Take a memo... then make a bomb threat: How secretary made sure her boss didn't miss his flight

Claudia De La Rosa: She phoned and emailed a hoax threat to Miami Airport

When secretary Claudia De La Rosa made a mistake that left her boss in danger of missing his flight, she decided to try to save the day.

So, to give him a better chance of catching the plane, she rang the airline - to say there was a bomb on board.

And just to make sure the plane was delayed, she sent an email to American Airlines reiterating the bomb threat.

Staff at Miami Airport spent four hours checking the plane and the luggage already loaded on the flight to Honduras.



When they realised the bomb threat was a hoax, investigators checked the IP address of the computer used to send the email.

It was traced back to a flat in Sunny Isles Beach, near Miami, where officers found De La Rosa.

Miami Airport: Staff here spent four hours searching a flight to Honduras

The Colombian told police that she had only wanted her boss to catch his flight.



De La Rosa, 34, has been charged with a false report of planting a bomb and faces up to 15 years in jail.

She is being held in custody.