OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man is accused of impersonating an airline employee at Eppley Airfield.

Local media says Timothy Foster faces federal charges for allegedly using false pretenses to enter secured or restricted areas of an airport.

According to the criminal complaint, Foster pretended to be a United Airlines employee for six weeks starting in April. The complaint says he accessed restricted areas and a computer system of United Airlines and displayed a security badge.

Foster’s alleged scheme started in March after he was offered a voucher for an oversold United Airlines flight. He interacted with a gate agent, saying he was part-time employee for United Airlines who lived in Omaha and commuted to work in Portland, Ore.

Foster’s attorney, Joshua Weir, says the case is blown out of proportion.