A former Biden Administration Energy Department official has narrowly avoided jail time this week in connection to a grand larceny case.
According to Fox News, In early December Las Vegas prosecutors charged Sam Brinton with grand larceny of an item valued between $1,200 and $5,000. Police accused Brinton of stealing a suitcase with a total estimated worth of $3,670 on July 6 at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. The bag contained jewelry valued at $1,700, clothing worth $850 and makeup valued at $500.
According to Clark County, Nevada, criminal court records, Brinton was ordered to pay $3,670.74 to the victim in the case and $500 in additional fees including a criminal fine. Clark County Judge Ann Zimmerman then handed Brinton a 180-day suspended jail sentence, a sentence that doesn't need to be served, and ordered Brinton to “stay out of trouble.”
Zimmerman also determined Brinton was guilty of theft of an item with the value less than $1,200. Earlier, Brinton pleaded “no contest” to the charges, waiving the right to a trial.
However, it was hardly Brinton's first offense.
Last fall Brinton was charged with felony theft after stealing a woman's suitcase from the Minneapolis airport. (RELATED: Biden Admin Nuclear Official Charged With Felony Theft)
According to the court filing, after the suitcase's owner alerted police, officers reviewed video surveillance of the carousel and identified Brinton taking the luggage before removing its tag identifying the owner. Law enforcement also observed Brinton using the luggage during at least two other trips to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18 and Oct. 9.
Brinton reportedly received a call from authorities on Oct. 9th and denied taking the bag.
“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.”
Two hours after the phone call, Brinton called the officer back and apologized for not being “completely honest.” But Brinton said it was a mistake and blamed being tired for taking the wrong bag at the carousel.
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Sam Brinton is a thief of the worst kind. He does this as a hobby. He clearly does not need money, and if he did, this is a really poor way to do so. Suitcases with clothing and a few other items. Sam clearly couldn’t care less about you or any of the people he has robbed. When caught he continued to steal and he has never admitted to doing so–much less shown any remorse. So, now that he’s gotten this slap on the wrists what do you think he is going to do? Of course, he’s going to continue to steal other people’s stuff.
That’s not justice. That’s not correction.
Love to see it try and steal from me. Freaks
Typical democrat, total scum bag.