TSA officers recorded stealing items from passengers' luggage
MIAMI (TND) — Two TSA officers were recorded stealing items from luggage they were suppose to be screening.
The officers in the recently released video were identified as Labarrius Williams and Josue Gonzalez.
Williams and Gonzalez are seen taking items out of passengers' luggage and placing the items in their pockets at a security check point at the Miami International Airport.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office released the footage to The National Desk on Friday following the officers' arrests.
The file sent indicated that $600 was taken on June 29.
Records showed that Williams and Gonzalez were arrested and charged with grand theft.
TSA officials investigated the allegations and brought their findings to authorities, according to a statement provided to The National Desk Friday afternoon.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) holds its Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to the highest professional and ethical standards and has no tolerance for misconduct in the workplace. We actively and aggressively investigated these allegations of misconduct and presented our findings to the Miami Dade Police Department, and are working closely with them. Any employee who fails to meet our fundamental ethical standards is held accountable.The suspects were removed from screening duties pending the completion of the investigation and administrative actions.
A third person, who was a suspect and arrested along with Williams and Gonzalez, had her charge dropped, according to a report by NBC Miami.
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