A Biden Energy Department official has been charged with felony theft after stealing a woman's suitcase from the Minneapolis airport earlier this fall.
Sam Brinton, a senior Energy Department official who identifies as non-binary, allegedly took a Vera Bradley suitcase worth $2,325 from the luggage carousel according to a criminal complaint filed on Oct. 26 in Minnesota state court and obtained by Fox News.
According to the court filing, after the suitcase's owner alerted police, officers reviewed video surveillance of the carousel and identified Brinton taking the luggage before removing its tag identifying the owner. Law enforcement also observed Brinton using the luggage during at least two other trips to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18 and Oct. 9.
Brinton reportedly received a call from authorities on Oct. 9th and denied taking the bag.
โIf I had taken the wrong bag, I am happy to return it, but I don't have any clothes for another individual,โ Brinton told the officer. โThat was my clothes when I opened the bag.โ
Two hours after the phone call, Brinton called the officer back and apologized for not being โcompletely honest.โ But Brinton said it was a mistake and blamed being tired for taking the wrong bag at the carousel.
โDEFENDANT said when they opened the bag at the hotel, they realized it was not theirs,โ the court filings stated. โDEFENDANT got nervous people would think they stole the bag and did not know what to do. DEFENDANT stated they left the clothes from the bag inside the drawers in the hotel room.โ
Brinton was ultimately charged with felony theft of a movable property without consent, a charge that could result in a five-year sentence, a $10,000 fine, or both.
Brinton was placed on leave a month ago and another official was named as a replacement in the interim earlier this month. The DOE has not commented on Brinton's leave.
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Charge more in Biden Admin A-Z OK
I’m tired too. Tired of this slojoes freak show.
The entitlement attitude that goes on in the Biden Administration. Again, hiring people based on fulfillment of the Biden Woke Agenda not based on qualifications. Did HR even do a background check on this person?
Minneapolis authorities must not have gotten Garlandโs memo that liberal freaks arenโt to be prosecuted. They are another protected species.
Lets Go Brandon and Lets His Queep show, too!