A man was indicted by federal prosecutors this week, accused of earning more than 42 million Delta frequent-flyer miles by committing fraud.
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/delt...odolsky-2019-9

It goes on to say that he created a Skybonus account for a business he was not associated with to earn the miles.

The airline claims the miles are worth $1.75 million, which is beyond ludicrous. The man committed fraud and theft, but we all know the real value is closer to $500k.