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New York Post
2 Jun 2023


NextImg:Sam Brinton spotted for first time since leaving jail over latest suitcase swiping charges

Ex-Biden appointed nuclear official Sam Brinton ditched their usual colorful frocks for a more “traditional” look of slacks and a T-shirt Friday, less than 24 hours after being released from jail over grand larceny charges.

Exculsive pictures obtained by The Post show the non-binary former White House official — who goes by the pronouns they/them — beaming in public while stepping out for the first time since being arrested on May 17 over accusations they stole a Tanzanian fashion designer’s dresses and luggage.

Brinton carried two shirts and was dressed in a maroon V-neck and black trousers to leave the home they share with husband Kevin Rieck in Maryland.

The 35-year old is out on $5,000 bond in connection to allegations they stole clothes made by designer Asya Khamsin.

The designer and her attorney confirmed to The Post federal agents questioned her about her luggage and colorful dresses which went missing after she stopped at the Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC during a 2018 trip.

Samuel Brinton, right, and their husband, Kevin Rieck, photographed outside their home in Rockville, Maryland on June 2, 2023.
Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post

Sam Brinton was all smiles outside his Maryland home.

Sam Brinton was all smiles outside his Maryland home a day after he was released on $5,000 bond from a Virginia jail.
Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post

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Panelist Sam Brinton, the head of advocacy and government affairs at the Trevor Project During the UNA-USAs 2019 Global Engagement Summit at UN Headquarters. The Summit bring over 1500 Americans together in support of world SDGs today at the General Assembly Hall in New York.
2019 Global Engagement Summit, United Nations, New York, USA - 22 Feb 2019

Sam Brinton appeared as a panelist at the 2019 Global Engagement Summit in New York. Asya Khamsin, a Tanzanian fashion designer, claimed the frock Brinton was wearing is her design that was allegedly stolen.
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Asya Khamsin - re: Fashion designer claims Sam Brinton wore her clothes that were stolen from DC airport in 2018.

Asya Khamsin, the Tanzanian fashion designer, who claims Sam Brinton wore her clothes that were stolen from a Washington D.C. airport in 2018.
Asya Khamsin

Khamsin said she thought her belongings were gone for good until she saw her clothing on the ex-Biden official, who made international headlines for stealing the luggae of two other women from airports in Las Vegas and Minneapolis.

Brinton was initially booked in a Montgomery County jail in Maryland and flagged as a “fugitive from justice” in connection to the latest case.

Jail officials told The Post that Brinton, who identifies as non-binary, is facing Grand Larceny charges and was housed in a men’s area of the facility for about two weeks, as inmates are assigned to jail based on their sex at birth.

Brinton were extradited Thursday to Arlington, Virginia and appeared in front of a magistrate judge before bonding out, jail officials told The Post.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Sam Brinton attends the east coast premiere of "CONVERSION" on November 17, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for CONVERSION Movie)

Brinton was caught on camera stealing luggage at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas last year.
Getty Images for CONVERSION Movie

Brinton was first caught red-handed on video taking a woman’s Vera Bradley luggage worth $2,325 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport in Sept.16, 2022. They were seen with the suitcase while traveling in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18 and Oct. 9, investigators said.

Brinton also pleaded no contest for stealing luggage at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas in July 2022.

The 35-year-old was working as the deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy when they committed the fashion crime, but has since been fired.