Mon, Jul 11, 2011
Passenger's Device Found In TSA Agent's Pants, Accused Of Theft
Of Other Goods
A TSA employee was caught stealing an iPad from a suitcase, and
Broward County, FL Sheriff’s Office detectives say he’s
responsible for a string of similar thefts over the past six
months.
Nelson Santiago Broward County Sheriff's Office
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Nelson Santiago, who worked in Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s Terminal 1,
which houses Southwest and Continental airlines, was arrested
Monday and charged with two counts of grand theft. Santiago, 30,
told detectives that he stole electronics such as computers, GPS
devices and video cameras from luggage he was screening. He would
immediately take a photo of the stolen item with his cell phone,
post it for sale online and often sell it by the time his shift
ended. Detectives estimate he stole about $50,000 worth of
electronics over the past six months, and the vast majority of the
items were sold very quickly.
A Continental employee who saw Santiago, who joined TSA in January
of 2009, slip an iPad out of a suitcase Monday and into his
pants, confronted Santiago and reported the theft to a Continental
supervisor. The supervisor then contacted BSO and the TSA. TSA is
cooperating with the investigation.
According to a Broward County Sheriff's Office news release,
Santiago was arrested Monday and was released on bond the following
day, They said additional charges are pending. Oh, and he is no
longer employed by the federal government as a TSO.
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