Former Secret Service Employee Charged With 9/11 Theft
by TChris
William Bennette joined the Secret Service in 1999 after retiring from the New York Police Department. He received a commendation for rescue work on Sept. 11, 2001. But Bennette falsely claimed that five Secret Services vehicles were destroyed on 9/11, when he actually gave three of the cars to his wife and daughter after forging signatures of agency managers to transfer the titles. The other two cars were found at an auto repair shop in Queens.
Bennette entered not guilty pleas yesterday to charges of theft of government property. Bennette's lawyer, "rather than proclaiming his client's innocence, indicated that psychological effects from 9/11 might have caused his behavior."
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