DSE, here is a news article from the DetroitNews about the TSA workers being indicted for stealing laptops. This has been of a big interest to ABC and FOX news. Since you were a victum too, I thought you would like to check it out.
From the Detroit News Article;
The last of four former security screeners indicted on charges they stole thousands of dollars in goods from suitcases at Detroit Metropolitan Airport has agreed to plead guilty.
Previously, three other Transportation Security Administration screeners pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to stealing laptop computers, cameras and game consoles from passengers' bags at Detroit Metro and then selling them to employees in an airport break room.
During a four-month period, two TSA workers stole at least 20 items from checked bags of passengers who had arrived from international destinations.
Tawann Hayes, 22, of Westland and Shawn Gordon, 22, of Southfield were accused of the theft. Hayes is scheduled to plead guilty on March 10, court records show.
Gordon pleaded guilty on Jan.27 to three counts of the indictment, admitting to conspiring to steal goods worth more than $10,000 and involving more than 10 victims. Under a plea agreement, Gordon faces up to 18 months in prison and a fine up to $30,000.
Joseph Reynolds, 47, of Detroit also pleaded guilty. The fourth man, Edwin Sturdivant, 22, of Detroit helped take stolen computers and cameras out of the airport. Under a plea agreement, he faces 10 to 16 months in prison and up to a $30,000 fine.
"This was a big lapse in judgment," said Thomas W. Jakuc, a lawyer for Sturdivant.
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How it happened
• When two employees screened the bags, a light went off alerting them an electronic item was inside, allowing them to search the bag out of camera range.
• The pair then placed the item in a personal backpack.
• Passengers didn't know the items were missing until they arrived at their final destinations, and then had no way of knowing where the items were stolen.
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From the Detroit News Article;
The last of four former security screeners indicted on charges they stole thousands of dollars in goods from suitcases at Detroit Metropolitan Airport has agreed to plead guilty.
Previously, three other Transportation Security Administration screeners pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to stealing laptop computers, cameras and game consoles from passengers' bags at Detroit Metro and then selling them to employees in an airport break room.
During a four-month period, two TSA workers stole at least 20 items from checked bags of passengers who had arrived from international destinations.
Tawann Hayes, 22, of Westland and Shawn Gordon, 22, of Southfield were accused of the theft. Hayes is scheduled to plead guilty on March 10, court records show.
Gordon pleaded guilty on Jan.27 to three counts of the indictment, admitting to conspiring to steal goods worth more than $10,000 and involving more than 10 victims. Under a plea agreement, Gordon faces up to 18 months in prison and a fine up to $30,000.
Joseph Reynolds, 47, of Detroit also pleaded guilty. The fourth man, Edwin Sturdivant, 22, of Detroit helped take stolen computers and cameras out of the airport. Under a plea agreement, he faces 10 to 16 months in prison and up to a $30,000 fine.
"This was a big lapse in judgment," said Thomas W. Jakuc, a lawyer for Sturdivant.
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How it happened
• When two employees screened the bags, a light went off alerting them an electronic item was inside, allowing them to search the bag out of camera range.
• The pair then placed the item in a personal backpack.
• Passengers didn't know the items were missing until they arrived at their final destinations, and then had no way of knowing where the items were stolen.
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