Criminal activity allegations and charges against TSA employees [merged threads]
May 23, 2011, 3:21 am
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Jun 2, 2011, 3:25 pm
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Feds indict former TSA worker on theft charge
Feds indict former TSA worker on theft charge
By Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel
June 2, 2011
A former Transportation Security Administration worker accused of stealing laptops from checked luggage at Orlando International Airport is now facing a federal theft charge.
Elliot Iglesias, 30, was indicted Wednesday on a charge of theft from interstate shipment, according to records from the Middle District of Florida. He will go before a federal judge this afternoon.
Another Isolated Incident™
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By Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel
June 2, 2011
A former Transportation Security Administration worker accused of stealing laptops from checked luggage at Orlando International Airport is now facing a federal theft charge.
Elliot Iglesias, 30, was indicted Wednesday on a charge of theft from interstate shipment, according to records from the Middle District of Florida. He will go before a federal judge this afternoon.
Another Isolated Incident™
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Jun 2, 2011, 7:51 pm
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Iglesias was fired from his job as a transportation security officer on March 17. He had worked at TSA since September 2002.
Jun 2, 2011, 9:00 pm
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"TSA holds its security officers to the highest professional and ethical standards and has a zero-tolerance policy for theft in the workplace," spokesman Jon Allen said in an emailed statement. "Allegations of misconduct are aggressively investigated and swift action is taken to end the federal careers of offenders. The actions of a few individuals in no way reflect on the outstanding job our more than 45,000 security officers do every day to ensure the security of the traveling public."
Jun 2, 2011, 9:03 pm
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Wait. I thought we all are safer because of him, and other individuals like him, who feel up old men and little boys. Aren't TSA employees above reproach as far as security risks go? They've had background checks and everything, some even have minimal security clearances. Are the background checks done on TSA employees less or more invasive and detailed than that suggested by Heir Pistole?
Jun 3, 2011, 1:24 am
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Wait. I thought we all are safer because of him, and other individuals like him, who feel up old men and little boys. Aren't TSA employees above reproach as far as security risks go? They've had background checks and everything, some even have minimal security clearances. Are the background checks done on TSA employees less or more invasive and detailed than that suggested by Heir Pistole?
Good Riddance to TSA at MCO.
Jun 3, 2011, 10:51 am
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TSO charged with molestation
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...th_molest.html
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Tarkowski said Blom is accused of molesting two girls from 1997 through 2006.....Blom has been employed in airport security by the Transportation Security Administration for the past eight years
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Tarkowski said Blom is accused of molesting two girls from 1997 through 2006.....Blom has been employed in airport security by the Transportation Security Administration for the past eight years
Jun 3, 2011, 11:11 am
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TSA officer at Orlando airport accused of stealing laptops from luggage
Yet another bad apple! They just keep coming.
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news...m-luggage.html
The usual TSA spokeperson's comments at the end of the article:
What a joke!
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news...m-luggage.html
The usual TSA spokeperson's comments at the end of the article:
TSA holds its security officers to the highest professional and ethical standards and has a zero-tolerance policy for theft in the workplace.
Jun 3, 2011, 11:56 am
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http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...th_molest.html
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Tarkowski said Blom is accused of molesting two girls from 1997 through 2006.....Blom has been employed in airport security by the Transportation Security Administration for the past eight years
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Tarkowski said Blom is accused of molesting two girls from 1997 through 2006.....Blom has been employed in airport security by the Transportation Security Administration for the past eight years
Jun 3, 2011, 12:00 pm
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Yet another bad apple! They just keep coming.
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news...m-luggage.html
The usual TSA spokeperson's comments at the end of the article:
What a joke!
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news...m-luggage.html
The usual TSA spokeperson's comments at the end of the article:
What a joke!
or they turned him in to stop splitting the the proceeds 3 ways.
Jun 4, 2011, 9:42 am
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I think it's time to figure out a way to rig a camera, so that when your luggage is opened it immediately starts filming and streams the images to a secure website... Time, location, sound, images, the whole works as well as a GPS locator in the device to locate where it is at all times.
You could even place a sticker on the bag, "be advised, this bag visually records all openings, legal or otherwise"
You could even place a sticker on the bag, "be advised, this bag visually records all openings, legal or otherwise"