According to local reports, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Maxine McManaman, TSA's Assistant Federal Security Director, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Atlanta, Georgia on December 28th.
Port St. Lucie police said McManaman had an arrest warrant issued by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office that states she and an alleged accomplice, Delroy Chambers Sr., have dementia. They claim they exploited their suffering relatives and forged documents in their names.
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TSA Assistant Federal Marshal Maxine McManaman was reportedly arrested at the Atlanta airport in December on a warrant issued by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department. (LinkedIn)
Florida authorities allege that the two forged signatures on a will that transferred ownership of real estate in a relative's name to them.
Police said the relatives whose properties were transferred to McManaman and Chambers were unable to sign the severance forms because they were found to have been in Atlanta on the listed dates.
Chambers was previously arrested in Port St. Lucie on Dec. 20 and charged with two counts of exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult, simple neglect and two counts of forgery. He was eventually released from prison.
Mr. McManaman is charged with a third-degree felony count of forgery.
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Chambers was arrested in Port St. Lucie on Dec. 20 on charges of exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult, forgery and simple neglect.
She was reportedly arrested after landing in Atlanta on an international flight.
McManaman had been with the TSA since November 2002 and held a management-level position at the airport, according to local news reports.
In a statement to local station FOX 5 Atlanta, a TSA spokesperson said, “TSA holds our employees to the highest professional and ethical standards and does not tolerate misconduct on or off the job.” Ta.
Port St. Lucie police said McManaman forged documents to transfer the home of an elderly relative with dementia to her and Chambers. (Port St. Lucie Police Department)
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“Employees who fail to meet our fundamental ethical standards will be held accountable,” the spokesperson added.
McManaman has been placed on administrative leave pending a law enforcement investigation.
She is currently being held at the Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro, Georgia.
