On September 16, 2022, airport authorities in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, accused non-binary American nuclear engineer and Department of Energy employee Sam Brinton of stealing a woman’s suitcase. According to the New York Post, when the unnamed woman’s luggage went missing, MSP airport authorities investigated CCTV video and discovered that Sam Brinton, 34, had stolen her suitcase worth more than $2,000. Brinton was photographed with luggage twice more during a trip to Washington, DC, on September 18 and October 9.
When Sam Brinton received a call from Minnesota officials on October 9, he informed police that they had stolen the bags by mistake.
Brinton allegedly stated:
“If I get the wrong suitcase, I’m willing to return it, but I don’t have any clothes for anyone else.” When I opened the package, they were my clothes.”
Biden’s head of spent nuclear fuel management, Sam Brinton, has just been charged with aggravated burglary.
Brinton was arrested at the airport for stealing a woman’s suitcase and then using her clothes.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 28, 2022
Brinton allegedly informed authorities hours later that although they had indeed taken the wrong suitcase, they eventually learned it was not his and hid the contents inside a hotel room. According to Alpha News, he was charged with theft of mobile property without permission.
Sam Brinton is a nuclear engineer and LGBTQ+ campaigner.
Brinton graduated from Kanas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear and Vocal Engineering after growing up in a conservative family of Southern Baptists in Perry, Iowa, according to the Des Moines Register. Brinton eventually earned a dual Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in nuclear engineering, technology, and policy, paving the way for their future work at the Office of Nuclear Energy.
According to sources, Sam Brinton became one of the first openly gendered federal government officials in January 2022 when he began working as deputy assistant secretary for Waste and Used Fuel at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy. The engineer, also known as an LGBTQ+ advocate, is known for advocating for gay youth rights and speaking out against conversion therapy. They are also significantly involved in Project Trevor, a suicide prevention program that provides free support to young LGBTQ+ people.
However, the charges in October tarnished their historic ascent in the federal government. Authorities questioned Brinton’s assertion that they had inadvertently stolen the suitcase after arriving at the baggage claim area without checking in any baggage beforehand. In response to the criminal complaint, the Department of Energy placed Brinton on leave until the matter was resolved in November. Their criminal trial is set for December 19 of this year.
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