A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer pleaded guilty on June 18 to stealing cash from arriving international airline passengers during his official duties at Naples Airport.
William Joseph Timothy, 43, of Ave Maria, stole almost $20,000 from over a dozen passengers at Naples Airport between mid-2023 and early 2024, said a U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, press release.
Court documents filed in January revealed that Mr. Timothy conducted a border enforcement examination and currency verification of a passenger who flew in from a private aircraft from the Bahamas on May 24 last year.
The passenger subsequently reported the alleged theft to a pilot and an employee of the Naples Airport Authority, who advised the appropriate CBP personnel of the allegation.
The investigation found that during the examination of a surveillance video, Mr. Timothy took "Approximately 22 bills of U.S. currency" belonging to the passenger and hid the cash during the currency verification.
Investigations further found that Mr. Timothy was stealing cash from arriving international passengers during border enforcement examinations and currency verifications at the airport, stealing approximately $18,700 in cash from airline passengers on 17 occasions.
In its Report on Internal Investigations and Employee Accountability U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the CBP said for the fiscal year of 2022, there were 221 arrests of CBP employees and 256 the year before.
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