Delta Ramp Worker Arrested for Alleged Role in $300,000 Cash Heist at JFK Airport

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A Delta employee has been arrested after roughly $300,000 went missing from JFK Airport in New York earlier this week.

As the outlet reports, Thorpe was caught on surveillance camera “putting all the bags on the plane — except for one, which he did not scan and placed in a vehicle and drove off with, the complaint says.”

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He called out sick from work the next two days, NBC 4 reported.

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A Delta spokesman tells PEOPLE in a statement, “The alleged actions of this employee are unacceptable and in no way reflect the professionalism and values we expect from Delta team members.”

The statement continues: “We are taking this situation very seriously and working directly with authorities on their investigation as well as conducting an internal investigation of our own.”

source: people.com