TSA Agents Accused of Stealing From Passengers at Security Checkpoint

• Three TSA agents are accused of stealing from passengers at a security checkpoint in Miami’s airport. 
• Elizabeth Fuster, Labarrius Williams, and Josue Gonzalez were arrested on Thursday. 
• A surveillance video showed the agents removing $600 from a passenger’s wallet. 

Three TSA agents are accused of stealing from passengers at a security checkpoint at the Miami International Airport.

According to arrest affidavits viewed by WFOR-TV, authorities arrested 22-year-old Elizabeth Fuster, 33-year-old Labarrius Williams, and 20-year-old Josue Gonzalez on Thursday on charges of organized schemes to defraud.

An airport federal security director for law enforcement at MIA contacted a police detective about thefts occurring at Checkpoint E, prompting the detective to investigate further. The outlet reported that the investigation found surveillance footage of the three TSA agents conspiring to distract passengers during security screenings and steal money from their luggage.

Surveillance footage provided and viewed by the detective also showed the three agents removing $600 from a passenger’s wallet during one security screening in addition to “several” other incidents of them conspiring together to commit thefts, the outlet reported.

After a formal interview at the TSA Command Center, Fuster and Gonzalez waived their rights and confessed their actions in written statements. Williams did not waive his rights and refused to speak, according to WFOR-TV.

A TSA spokesperson told Insider they are working closely with the Miami-Dade Police Department to resolve the matter.

“The Transportation Security Administration holds its Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to the highest professional and ethical standards and has no tolerance for misconduct in the workplace,” the statement read. “We actively and aggressively investigated these allegations of misconduct and presented our findings to MDPD, and are working closely with them. Any employee who fails to meet our fundamental ethical standards is held accountable.”

The TSA spokesperson added that the agents have been removed from screening duties pending the completion of the investigation and administrative actions.

Representatives for the Miami-Dade Police Department did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.