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TSA agent admits to stealing cash from passenger as punishment

By Lisa Simeone - Posted on 04 October 2012

As we’ve noted several times, TSA agents often act out of petulance and pique. Because they have absolute power, they can abuse it. And they do.

The latest example of this is the guilty plea from TSA agent John W. Irwin. As Press TV reports, Irwin stole $520 from a passenger because the passenger wasn’t deferential enough to him.

Read the rest at TSA News [1].

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[1] http://tsanewsblog.com/6380/news/tsa-agent-admits-to-stealing-cash-from-passenger-as-punishment/
[2] http://warisacrime.org/taxonomy/term/121