone travel services.
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