A senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official is facing legal trouble after he was arrested on Dec. 28 on charges related to the alleged exploitation of a family member with dementia. The Port St. Lucie, Florida, Police Department said in a social media post.
According to reports, U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested TSA Federal Security Agent Maxine McManaman upon her arrival at the Atlanta Airport. news release. The arrest was made on a warrant issued in Port St. Lucie and includes a charge of forgery, which is classified as a third-degree felony, the release said.
The investigation into McManaman's actions began in April 2023, according to the police department. “Investigation revealed that a deed of release was executed by Maxine McManaman on December 5, 2022, stating that the grantor listed Maxine McManaman and Delroy Chambers as grantees. ,” the Port St. Lucie Police Department said in a statement. (Related: Police arrest Florida pastor on suspicion of defrauding church of drug money)
A senior TSA official has been arrested on suspicion of exploiting a family member with dementia. The official allegedly forged the certificate. https://t.co/yhLF3wC8D5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 5, 2024
“There were two signatures on the back of the document, both listed as the giver,” the release states, adding, “One was for Maxine McManaman and had the letters 'POA' in front of it. There was one, and the other belonged to Delroy Chambers. It was determined that the grantor could not sign the document on the specified date because the grantor was found to be in Atlanta, Georgia on that date. Maxine McManaman and Delroy Chambers Sr. were both determined to have forged severance forms. ”
According to the Fox affiliate, a police affidavit said the severance forms lacked specific designations such as junior or senior, raising suspicions. My. The alleged omission was made because McManaman's younger brother, Delroy Chambers Jr., had been assigned power of attorney following his mother's illness, according to the affidavit, the newspaper reported. Chambers Jr., who was in Atlanta, was unable to approve the resignation letter, according to a police press release.
In addition, Chambers Sr. faces charges of failing to properly care for his wife, according to the incident report. NBC News report. He was arrested Dec. 20 in Port St. Lucie on multiple charges, including exploitation and neglect of an elderly or disabled adult, according to reports. He was later released on bond from the St. Lucie County Jail, the newspaper said.
Chambers Sr., 80, denied the charges and described the situation as a “family matter,” according to WAGA. Meanwhile, McManaman remains in custody at the Clayton County Jail in Georgia, awaiting extradition to St. Lucie County, a police press release states. In a conversation recorded by authorities, she claimed that her brother had repeatedly made such allegations against her, WAGA reported, in her redacted probable cause statement. .
In response to the incident, the TSA reportedly said it was aware that McManaman was arrested on “unrelated charges.”
“TSA holds its employees to the highest professional and ethical standards and has zero tolerance for misconduct on or off the job. According to NBC News, employees who do not meet our basic ethical standards responsible,” a spokesperson said on Friday.
