(NaturalNews) The Transportation Security Administration, created out of whole cloth as a division of the Department of Homeland Security following 9/11, has quickly become the most egregious of all federal agencies, with a history of criminality unrivaled among the vast bureaucracy in Washington.
The latest incident allegedly involves dozens of TSA agents suspected of operating a gambling ring. What's more, depending on the outcome of the TSA's "appeals process," agency brass may have to let the employees off the hook. Per local CBS affiliate KDKA:
Dozens of local Transportation Security Administration workers have been fired or suspended after they were caught in an illegal gambling ring at Pittsburgh International Airport.
TSA sources tell the KDKA Investigators that the officers were fired or suspended Thursday morning. The investigation took a few months. TSA took a look at more than 300 of its employees who work at Pittsburgh International Airport.
'Absurd and ridiculous' - like union outrage
According to sources who spoke to the affiliate, TSA employees who were on the job set up office betting pools, of sorts, with employees betting year-round on all kinds of sporting events, including the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, the World Series and the Stanley Cup.
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