Posted 12/31/2023, 8:14:00 PM
Biden Official Sam Brinton Departs Post Amid Multiple Luggage Theft Accusations
- Sam Brinton was a nonbinary Biden admin official appointed to lead nuclear waste policy but departed after multiple luggage theft charges
- Brinton was charged with stealing luggage at airports in Minneapolis and Las Vegas while on official government trips in 2022
- A fashion designer later accused Brinton of stealing her clothes from her luggage at a DC airport back in 2018
- Brinton avoided jail time in MN and NV cases by entering diversion and paying restitution but still faces charges in MD
- Despite multiple theft accusations and charges, Brinton ended 2023 free though charges are still pending in Maryland with a hearing in March 2024