Re: Biden admin won't say if non-binary official charged with stealing woman's luggage still getting paid

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The Biden administration refused to say whether a top official
overseeing nuclear waste policy continues receiving government
pay after being charged with theft.

While the Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed that Samuel
Brinton, who was named deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel
and waste disposition over the summer, was placed on leave, the
agency has yet to say whether Brinton is still on its payroll.
In October, Brinton was charged with stealing a suitcase worth
$2,325 from a baggage carousel at the Minneapolis St. Paul
Airport.

"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 DOE spokesperson told Fox News
Digital in a statement earlier this week.

Fox News Digital contacted the DOE multiple times Thursday but
did not receive a response about whether Brinton continued to
receive a government paycheck despite the outstanding charges.

NON-BINARY BIDEN NUCLEAR OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH STEALING WOMAN'S
LUGGAGE AT AIRPORT

Brinton, who is also one of the federal government's first-ever
officials to identify as non-binary, allegedly took the luggage
after traveling from Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16, according to
a criminal complaint filed on Oct. 26 in Minnesota state court.
Security camera footage of the incident reviewed by law
enforcement showed Brinton taking the bag from carousel before
removing its tag and hurrying away.

Weeks after the incident, Brinton confirmed having the bag when
a police officer called to discuss the matter. However, the DOE
official denied any wrongdoing.

"If I had taken the wrong bag, I am happy to return it, but I
don’t have any clothes for another individual," Brinton told the
officer. "That was my clothes when I opened the bag."

SPECIAL COUNSEL RULES BIDEN'S ENERGY SECRETARY VIOLATED HATCH ACT

In a call two hours later, Brinton apologized to the officer for
not being "completely honest" but said the bag was taken due to
tiredness. Still, Brinton was seen trave

Brinton was charged in October with felony theft of a movable
property without consent and, as a result, faces a five-year
imprisonment, a $10,000 fine or both. Brinton is slated to
appear during a court hearing on Dec. 19 in relation to the case.

Brinton's lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.

Brinton had received attention in June after being appointed to
the DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy for being non-binary. In
addition to previous roles at nuclear waste storage firm Deep
Isolation, the Bipartisan Policy Center and think tank Third
Way, Brinton served in a senior role at the Trevor Project, a
group that seeks to prevent suicide among LGBT youth.

"There’s been a lot of people who are quite upset that don’t
think that I am quite as qualified as others," Brinton said in
an interview with E&E News in October.

"I respond with multiple graduate degrees from MIT, a decade of
working in nuclear policy and the strongest enthusiasm for
working in nuclear waste out of anybody."

Comments:

stewiesmith
15 hours ago

Assuming that this role at DOE requires a security clearance it
will be interesting to see if this person keeps their job. It’s
next to impossible to maintain a security clearance with a
felony conviction on their record. If this person does keep
their job it’s a true indicator of a rigged system.

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