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Press Release Source: Coalition for Luggage Security
The Coalition for Luggage Security Comments on New York Post Article Exposing Airport Screeners Selling Confiscated Items on eBay
Monday June 26, 12:09 pm ET
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2006--The Coalition for Luggage Security reported today that, according to a New York Post article, federal security screeners have engaged in inappropriate activity within airports. According to the article, published June 16, 2006, "'Air'Head Security Slimebags", federal security screeners were caught confiscating and keeping drugs, soliciting a child with child pornography, and selling seized knives for profit on eBay.
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"Among other outrageous actions listed in a Homeland Security report by the DHS Inspector General, security officers sold items stolen from passengers on eBay, netting them $300 a month and over $13,000 in confiscated goods found in their homes. Also mentioned was the distribution of pornography to a minor by a TSA Supervisor, and Air Marshals conspiring to transport 15 kilos of cocaine. When will our airports be returned to local airport control?" said Richard A. Altomare, Founder & Chairman of the Coalition for Luggage Security, and CEO of Universal Express, Inc. (OTCBB: USXP - News).
"To create safer skies for millions of passengers, the TSA was moved into our airports. Locked cockpit doors and new pilot firearm policies have fixed the problem. Do we need continued expensive governmental bureaucracies when local airports could do the job as well? Let's utilize the TSA on our borders or elsewhere!" continued Mr. Altomare.
"The present system has room for improvement if our recommended baggage reduction is implemented. The traveling public and all tax-paying citizens deserve the highest benefits of travel without such atrocities. In addition to the present system's 57 lost suitcases every minute, our suggested reduction of clutter and luggage for the traveler and security solution stand to generate substantial benefits for the federal government, airlines, mass transit, and American citizens as a whole. My 'white paper' clearly identifies the steps to providing security and peace of mind for many travelers," concluded Richard A. Altomare. (
http://www.luggagesecuritycoalition.com/downloads/securitywp.pdf)
Reference Article:
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/1061465741.html?dids= 1061465741:1061465741&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+16%2C+2006&author= GEOFF+EARLE+Post+Correspondent&pub=New+York+Post&edition=&startpage= 006&desc=%27AIR%27HEAD+SECURITY+SLIMEBAGS. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra spaces if any exist.)