Convicted TSA Officer Reveals Secrets of Thefts at Airports

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/convi...hefts-airports/story?id=17339513#.UGXE3o5LpFK

A convicted TSA security officer says he was part of a "culture" of indifference that allowed corrupt employees to prey on passengers' luggage and personal belongings with impunity, thanks to lax oversight and tip-offs from TSA colleagues.​

"It was very commonplace, very," said Pythias Brown, a former TSA officer at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey who admits he stole more than $800,000 worth of items from luggage and security checkpoints over a four-year period.​

"It was very convenient to steal," he said.​

 

oh i love to see how blabbingBob is going to spin this one. though I'm going to guess he'll ignore it and dribble about some other nonsense.

 

Who says TSA employees can't be motivated?

 

He already has... Pure crap and a compilation of everything they've ever said about one of their criminals.

 

How many claims out of this $800K in cash and property were denied by TSA? I'd bet nearly all of them.

Did Pythias or TSA ever reimburse the people who had their things stolen? Maybe a class action suit by the victims is in order.

 

Gothamist: Extra, Extra: Former TSA Agent Claims Stealing Was "Commonplace"

Just headlines. If you're bored with thieving with TSA agents, scroll down to the Brazilian woman auctioneering her virginity. Just remember that if you win the auction, she might still have to get through TSA untouched.

 

Best title yet from the Son-of-Pravda News Service ...

RT: Ex-TSA agent: We steal from travelers all the time

A TSA agent convicted of stealing more than $800,000 worth of goods from travelers said this type of theft is “commonplace” among airport security. Almost 400 TSA officers have been fired for stealing from passengers since 2003. Pythias Brown, a former Transportation Security Administration officer at Newark Liberty International Airport, spent four years stealing everything he could from luggage and security checkpoints, including clothing, laptops, cameras, Nintendo Wiis, video games and cash.​

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RE: the aforementioned Brazilian virgin: If you win the auction, it appears you have to collect on a flight from Johannesburg to Rio; seems she somehow thinks that will keep her from being fingered as a hooker. Good news is that at least you won't have to share with TSA.

 

This (expletive deleted) dedicated public servant had 80 cameras, video games & computers for sale on eBay when he was finally busted.

PetaPixel: Ex-TSA Agent Had Numerous Cameras for Sale on eBay When He Was Arrested

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If one caught employee thieved $800K in goods, and 381 employees have been caught since 2003, any range estimates for the accomplishments of the solo, let alone organized, TSA crime spree? Using standard ratios for numbers of criminals caught to those not...

 

It's a growth industry!