Gender Fluid Nuclear Waste Official Sam Brinton Dodges Jail Time in Stolen Airport Luggage Case, but More Charges Loom

The ex-senior official, who was fired as accusations of luggage theft mounted, pleaded no contest and must pay $3,670 in restitution.

Department of Energy via Wikimedia Commons
Sam Brinton photographed while serving as the deputy assistant secretary of the office of spent fuel and waste disposition. Department of Energy via Wikimedia Commons

A gender fluid and nonbinary former senior energy department official known for wearing dresses and stilettos, Sam Brinton, has dodged jail time and the disgrace of a felony conviction by pleading no contest in Nevada to theft. The nuclear engineer and LBGTQ activist faces similar charges in Minnesota and is also being investigated by Houston authorities — all for stealing women’s luggage and clothing from airports.  

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