
“A convicted TSA security officer says he was part of a ‘culture’ of indifference that allowed corrupt employees to prey on passengers’ luggage and personal belongings with impunity, thanks to lax oversight and tip-offs from TSA colleagues. Pythias Brown, a former TSA officer at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey who admits he stole more than $800,000 worth of items from luggage and security checkpoints over a four-year period. Brown is one of almost 400 TSA officers who have been fired for stealing from passengers in the past decade.”
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