A former Southwest employee created and sold fake travel vouchers, according to a June 5 indictment. The airline usually issues Southwest Luv Vouchers to customers affected by delays and other circumstances. Between February and June 2022, the former employee allegedly created vouchers for a value of nearly $2 million. A customer service representative for Southwest Airlines at Midway Airport in Chicago when he allegedly created and sold fraudulent travel vouchers for a value of nearly $2 million. Federal prosecutors allege that Martin, who worked at Southwest from November 2018 to June 2022, used his employee credentials to create fake customer names and generate fake travel vouchers of the kind Southwest issues to customers who have experienced delays, cancellations, and other unfortunate circumstances.

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Persons: DaJuan Martin, Ned Brooks, Martin, Brooks, Mr, Jonathan Bedi, Martin's, John Legutki Organizations: Southwest, Morning, Southwest Airlines, Midway Airport Locations: Chicago