Embattled former Biden official Sam Brinton ends 2023 free after being accused of multiple airport thefts
By Thomas Catenacci, Fox News
Published Dec. 31, 2023, 3:14 p.m. ET
Sam Brinton, the embattled nonbinary former Biden administration official, ended 2023 free despite facing multiple charges related to alleged airport baggage thefts in multiple states.
Brinton made headlines in mid-2022 after being appointed to lead nuclear waste policy at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy as a nonbinary gender-fluid person.
Brinton avoided jail in two criminal cases, while a third criminal case and a related lawsuit remain ongoing.
In December 2022, the DOE announced Brinton had departed the agency but declined to comment on the reason.
“When people are appointed to critical positions with important national security responsibilities, Americans must be confident they can be trusted,” Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, told Fox News Digital at the time.
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