TSA officers arrested for stealing from passenger bags during airport screenings, report says

MIAMI (TND) — Three TSA officers employed at Miami International Airport in Florida were arrested for stealing money from passenger bags during routine screenings, according to NBC Miami.

NBC Miami says Josue Gonzalez, 20; Elizabeth Fuster, 22, and Labarrius Williams, 33, were arrested Thursday at the airport and charged with organized scheme to defraud.

According to an arrest report, officials started investigating thefts that occurred at the airport's Security Checkpoint E, where all three officers worked. Surveillance video showed the officers distracting passengers during the screening process so they could steal money from bags.

The report also says Williams and Gonzalez were seen on video taking $600 from a passenger's wallet.

“The Transportation Security Administration holds its Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to the highest professional and ethical standards and has no tolerance for misconduct in the workplace," a TSA spokesperson said in a statement Friday. "We actively and aggressively investigated these allegations of misconduct and presented our findings to MDPD, and are working closely with them. Any employee who fails to meet our fundamental ethical standards is held accountable.”

According to Fox News, Gonzalez and Fuster waived their rights during a formal interview process at the TSA Command Center and provided written confessions. Williams did not waive his rights and did not provide communication.

All three were booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Detention Center.

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