{"id":519888,"date":"2022-12-02T16:11:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T13:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-admin-mum-on-if-samuel-brinton-still-getting-paid-after-theft-charge\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T16:11:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T13:11:05","slug":"biden-admin-mum-on-if-samuel-brinton-still-getting-paid-after-theft-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-admin-mum-on-if-samuel-brinton-still-getting-paid-after-theft-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden admin mum on if Samuel Brinton still getting paid after theft charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a408dc53b5b4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a408dc53b5b4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-admin-mum-on-if-samuel-brinton-still-getting-paid-after-theft-charge\/#%E2%80%9CBiden_admin_mum_on_if_Samuel_Brinton_still_getting_paid_after_theft_charge%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Biden admin mum on if Samuel Brinton still getting paid after theft charge&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBiden_admin_mum_on_if_Samuel_Brinton_still_getting_paid_after_theft_charge%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Biden admin mum on if Samuel Brinton still getting paid after theft charge&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The Biden administration on Friday refused to say whether top nuclear waste official Samuel Brinton is still receiving a government salary after being charged with theft.<\/p>\n<p>Brinton, who is non-binary, was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition earlier this year. In October, they were charged with stealing a $2,325 Vera Bradley suitcase from Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n<p>In an email to The Post, the Department of Energy confirmed that Brinton, 35, had been placed on leave, but would not comment on whether they were still getting a government paycheck.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents filed in late October allege that Brinton took the suitcase from a baggage carousel. Security camera footage reportedly shows the staffer removing the bag\u2019s name label before absconding and using the bag for a month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sam Brinton is one of the government's first non-binary staffers.\" class=\"wp-image-24869390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sam Brinton is one of the government\u2019s first non-binary staffers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Playboy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brinton reportedly used the suitcase for a month before being contacted by police.\" class=\"wp-image-24869392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brinton reportedly used the suitcase for a month before being contacted by police.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sam Brinton\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When a police officer called to discuss the incident a month later, Brinton initially denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had taken the wrong bag, I am happy to return it, but I don\u2019t have any clothes for another individual,\u201d they first told the officer. \u201cThat was my clothes when I opened the bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few hours later, however, Brinton amended their statement, saying that they took the bag by accident due to exhaustion. When they got to their hotel and realized it was not theirs, they worried that someone would think they stole it, and disposed of the person\u2019s clothes in the drawers of the hotel dresser.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-03.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"Brinton is due in court on Dec. 19.\" class=\"wp-image-24869400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Brinton is due in court on Dec. 19.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Department of Energy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-02.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"The DOE has placed Brinton on leave.\" class=\"wp-image-24869415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-non-binary-official-suitcase-charges-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>The DOE has placed Brinton on leave.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sam Brinton\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brinton was subsequently charged with felony theft of movable property without consent. If convicted, they face five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They are next expected in court on Dec. 19.<\/p>\n<p>Brinton previously faced scrutiny as one of the government\u2019s first non-binary staffers. Born in Iowa to Southern Baptist parents, they told Yahoo! Life in an October how the trauma of being forced into conversion therapy as a teen inspired them to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights with the Trevor Project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to say that, yes, I get to be the first openly genderfluid person in this type of government service, but I won\u2019t be the last,\u201d they <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/sam-brinton-first-openly-genderfluid-person-federal-government-174428142.html\">told the outlet<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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