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Scoot Cabin Crew Leader Pleads Guilty in Cash-Theft Scheme on 366 Flights

Sentencing is set for Feb. 3 as the court weighs a second charge tied to earlier takings.

Overview

  • He misappropriated nearly $40,000 in cash from onboard food and beverage sales between July 2023 and March 2025, according to court documents.
  • Luqman Hakim Shahfawi, 31, pleaded guilty to one count involving more than $22,000, while a second charge covering nearly $18,000 will be considered at sentencing.
  • As a complex leader, he tallied sales and was required to seal cash in Brinks bags and deposit them in a safe within 48 hours, but he kept the bags instead.
  • Court records state he lost two Brinks bags in 2023 and did not report it, after which he continued retaining subsequent cash when supervisors did not confront him.
  • Investigators said the money went to repay debts to unlicensed moneylenders; he later confessed, Scoot notified police on March 20, 2025, and he was arrested the next day.