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October 11, 2007

Update: Former TSA worker sentenced to 3 months

A former baggage screener convicted of lying to the federal government on a security questionnaire was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to three months incarceration and three years of supervised release.

Judge Ernest C. Torres also recommended to the Bureau of Prisons that John Riccio, 63, of North Kingstown, be incarcerated at “an institution with a mental health treatment program,” and that the treatment continue after three months as a condition of his release.

Riccio worked for the Transportation Security Administration at T.F. Green Airport, checking luggage for weapons or contraband.

In May, jury found Riccio guilty of concealing a prior job he had with Wal-Mart for which he was collecting total disability payments in the wake of an alleged on-the-job injury.

When TSA investigators questioned Riccio, he denied ever having received disability payments from his previous employer, Thomas Connell, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office, said.

Riccio is currently out on bail; he must report to his designated institution on or before Nov. 9.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 3:00 PM | Permalink

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