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TSA misconduct is threatening airline security, report finds

By Susan Crabtree

Published July 7, 2016 3:51pm ET

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TSA misconduct is threatening airline security, report finds — While allegations related to attendance and leave made up nearly half of the allegations in fiscal 2015, other misconduct included a wide range of criminal offenses, including charges of bribery, drug and human smuggling, as well as cocaine use on the job, sexual assault and child pornography activities. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File) | Andrew Harrer

Pervasive misconduct by Transportation Security Administration employees is threatening the security of airline travel, according to a new House Homeland Security Committee report.

Despite efforts to curb the bad, sometimes criminal behavior, complaints of misconduct have grown by more than 29 percent from fiscal 2013 to 2015, the six-month investigation conducted by the GOP majority on the panel found.

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