Transportation Security Administration\u2019s Saipan director John Peoples has resigned from his post, after the official became the subject of an investigation on a sexual harassment complaint.<\/p>\n
The TSA appointed Stanford Miyamoto, deputy federal security director at the Honolulu International Airport, as Peoples\u2019 temporary replacement.<\/p>\n
In a media release from the TSA headquarters in Washington D.C., the agency said Peoples resigned \u201cfor personal reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miyamoto, who has been detailed at the Honolulu airport since 2002, will serve as interim federal security director for the Saipan International Airport until the TSA names Peoples\u2019 permanent replacement.<\/p>\n
\u201cStanford Miyamoto will provide knowledgeable, top-notch leadership for our screeners at Saipan International,\u201d said retired Navy Rear Adm. David M. Stone, Homeland Security assistant secretary for TSA. \u201cTSA is fully committed to providing the highest levels of security and customer service at the airport.\u201d <\/p>\n
Before TSA announced Peoples\u2019 resignation, there were reports that the agency was conducting an investigation on the official\u2019s management practices.<\/p>\n
A terminated TSA employee who was formerly detailed at the Saipan airport had filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing Peoples of sexually harassing him.<\/p>\n
Besides disclosing the sexual harassment he allegedly suffered from Peoples, 53-year-old Paul DiGangi also complained with the EEOC office in San Francisco, California of alleged discrimination against Caucasians during the former director\u2019s management of TSA-Saipan. DiGangi said that many Caucasians were terminated or forced to resign from the agency during Peoples\u2019 tenure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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