The people who serve to protect us from acts of terrorism in American skies may be breaking our trust on the ground, by stealing personal belongings out of suitcases during searches. TSA just recently announced that 400 employees were fired for this theft. Not surprisingly, the majority of the airports where this was happening are in the top 20 busiest airports in the country. At the top of the list is Miami International, which has fired 29 employees from 2002-2011. JFK in New York was second with 27 firings and LAX in California was third with 24 firings.

The complete list of the top airports across the U.S. for TSA employees fired for theft are:

1. Miami International Airport (29)

2. JFK International Airport (27)

3. Los Angeles International Airport (24)

4. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (17)

5. Las Vegas-McCarren International Airport (15)

6. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and New York-Laguardia Airport (14 each)

8. Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, and Seattle-Tacoma International airports (12 each)

11. Orlando International Airport (11)

12. Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport (10 each)

14. Washington Dulles International Airport (9)

15. Detroit Metro Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (7)

17. Boston-Logan International, Denver International and San Diego International airports (6)

20. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (5)

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