President Joe Biden’s former non-binary nuclear waste guru Sam Brinton walked out of a Minnesota court after a preliminary hearing on luggage theft charges on Wednesday.
Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, could face up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine if found guilty.
According to the complaint, Brinton removed a tag from a woman’s luggage and walked out with the bag at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on September 16. The items inside were appraised at $2,325.
