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Southwest Airlines hires flight attendant wanted for elder fraud

A newly hired Southwest Airlines flight attendant turned himself in to law enforcement after working with an active arrest warrant for elder fraud.

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Southwest Airlines hired a former Spirit Airlines flight attendant who had an active warrant out for his arrest on elder fraud charges, according to Paddley Too and PYOK. The employee, identified as 39 year old Anthony Weaver of Maricopa, surrendered himself to the Broward County Jail. [1][8]

Paddley Too reported that Weaver completed his training with Southwest Airlines and returned to working flights as a crew member just weeks before his arrest. He surrendered to authorities at the Broward County facility after the active warrant was highlighted. [1]

An arrest warrant is a legal document issued by a judge or magistrate authorizing law enforcement to arrest and detain an individual. Southwest Airlines operates as a major U.S. carrier headquartered in Dallas, Texas. [9][11]

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In short

  • Southwest Airlines hired a flight attendant who was facing an active arrest warrant for elder fraud.
  • The flight attendant, 39 year old Anthony Weaver, previously worked for Spirit Airlines.
  • Weaver surrendered to authorities at the Broward County Jail shortly after finishing crew training.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Southwest Airlines Hired a Flight Attendant Who Had a Warrant Out For His Arrest For Elder FraudPaddley Too, 14h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]American Airlines Flight Attendant Accused in $25,310 Elder ScamAviation A2Z, 1d ago
  3. [3]American Airlines Flight Attendant Accused Of Using Free Flights To Scam A 75-Year-Old Out Of $25,000View from the Wing, 1d ago
  4. [4]Here's How Flight Attendant Seniority Shapes Bidding Schedules At Airlines In 2026Simple Flying, 19h ago
  5. [5]Alaska Airlines 737 Pilots Reports Unusual Smell Which Caused Headache to Flight AttendantAviation A2Z, 1d ago
  6. [6]United Airlines Increases Marrakesh-New York Flight Capacity by 37%Morocco World News, 19h ago
  7. [7]Discover Airlines Retires Final Airbus A330-200 After Historic Transatlantic FlightAviation News.eu, 1d ago
  8. [8]Southwest Airlines Hired a Flight Attendant Who Had a Warrant Out For His Arrest For Elder FraudPYOK, 14h ago

Background

  1. [9]Arrest warrant on Wikipedia
  2. [10]The Flight Attendant on Wikipedia
  3. [11]Southwest Airlines on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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