TSA- And the hits just keep on comin

[azmg]

Perhaps, after we're done cleaning the Secret Service house we might address the idiocy over at DHS.

Feds: Crooked TSA Screeners Arrested in Drug Trafficking Scheme
ABC NewsBy JASON RYAN and LEE FERRAN | ABC News – 2 hrs 19 mins ago



Multiple airport screeners have been arrested for allegedly taking handsome bribes to look the other way while loads of illegal drugs slipped through security at Los Angeles International Airport, federal officials announced today.

Two current and two former officials at the Transportation Security Administration were arrested in the last 48 hours in connection with at least five incidents from February 2011 to July 2011 in which on duty screeners took payments of up to $2,400 to allow suitcases filled with drugs to pass unimpeded through X-ray machines at LAX, U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr.'s office said in a statement.

According to Birotte's office, the scheme was uncovered after a member of the alleged conspiracy accidentally went through the wrong security line and was busted by TSA screeners who were not in on the plot. In another case, a TSA screener unknowingly arranged with a confidential source for the Drug Enforcement Administration to receive $1,200 for a shipment of methamphetamine to pass through security.

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The current TSA employees, 23-year-old John Whitfield and 25-year-old Capeline McKinney, and the former screeners, 30-year-old Naral Richardson and 27-year-old Joy White, are all expected to be arraigned in Los Angeles today. If convicted, each could potentially face life in prison, Birotte's office said. The plot also allegedly involved a couple of known drug runners.

"Airport screeners act as a vital checkpoint for homeland security, and air travelers should believe in the fundamental integrity of security systems at our nation's airports," Birotte said. "The allegations in this case describe a significant breakdown of the screening system through the conduct of individuals who placed greed above the nation's security needs."

A spokesperson for the TSA did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this report, but Randy Parsons, the TSA Federal Security Director at LAX, said in the statement from Birotte's office the TSA "has assured the investigating agencies we will do everything we can to assist in their investigation."

"While the arrests are a disappointment, TSA is committed to holding our employees to the highest standards," he said.




http://news.yahoo.com/feds-crooked-t...opstories.html

[MR2]

Originally Posted by azmg

Perhaps, after we're done cleaning the Secret Service house we might address the idiocy over at DHS.

There is a clear difference between these two agencies... one is a group of professionals acting like idiots and the other is a group of idiots pretending to be professional.

[Richard]

TSA ==> Trafficking Support Agency

Richard

[SF_BHT]

Originally Posted by Richard

TSA ==> Trafficking Support Agency

Richard

Richard

You do not know how true that is.

[Ret10Echo]

Originally Posted by azmg

Perhaps, after we're done cleaning the Secret Service house we might address the idiocy over at DHS.

They ARE at DHS...

Components

The Directorate for National Protection and Programs (NPPD) works to advance the Department's risk-reduction mission. Reducing risk requires an integrated approach that encompasses both physical and virtual threats and their associated human elements.

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The Directorate for Science and Technology is the primary research and development arm of the Department. It provides federal, state and local officials with the technology and capabilities to protect the homeland.


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The Directorate for Management is responsible for Department budgets and appropriations, expenditure of funds, accounting and finance, procurement; human resources, information technology systems, facilities and equipment, and the identification and tracking of performance measurements.

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The Office of Policy is the primary policy formulation and coordination component for the Department of Homeland Security. It provides a centralized, coordinated focus to the development of Department-wide, long-range planning to protect the United States.

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The Office of Health Affairs coordinates all medical activities of the Department of Homeland Security to ensure appropriate preparation for and response to incidents having medical significance.

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The Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) is responsible for using information and intelligence from multiple sources to identify and assess current and future threats to the United States.


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The Office of Operations Coordination and Planning is responsible for monitoring the security of the United States on a daily basis and coordinating activities within the Department and with governors, Homeland Security Advisors, law enforcement partners, and critical infrastructure operators in all 50 states and more than 50 major urban areas nationwide.


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The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center provides career-long training to law enforcement professionals to help them fulfill their responsibilities safely and proficiently.


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The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office works to enhance the nuclear detection efforts of federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments, and the private sector and to ensure a coordinated response to such threats.


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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) protects the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.


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United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is one of the Department of Homeland Security’s largest and most complex components, with a priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws.


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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) secures America’s promise as a nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to our customers, granting immigration and citizenship benefits, promoting an awareness and understanding of citizenship, and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system.


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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), promotes homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration.


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The United States Coast Guard is one of the five armed forces of the United States and the only military organization within the Department of Homeland Security. The Coast Guard protects the maritime economy and the environment, defends our maritime borders, and saves those in peril.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supports our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.


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The United States Secret Service (USSS) safeguards the nation's financial infrastructure and payment systems to preserve the integrity of the economy, and protects national leaders, visiting heads of state and government, designated sites, and National Special Security Events.

[DesertRat]

Well imagine that. Take a bunch of folks not qualified to man a drive thru window at taco bell put them in a position of power with an opportunity to make some quick cash.

[PSM]

Originally Posted by Senator Rand Paul

Sometimes our liberty slips away silently, and it is almost hard to notice what went wrong and where. The one fortunate thing about the TSA is that they certainly don’t fit that definition.

The American people shouldn’t be subjected to harassment, groping, and other public humiliation simply to board an airplane. As you may have heard, I have some personal experience with this, and I’ve vowed to lead the charge to fight back.

Please read the email below from my friend Matt Hawes at Campaign for Liberty. Campaign for Liberty is leading the fight to pressure Congress to act now and restore our liberty. It’s time to END the TSA and get the government’s hands back to only stealing our wallets instead of groping toddlers and grandmothers.

I hope you will join Campaign for Liberty in this fight.

In Liberty,

Senator Rand Paul

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Pat

[Ambush Master]

Around the Airlines, the acronym is seen as "Thousands Standing Around"!!!

[greenberetTFS]

Originally Posted by PSM

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Pat

Interesting story,let's see what develops from it..........

Big Teddy

[cbtengr]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ncy-exams.html

You can imagine what grade level these exams are written at. I would like to know what kind of wages the training instructor was getting, I cannot imagine it was worth her losing her job and benefits for. Good riddance, sounds like an opening for one of our out of work ex servicemen.

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by cbtengr

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ncy-exams.html

You can imagine what grade level these exams are written at. I would like to know what kind of wages the training instructor was getting, I cannot imagine it was worth her losing her job and benefits for. Good riddance, sounds like an opening for one of our out of work ex servicemen.

This is what happens with you hire idiots. Seems the Transportation Security Administration is rife with morons. 99% of them should be flipping burgers at McDonalds or riding garbage trucks.

Originally Posted by Ret10Echo

They ARE at DHS...

And it looks like the DEA drops in on occaision.

[SF_BHT]

Originally Posted by Sarski

And it looks like the DEA drops in on occaision.

DEA only drops in to lock some of them up.

[Dozer523]

South Parks episode titled Reverse Cowgirl did a good job scewering the Toilet Safety Administration.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/3149...isode-2012.htm

[Paslode]

The hits just keep on coming! LMAO!!


Snip:

Jonah Falcon was stopped and frisked by the TSA at the San Francisco International Airport on July 9 because of a bulging package hidden in his pants. But the 41-year-old New Yorker wasn’t packing a dirty bomb, drugs or a Costco-sized tube of toothpaste. The New Yorker has the world’s largest recorded penis.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1675767.html