Crime | Air France Stewardess Stole $5K From Passengers: Cops Air France worker allegedly nabbed cash as they slept By Jane Yager Posted Jul 21, 2010 5:00 AM CDT Copied An Air France plane bound for Washington, is guarded by Police officers at Roissy airport, North of Paris, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) Flying Air France recently cost some passengers a lot more than the ticket price. A flight attendant for the airline has been arrested in Paris on charges of stealing cash, credit cards, and jewelry from sleeping passengers. The woman police identify as Lucie R. was busted after Japanese passengers complained of losing more than $5000 in cash during a Tokyo-Paris flight. Light-fingered Lucie admitted to robbing 27 passengers, and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, the New York Daily News reports. Read These Next Stephen Miller: Nobody will fight the US over Greenland. An enduring McDonald's favorite is in the hot seat. President Trump just got offered a Nobel Peace Prize. The Trump administration thanks the media. Report an error