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Flight attendant arrested at Miami airport over alleged $25,000 sweepstakes scam

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The Washington Times, Daily Mail and New York Post report that Destiny Blake, a 24-year-old flight attendant from Brooklyn, was arrested at Miami International Airport on a warrant issued in Flagler County, Florida. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says Blake posed as a Publishers Clearing House representative to take about $25,000 from a 75-year-old Palm Coast woman, and used her travel benefits to carry out the scheme. U.S. Customs and Border Protection made the arrest. These allegations come from the sheriff’s office and police, and the outlets attribute them to those sources.

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  1. A flight attendant was arrested at Miami International Airport.

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    The Washington Times, Daily Mail, New York Post

  2. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says the flight attendant took about $25,000 from a 75-year-old Florida woman in a sweepstakes scam.

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    The Washington Times, Daily Mail, New York Post

  3. The sheriff’s office says the caller posed as a Publishers Clearing House representative.

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    Daily Mail, New York Post

  4. The arrest was made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on a Flagler County warrant.

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    Daily Mail, New York Post

  5. Sheriff Rick Staly said in a release that the suspect used her travel benefits to further the scam.

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All three outlets report a 24-year-old flight attendant’s arrest at Miami airport over an alleged sweepstakes scam that took about $25,000 from a Florida woman. The main difference is tone: the New York Post’s headline says ‘busted’, while the Daily Mail frames the case as the sheriff’s claims.

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    Headlines lead with the arrest and the alleged scam, with the New York Post using the word ‘busted’ and the Daily Mail foregrounding the flight benefits and the sheriff’s claims.

    Brooklyn flight attendant Loaded verb“busted”The word ‘busted’ presents the arrest as a successful police raid and implies guilt before any court has ruled.More neutral: arrestedDisagree with this highlight? in $25K sweepstakes scam targeting Florida senior: police
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    fleecebusted

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    fleeceMore neutral: take

    The word ‘fleece’ adds a colloquial tone of con-artistry to an allegation that has not been tested in court.

    A New York flight attendant has been busted for allegedly using her travel benefits to fleece a 75-year-old senior citizen out of $25,000 as part of an elaborate sweepstakes scam.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    bustedMore neutral: arrested

    The word ‘busted’ presents the arrest as a successful police raid and implies guilt before any court has ruled.

    Brooklyn flight attendant busted in $25K sweepstakes scam targeting Florida senior: police

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • the arrest of a flight attendant
  • alleged use of travel benefits
  • the elderly victim and the loss
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  • New York PostRight

    Brooklyn flight attendant Loaded verb“busted”The word ‘busted’ presents the arrest as a successful police raid and implies guilt before any court has ruled.More neutral: arrestedDisagree with this highlight? in $25K sweepstakes scam targeting Florida senior: police

    A New York flight attendant has been busted for allegedly using her travel benefits to Loaded verb“fleece”The word ‘fleece’ adds a colloquial tone of con-artistry to an allegation that has not been tested in court.More neutral: takeDisagree with this highlight? a 75-year-old senior citizen out of $25,000 as part of an elaborate sweepstakes scam.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    American Airlines flight attendant used her free travel benefits to jet to vulnerable elderly woman's house and scam her, sheriff claims

    Flight attendant Destiny Blake from Brooklyn was arrested after she used her flight benefits to scam a senior citizen out of $25,000.

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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Flight attendant accused of using sweepstakes scam to swindle senior citizen

    An American Airlines flight attendant was arrested at Miami International Airport, accused by authorities in Florida of using a sweepstakes scam to steal over $25,000 from a 75-year-old.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)

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    The Washington Times, Oct 27, 6:07 PM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightOct 27, 6:07 PM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 27, 8:14 PM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 28, 3:26 PM EDT

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