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Calgary WestJet employee charged in travel credits fraud

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A former WestJet employee faces fraud and theft charges following a joint investigation by the airline’s corporate security department and Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).

It’s alleged that between 2012 and 2015, Terance Gough, 43, fraudulently issued more than a quarter of a million dollars’ worth of WestJet travel credits which were then bought and sold by a third party.

After conducting an internal investigation, WestJet referred the matter to ALERT Calgary’s Financial Crime team in July 2015.

Gough was charged with fraud and theft over $5,000 on April 19.

It’s believed no WestJet customers were defrauded.

ALERT is a compilation of RCMP and local police forces across Alberta that targets serious and organized crime.

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