There were 39 TSA employees arrested in 2013 including 3 for sex crimes, 1 for child pornography, 3 for smuggling, 17 for theft, 1 for murder, 2 for assault and 12 for gambling. These are just the ones who were caught and reported in the news, which based on other crime statistics implies that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Based on the standard 20% arrest rate for criminal activities, the real number is closer to 200 incidents, which is consistent with the hundreds of theft complaints that TSA refuses to address.
The media has been happily reporting all of the legally owned and carried handguns that TSA confiscated, so why aren’t they reporting a year end recap of the TSA crimes and abuses by instead of promoting this garbage?
Sex crimes – 3 TSA Employees
TSA air marshal, Adam Joseph Bartsch, caught taking photos under skirts
RT – October 18, 2013
http://rt.com/usa/air-marshal-photos-skirts-389/
TSA officer, ex-Tarpon Springs police officer Larry Kobielnik accused of kidnapping, sexually battering
Tampa Bay Times – July 27, 2013
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/dunedin-man-accused-of-posing-as-police-officer-sexually-battering-woman/2133549
TSA Manager Shane Hinkle at Blue Grass Airport charged with sexual abuse of co-worker
Lexington Herald Leader – August 13, 2013 – By Valarie Honeycutt Spears
http://www.kentucky.com/2013/08/13/2764038/tsa-manager-at-blue-grass-airport.html
Child pornography – 1 TSA Employee
Police: TSA employee, Miguel Quinones, had child porn on laptop
My Fox Boston – June 13, 2013
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/22585639/police-former-tsa-employee-had-child-porn-on-laptop
Smuggling – 3 TSA Employees
TSA Agent David Alexander Díaz-Torres Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Aliens
The Washington Free Beacon – September 13, 2013
http://freebeacon.com/tsa-agent-arrested-for-smuggling-illegal-aliens/
TSA agent arrested over cocaine
WIVB TV June 7.2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umKFY6ijc3o
TSA supervisor Dwight Durant among 2 men charged in cocaine conspiracy
Virgin islands Daily News – By Amanda Norris – November 21, 2013
http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/tsa-supervisor-among-2-men-charged-in-cocaine-conspiracy-1.1589215
Theft – 17 TSA Employees
TSA Worker at DFW Airport Markeia Mimms Pleads Guilty to Stealing Passenger’s Cash
Dallas Observer – Eric Nicholson Mon., Nov. 18 2013
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/11/tsa_worker_at_dfw_airport_stea.php
TSA baggage inspector Reggie Edwards arrested again; charged with stealing $150
WSOC TV – Jan. 10, 2013
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/tsa-screener-arrested-again-charged-stealing-150/nTsYp/
TSA agent Reggie Edwards at North Carolina airport nabbed for stealing money from traveler’s suitcase
NY Daily News January 26, 2014
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tsa-agent-caught-stealing-money-suitcase-article-1.1234370
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/01/06/3768172/tsa-fires-charlotte-agent-accused.html
TSA agent, Kathy S. Prisk, accused of theft at Dane Co. airport
WREX TV – By John Beard – October 18, 2013
http://www.wrex.com/story/23730676/2013/10/18/tsa-agent-accused-of-theft
Family’s iPad stolen during TSA security screening
7NEWS Boston News WHDH-TV
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/national/northeast/10010203074988/family-s-ipad-stolen-during-tsa-security-screening
Orlando TSA officer, Keith McKnight, arrested, accused of stealing tourist’s computer
WFTV – March 22, 2013
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/orlando-tsa-officer-arrested-accused-stealing-tour/nW2ZG/
TSA worker, Trevor Lee Schindler indicted, arrested in Gresham on federal bank robbery charges
The Oregonian – By Stuart Tomlinson June 4, 2013
http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2013/06/former_tsa_worker_indicted_arr.html
TSA Employee Eric Richard Dunlap at Columbia Regional Arrested for Theft
KOMU News – Apr 26, 2013 by Danielle McCarthy
http://www.komu.com/news/tsa-employee-at-columbia-regional-arrested/
TSA supervisor Jeremy Hemingway caught stealing pills from luggage in Syracuse
Syracuse.com – By John O’Brien – April 24, 2013
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/tsa_supervisor_caught_stealing.html
Honolulu TSA screener Tracy Leanne Owens accused of stealing cash
KITV Honolulu – July 19, 2013
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/exhonolulu-tsa-screener-accused-of-stealing-cash/-/8905354/21072990/-/71i08q/-/index.html
DFW Airport Police Targeted Seven TSA screeners in Sting Operation
NBC Dallas/Ft. Worth By Scott Gordon – Oct 29, 2013
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/DFW-Airport-Police-Targeted-TSA-in-Sting-Operation-222618731.html
Holly Springs police charge former TSA supervisor Kerene Helen Kimberly Mohammed with shoplifting
News & Observer – August 27, 2013
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/27/3141906/police-charge-former-tsa-supervisor.html
Murder – 1 TSA Employee
TSA employee Michael A. Luedecke, charged in father’s shooting death
Richmond Times Dispatch – November 19, 2013 – BILL McKELWAY
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/henrico/henrico-man-tsa-employee-charged-in-father-s-shooting-death/article_62ff19a2-e43f-530b-bf4f-30f9ab2904a5.html
Violence – 2 TSA Employees
TSA screener Christopher Wilkie, charged with assault, harassment
Stanford Advocate – By John Nickerson – February 4, 2013
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/policereports/article/TSA-screener-charged-with-assault-harassment-4250263.php
Former TSA employee Nna Alpha Onuoha arrested, accused of making threats against LAX
Los Angeles Times – By Ruben Vives – September 11, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-former-tsa-employee-arrested-20130911,0,2043137.story
Gambling – 12 TSA Employees
Dozens Of TSA Employees Fired, Suspended For Illegal Gambling Ring At Pittsburgh Int’l Airport
CBS Pittsburgh – September 19, 2013
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/09/19/dozens-of-tsa-employees-fired-suspended-for-illegal-gambling-ring-at-pittsburgh-intl-airport/