{"id":1768755,"date":"2022-12-09T07:58:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1768755"},"modified":"2022-12-09T08:03:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:03:58","slug":"non-binary-biden-nuclear-official-identifies-as-innocent-after-being-charged-with-stealing-luggage-at-second-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-binary-biden-nuclear-official-identifies-as-innocent-after-being-charged-with-stealing-luggage-at-second-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Binary Biden Nuclear Official Identifies as Innocent After Being Charged With Stealing Luggage at Second Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnon-binary-biden-nuclear-official-identifies-as-innocent-after-being-charged-with-stealing-luggage-at-second-airport%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1768755&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Biden energy department official who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/28\/non-binary-biden-nuclear-official-charged-with-stealing-womans-luggage-at-airport\/\">allegedly stole a woman\u2019s suitcase<\/a> from a Minneapolis airport in September has been accused of another luggage heist at a Las Vegas airport. <\/p>\n<p>A felony warrant on grand larceny charges was issued for Sam Brinton, the deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Nuclear Energy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8newsnow.com\/investigators\/energy-department-official-accused-of-stealing-luggage-from-las-vegas-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8 News Now<\/a> reported Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Brinton, who made history as one of the federal government\u2019s first gender-fluid officials, allegedly stole luggage from another traveler at Harry Reid International Airport in Vegas on an unknown date, according to the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>Details about the alleged theft are scarce, but 8 News Now stated Brinton, 35, was charged with grand larceny with a value between $1,200 and $5,000. <\/p>\n<p>The energy official, who uses they\/them pronouns, reportedly has sticky fingers for suitcases. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1149694574-e1670570703967.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1149694574-e1670570703967.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Brinton allegedly stole luggage from another traveler at Harry Reid International Airport in Vegas on an unknown date.\" class=\"wp-image-24953294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1149694574-e1670570703967.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1149694574-e1670570703967.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1149694574-e1670570703967.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Energy department official Sam Brinton allegedly stole luggage from another traveler at Harry Reid International Airport in Vegas on an unknown date.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_President_Biden_speaks_on_buil_13658134c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_President_Biden_speaks_on_buil_13658134c.jpg\" alt=\"Brinton is President Biden&#039;s deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Nuclear Energy.\" class=\"wp-image-24953289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_President_Biden_speaks_on_buil_13658134c.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_President_Biden_speaks_on_buil_13658134c.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_President_Biden_speaks_on_buil_13658134c.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Brinton is President Biden\u2019s deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Nuclear Energy. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">JIM LO SCALZO\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brinton was placed on leave from the Department of Energy after they were charged with felony theft for reportedly snatching a woman\u2019s Vera Bradley suitcase from baggage claim at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on Sept. 16, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>The suitcase and the woman\u2019s belongings inside it were valued at $2,325. <\/p>\n<p>Brinton initially denied taking the luggage but later claimed they mistook it for their own bag at baggage claim \u2014 despite never having checked a bag before their flight, according to court filings. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1067886180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1067886180.jpg\" alt=\"This marks the second time nuclear official Sam Brinton has been accused of stealing luggage.\" class=\"wp-image-24953298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1067886180.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1067886180.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1067886180.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1067886180.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This marks the second time nuclear official Sam Brinton has been accused of stealing luggage. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Trevor Proj<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They allegedly removed the suitcase\u2019s ID tag after plucking it from the luggage carousel, video surveillance showed. <\/p>\n<p>They were later seen using the Vera Bradley suitcase on at least two occasions, while traveling to Washington, DC, on Sept. 18 and Oct. 9, investigators said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u200bBrinton was subsequently charged with felony theft of a moveable property without consent and placed on leave following the accusation. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, a group of House Republicans<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/06\/republicans-seek-removal-of-biden-non-binary-official-after-suitcase-theft\/\"> called for Brinton to step down <\/a>over the initial allegations. <\/p>\n<p>R\u200bep. \u200bAndrew Clyde of Georgia and 15 other Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/647991c4801\/bcc50571-b74c-484f-be6f-c58965867dde.pdf?rdr=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sent\u00a0a letter\u00a0to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm<\/a> on Tuesday calling for\u00a0their removal from the department. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe demand the resignation of Sam Brinton, and we implore you to set aside petty politics and appoint only the most qualified and dedicated individuals to influence America\u2019s energy sector\u200b,\u201d the GOP lawmakers wrote. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Biden energy department official who allegedly stole a woman\u2019s suitcase from a Minneapolis airport in September has been accused of 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