Customers of JetSmarter say they have been questioned about the private jet company's business practices and communications. The scope and nature of the inquiries are unclear.
Officials from the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office in Florida have been interviewing customers of JetSmarter about the private jet company's business practices and communications, according to JetSmarter customers.
According to the two JetSmarter members, who both have lawsuits pending against the company, the FBI and a prosecutor from the U.S. Attorney's office in the Southern District of Florida interviewed them for more than two hours last month. The investigators asked about JetSmarter's sales practices, their communications with members, contract details, the names of salespeople and the types of passengers who flew on JetSmarter flights.
The questions follow a CNBC report in January detailing JetSmarter's financial losses, lawsuits and concerns about security and drugs on JetSmarter flights. The Fort Lauderdale-based company, founded in 2012 and backed by Jay-Z and the Saudi Royal family, grew to more than 8,000 members and touted a valuation of $1.5 billion in 2016 with the promise of unlimited private jet flights.
JetSmarter announced this month that it was being acquired by Vista Global, the Dubai-based owner of Vista Jet and XOJET. People familiar with the deal said Vista bought JetSmarter mainly for its app technology and will use the company's technology to expand and improve its other private jet brands.
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