Sam Brinton Steps Out for the First Time Since Release From Jail

In addition to being connected to Khamsin’s missing luggage, Brinton was charged with stealing luggage belonging to two different women from airports in Las Vegas and Minneapolis.

In October 2022, Brinton was accused of stealing a woman’s luggage from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. Surveillance footage captured the ex-Department of Energy official not only taking the luggage but checking in to the Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront with it in tow.

According to court documents, Brinton admitted to police that they took the suitcase, but claimed they left its contents behind at a hotel.

Investigators were not able to recover any items and the victim was never reunited with their lost belongings.