When you walk through security at airport checkpoints, you trust that your personal belongings will be there on the other side. However, ABC News reported that in 2012, 381 TSA officers were fired for stealing from passengers.
In the following exposé, reporter Brian Ross sets up a sting operation that produces extremely eye-opening and disappointing results.
Ross visited to 10 major airports across the country and checked bags containing $600 iPads and cash. He also purposely left iPads behind at TSA checkpoints to see how the security staff would handle the lost items.
The luggage made it past the checkpoints, and at 9 out of 10 airports, carry-on bags were properly handled.
But in Orlando, Ross noticed the iPad he left at security wasn't there when he returned, and it didn't show up in lost-and-found. He filed a missing property report, but still, nothing was found.
That night, Ross was able to track the iPad and found it 30 miles away from the airport — at the TSA officer's home. "The tracking device shows it's located right here at this address," Ross says.
Watch the video below to see how the TSA agent responds to the accusation. This acts as an important reminder for anyone traveling.
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