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Spirit Airlines Employees Charged in $500 Theft Scandal

12/22/2025

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Olukunle Idowu and Hyacinth Linton, Spirit Airlines employees, face theft charges for allegedly stealing a passenger's $500 Louis Vuitton wristlet at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Surveillance video shows Idowu taking the wristlet from a drawer.
Linton is alleged to have placed the wristlet contents in her backpack.
Spirit says one employee is suspended.
A Spirit Gold member's $300 headphone charging case remains unreturned, despite Spirit's agreement to reimburse him.

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Olukunle Idowu and Hyacinth Linton, Spirit Airlines employees, face theft charges for allegedly stealing a passenger's $500 Louis Vuitton wristlet at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Surveillance video shows Idowu taking the wristlet from a drawer.
Linton is alleged to have placed the wristlet contents in her backpack.
Spirit says one employee is suspended.
A Spirit Gold member's $300 headphone charging case remains unreturned, despite Spirit's agreement to reimburse him.