THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2023 Page 5 ~ POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT ~ State Rep. Jeff Turco stands for Councillor McKenna To the Voters of Ward 1: I write to enthusiastically endorse Joanne McKenna for another term as your Ward 1 City Councilor. During the nearly three years we have worked together, Joanne McKenna has focused her efforts on getting things done for the residents of Ward 1. I have come to admire her genuineness of deliberation and her unending eff ort to get to the right decision. Joanne had proven she cares more about voting the right way than the popular way. Earlier this Spring Joanne took a stand for the taxpayers of Revere. In doing so, she was unfairly singled out and maligned. A project in Ward 1 was cancelled in retaliation. Yet, Joanne McKenna didn’t miss a beat and went back to work fi ghting for Ward 1. When others would have wilted, Joanne McKenna stood tall for Ward 1 and for what she believed to be right. JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM On Election Day, Tuesday, November 7 Joanne McKenna is a woman of great courage, toughness and kindness. Her love of Revere and her neighbors is what makes me proud to call her my friend and my colleague. I respectfully urge the people of Ward 1 to vote to re-elect Joanne McKenna on November 7! All my best, Jeff Turco State Representative Former airline gate agent sentenced for cheating airline ticketing system R ecently a Chelsea woman was sentenced in federal court in Boston for using her position as an airline gate agent to convert low-cost fl ights to more expensive fl ights and destinations for friends, family and acquaintances. Tiff any Jenkins, 35, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to time served (one day) and 18 months of supervised release with the fi rst three months to be served on curfew. Jenkins pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in October 2019. As a gate agent, Jenkins had access to the airline’s computer reservation database and had the ability to use a special code, referred to as an involuntary exchange or “INVOL,” to change fl ights for customers at no additional cost. This code enables agents to change flights for customers who miss their fl ights or experience a death in the family. During a 15-month period, from approximately July 1, 2016, through Sept. 27, 2017, Jenkins executed approximately 505 involuntary ticket exchanges for more than 100 diff erent passengers. Many of those exchanges occurred after the passenger was first booked on domestic fl ights at one of the airline company’s lowest available fares – often roundtrip fl ights between Las Vegas, Nev., and Long Beach, Calif. A short time later, Jenkins exchanged those tickets for a completely diff erent city pair, generally involving much more expensive international locations, for friends, family and acquaintances. Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy; the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Division, Jodi Cohen; and the Special Agent in Charge of the IRS’s Criminal Investigations in Boston, Harry Chavis, Jr., made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Holcomb of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit prosecuted the case. “Please consider me for one of your six votes” Re-Elect John Kingston Revere School Committee (Paid Pol. Adv.) Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma
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