Newark Airport Security Officer Charged with Stealing Money from Passengers CheapOair Staff October 20, 2010 general Newark security officer charged with theft On Tuesday, an airport security supervisor at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was arrested on suspicion of stealing from passenger baggage during security searches, the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey announced. Charged in a criminal complaint, Michael Arato, 41, of Ewing, New Jersey was charged with one count of accepting bribes, one count of conspiring to commit theft and three counts of theft by a government employee. According the U.S. attorney’s office, Arato is scheduled to appear Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Shipp in Newark Federal court. Source: CNN