Dogman
8th July 2011, 06:55 AM
TSA luggage screener accused of stealing passengers' electronics
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/photo/2011-07/63076501.jpg Nelson Santiago
By Sofia Santana (http://bio.tribune.com/SofiaSantana) and Ken Kaye (http://bio.tribune.com/KenKaye), Sun Sentinel 6:12 p.m. EDT, July 7, 2011
A Transportation Security Administration (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/crime-law-justice/laws/law-enforcement/transportation-security-administration-ORGOV000000157.topic) employee may have had a keen eye for screening luggage, but authorities say he also had sticky fingers.
Nelson Santiago, 30, of Hollywood, was arrested Monday on two counts of grand theft after a Continental Airlines (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/economy-business-finance/continental-airlines-ORCRP003883.topic) employee at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/travel/transportation/air-transportation/fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport-ORCRP017253.topic) accused Santiago of stealing an iPad (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/services-shopping/electronic-devices/apple-ipad-PRDCES000000029.topic) electronic tablet out of someone's luggage and stuffing it in his pants. During questioning, Santiago told Broward Sheriff's detectives he stole electronics from plane passengers' luggage to sell online — often posting the items for sale and cashing in on them during the same shift, officials said.
The TSA hired him in January 2009; on Thursday agency spokeswoman Sari Koshetz said Santiago was no longer employed there. She declined to elaborate. Santiago had been assigned to the airport's Terminal 1, which houses Southwest and Continental airlines. An entry level employee, Santiago's salary likely was $29,000 to $33,000, Koshetz said.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-tsa-employee-thefts-20110707,0,7298767.story?logout=true
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/photo/2011-07/63076501.jpg Nelson Santiago
By Sofia Santana (http://bio.tribune.com/SofiaSantana) and Ken Kaye (http://bio.tribune.com/KenKaye), Sun Sentinel 6:12 p.m. EDT, July 7, 2011
A Transportation Security Administration (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/crime-law-justice/laws/law-enforcement/transportation-security-administration-ORGOV000000157.topic) employee may have had a keen eye for screening luggage, but authorities say he also had sticky fingers.
Nelson Santiago, 30, of Hollywood, was arrested Monday on two counts of grand theft after a Continental Airlines (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/economy-business-finance/continental-airlines-ORCRP003883.topic) employee at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/travel/transportation/air-transportation/fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport-ORCRP017253.topic) accused Santiago of stealing an iPad (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/services-shopping/electronic-devices/apple-ipad-PRDCES000000029.topic) electronic tablet out of someone's luggage and stuffing it in his pants. During questioning, Santiago told Broward Sheriff's detectives he stole electronics from plane passengers' luggage to sell online — often posting the items for sale and cashing in on them during the same shift, officials said.
The TSA hired him in January 2009; on Thursday agency spokeswoman Sari Koshetz said Santiago was no longer employed there. She declined to elaborate. Santiago had been assigned to the airport's Terminal 1, which houses Southwest and Continental airlines. An entry level employee, Santiago's salary likely was $29,000 to $33,000, Koshetz said.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-tsa-employee-thefts-20110707,0,7298767.story?logout=true
Yep!
We have some of the very best, protecting us and our property.