Lisa Farbstein

Type: Person

Name: Lisa Farbstein

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Sharp items, dull thinking slow airport lines

We've all seen the poor sap pulled out of the airport security checkpoint line because a Swiss Army knife tucked into a carry-on bag halts the X-ray machine conveyor belt, sets off a flurry of activity among TSA officers and holds up everybody else in ... [Published Times Union - May 22 2013]

Entities: Albany (New York, United States), Leatherman, Airport Security, Contraband, Lisa Farbstein

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

TSA US Transportation Security Administration

TSA supervisor caught stealing pills from luggage in Syracuse

Syracuse, NY -- It's the job of Transportation Security Administration workers to catch passengers sneaking illegal items onto planes.But a TSA supervisor was himself caught on videotape last month stealing 12 Tylenol pills from a passenger's luggage ... [Published Syracuse Online - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: TSA US Transportation Security Administration, Lisa Farbstein, Tylenol, Police

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Man arrested with gun in carry-on bag at Atlantic City International Airport

By STEVEN LEMONFGELLO Staff Writer pressofAtlanticCity.comA Pennsylvania man was stopped by TSA officers at Atlantic City International Airport Tuesday night after an officer at an X-ray machine spotted a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag.TSA contacted ... [Published Press of Atlantic City - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Lisa Farbstein, Atlantic City, Fort Lauderdale

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"it happens. it's an honest mistake" said Lisa Farbstein, a TSA regional spokeswoman

Sharp items, dull thinking slow airport lines [Published Times Union - May 22 2013]

"The individual no longer works for TSA," Farbstein said. "tsa does not tolerate theft and tsa holds its employees to the highest ethical standards and has zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace."

TSA supervisor caught stealing pills from luggage in Syracuse [Published Syracuse Online - Apr 24 2013]

...1 million passengers using PreCheck per month by the end of 2013," Farbstein said, adding that 3 million have used the program in its first year. "so we'll be looking to add new airlines and expand the program."

TSA PreCheck screening program draws raves [Published Beaver County Times - Oct 17 2012]