Former TSA Supervisor Pleads Guilty
Aug 16, 2010 | 5:32 pm
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Former TSA Supervisor Pleads Guilty
A former supervisor for the federal Transportation Security Administration has pleaded guilty to stealing $20,000 worth of jewelry and other items from checked luggage at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Pepper faces up to a decade in prison and a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced in November, but he is expected to face a guideline range of closer to six months to one year in prison.
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Pepper faces up to a decade in prison and a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced in November, but he is expected to face a guideline range of closer to six months to one year in prison.
Aug 16, 2010 | 5:47 pm
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This is just another isolated incident and does reflect on the rest of the TSA's employees.
This is just another isolated incident and does reflect on the rest of the TSA's employees.
Aug 16, 2010 | 5:53 pm
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Aug 16, 2010 | 5:58 pm
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Yes, he will do minimal time. But the true punishment in all of this will be seeing him try to get a job with a felony conviction of theft.
He's not exactly going to be living the good life when he gets out of jail. And you know what, in some ways that's even better than living off the taxpayer dime in jail.
Aug 16, 2010 | 6:00 pm
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I agree that his crimes are heinous. He should get a harshser sentence because he was in a position of trust as a TSA employee and as a supervisor.
If you read the article, it says that he was discovered because another TSA employee turned him in and an investigation was launched. He was fired before the case made it through the legal system.
I am certainly not saying that TSA is perfect, because I believe that we definitely need to improve. However every successful theft against a TSA employee to which I have personal knowledge had another TSA employee assisting the investigation. By far most of the people who work in TSA hate the idea that thieves work alongside of us, and they are willing to help stop those thieves whenever possible.
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If you read the article, it says that he was discovered because another TSA employee turned him in and an investigation was launched. He was fired before the case made it through the legal system.
I am certainly not saying that TSA is perfect, because I believe that we definitely need to improve. However every successful theft against a TSA employee to which I have personal knowledge had another TSA employee assisting the investigation. By far most of the people who work in TSA hate the idea that thieves work alongside of us, and they are willing to help stop those thieves whenever possible.
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Aug 16, 2010 | 6:03 pm
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Because it's more important to put someone who smokes a little weed in prison for ten years than it is to keep real criminals (like this one) off the streets.
I'm sure the FSD at RIT will be more than happy to put him back to work.
He won't be living the good life in jail either. I'm more than tempted to find out where he's going and send every other prisoner in his cell block a few cartons of smokes to make sure this clown get "special treatment". 
Aug 16, 2010 | 6:28 pm
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Because it's more important to put someone who smokes a little weed in prison for ten years than it is to keep real criminals (like this one) off the streets.
I'm sure the FSD at RIT will be more than happy to put him back to work.
He won't be living the good life in jail either. I'm more than tempted to find out where he's going and send every other prisoner in his cell block a few cartons of smokes to make sure this clown get "special treatment".
I'm sure the FSD at RIT will be more than happy to put him back to work.
He won't be living the good life in jail either. I'm more than tempted to find out where he's going and send every other prisoner in his cell block a few cartons of smokes to make sure this clown get "special treatment".
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RIC = Richmond International Airport, Richmond, VA
Aug 16, 2010 | 6:29 pm
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I agree that his crimes are heinous. He should get a harshser sentence because he was in a position of trust as a TSA employee and as a supervisor.
If you read the article, it says that he was discovered because another TSA employee turned him in and an investigation was launched. He was fired before the case made it through the legal system.
I am certainly not saying that TSA is perfect, because I believe that we definitely need to improve. However every successful theft against a TSA employee to which I have personal knowledge had another TSA employee assisting the investigation. By far most of the people who work in TSA hate the idea that thieves work alongside of us, and they are willing to help stop those thieves whenever possible.
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If you read the article, it says that he was discovered because another TSA employee turned him in and an investigation was launched. He was fired before the case made it through the legal system.
I am certainly not saying that TSA is perfect, because I believe that we definitely need to improve. However every successful theft against a TSA employee to which I have personal knowledge had another TSA employee assisting the investigation. By far most of the people who work in TSA hate the idea that thieves work alongside of us, and they are willing to help stop those thieves whenever possible.
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Not so fun!!
Aug 16, 2010 | 7:33 pm
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starting the 18 month with 12 months suspended baring a violation of probation sentence in a white collar facility clock....
but kudos do go to the other tsa employee who ratted him out ^ and that person should be promoted to supervisor-guaranteed no body is gonna even think about pilfering on his/her shift
but kudos do go to the other tsa employee who ratted him out ^ and that person should be promoted to supervisor-guaranteed no body is gonna even think about pilfering on his/her shift
Aug 16, 2010 | 8:03 pm
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Prison population is already overcrowded.
Yes, he will do minimal time. But the true punishment in all of this will be seeing him try to get a job with a felony conviction of theft.
He's not exactly going to be living the good life when he gets out of jail. And you know what, in some ways that's even better than living off the taxpayer dime in jail.
Yes, he will do minimal time. But the true punishment in all of this will be seeing him try to get a job with a felony conviction of theft.
He's not exactly going to be living the good life when he gets out of jail. And you know what, in some ways that's even better than living off the taxpayer dime in jail.
Aug 16, 2010 | 8:25 pm
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Prison population is already overcrowded.
Yes, he will do minimal time. But the true punishment in all of this will be seeing him try to get a job with a felony conviction of theft.
He's not exactly going to be living the good life when he gets out of jail. And you know what, in some ways that's even better than living off the taxpayer dime in jail.
Yes, he will do minimal time. But the true punishment in all of this will be seeing him try to get a job with a felony conviction of theft.
He's not exactly going to be living the good life when he gets out of jail. And you know what, in some ways that's even better than living off the taxpayer dime in jail.
Aug 16, 2010 | 10:05 pm
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