Much ado was made at the White House when Sam Brinton joined the administration as the first “openly gender-fluid” official, but nary a word was spoken of his suspension more than a month ago as a felony charge has come to light.
This year’s pride month was capped off in President Joe Biden’s administration with the announcement that Brinton would be joining the Department of Energy as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy. Bragging of “multiple graduate degrees from MIT” as just one of his qualifications not pertaining to his progressive identity, the nuclear policy specialist certainly belied his pedigree when he reportedly played dumb after allegedly stealing a stranger’s luggage.
According to a criminal complaint filed in late October Brinton had arrived at Minneapolis St. Paul Airport on Sept. 16 after departing Washington, D.C. where he proceeded to the baggage carousel. The government employee had reportedly checked no bags. It was there that he was alleged to have taken a $2,325 Vera Bradley suitcase, removed the identification tags, and used it when traveling to D.C. on Sept. 18 and Oct. 9.
This story is somehow far, far, far crazier than even the headline. Dude didn't check baggage for a flight, yet went to the carousel, took a woman's Vera Bradley rollerbag, and checked it on his next few flights. https://t.co/ZPhJOAfWpN
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) November 28, 2022
As it happened, the rightful owner had contacted officials regarding her lost luggage leading authorities to review surveillance footage. The court documents detailed how Brinton was seen on camera absconding with the suitcase. When contacted by law enforcement, he denied stealing anything but confirmed having possession of the luggage.
“If I had taken the wrong bag, I am happy to return it, but I don’t have any clothes for another individual,” he said before claiming. “That was my clothes when I opened the bag.”
Hours later, the MIT graduate revised his statement when he called the questioning officer back to apologize for not being “completely honest.”
As he put it, the error in his behavior had stemmed from being “tired and taking the suitcase thinking it was” his. The court documents went on to state, “DEFENDANT said when they opened the bag at the hotel, they realized it was not theirs. DEFENDANT 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.” However, “no clothing was recovered from the hotel room.”
So, Brinton says he accidentally picked up the wrong bag, and instead of owning up to his mistake, he said he just left the bag and all its contents in his hotel room.
The criminal complaint states that “no clothing was recovered from the hotel room.” pic.twitter.com/bV1LiqasdF
— Andrew Kerr (@AndrewKerrNC) November 28, 2022
This is weird. He took the bag back to the hotel and when confront, he lied and said it was his, then later finally admitted to leaving the clothes at the hotel and still taking the bag with him back to DC…He then said he did that because leaving the stolen bag would look weird
— -Adespicablemuffin- (@Adespicablemuf1) November 28, 2022
He didn’t like the clothes. Anyone else dying to know if this a regular shopping spot for SB?
— Frosted MiniFirecracker (@mini_frosted) November 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1597523961696251904
Without initially addressing the cause for suspension about a month ago, a Department of Energy spokesperson had simply offered, “Sam Brinton is on leave from DOE, and Dr. Kim Petry is performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition.”
A court hearing is scheduled for Dec. 19 as Brinton has been charged with felony theft of a movable property without consent and could face as much as a five-year sentence, a $10,000 fine, or both.
Further proof that we’re in good hands.
— “Tell me about the rabbits, George” (@lawrence_haugh) November 28, 2022
But hey, no mean tweets. Hope they're happy.
— Metadata (@metadata1) November 29, 2022
Girl gotta have clothes.
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) November 28, 2022
It’s always the ones you most expect.
— TruthNado – Cross tab Truther (@truth_nado) November 28, 2022
The government hires top experts in their field.
Top experts. pic.twitter.com/SA9yV1nVqT
— Doochebag (@MalcolmRenoldz) November 28, 2022
— The Right To Bear Memes (@grandoldmemes) November 28, 2022
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
- DeSantis on pro-Hamas campus rage: ‘In Florida… you don’t have a right to harass other people’ - April 22, 2024
- Ilhan Omar’s daughter whines she’s ‘homeless and hungry’ after suspension from elite college - April 22, 2024
- Netanyahu not happy with expected Biden regime sanctioning of IDF battalion - April 22, 2024
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.