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Posted: 8:35 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2012

Lawmakers want to conduct undercover airport stings on TSA agents following ABC News investigation

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ORLANDO, Fla. —

There's new fallout from an ABC News investigation that caught a TSA worker at the Orlando Airport stealing an iPad.

Since then, that investigation has lawmakers asking the TSA for changes. The TSA is now being asked to do the same thing across the country that ABC News did at 10 major airports: test the honesty of TSA agents.

ABC News intentionally left iPads at security checkpoints. Nine out of 10 were returned. But in Orlando, the iPad was tracked to the home of TSA officer Andy Ramirez, who denied knowing anything about it despite the video of him with the iPad.

"Is it here?" asked ABC's Brian Ross.

"No sir," replied Ramirez.

That is, until Ross set off an alarm on the iPad -- then Ramirez blamed his wife.

"I want you to explain how this iPad left at a TSA screening station ended up in your house," asked Ross.

"My wife, I'm so embarrassed," replied Ramirez.

Ramirez has since been fired. And Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the TSA to see if there are more officers stealing.

He said the TSA needs to conduct undercover stings at airports nationwide.

Schumer also wants the TSA to require screeners to be screened or searched when they leave their shifts at the airport.

The TSA said the vast majority of officers are honest, hardworking individuals and that the agency has a zero tolerance policy for thefts.

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