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TSA’s Saipan director Peoples resigns
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Posted on Dec 11 2004
Transportation Security Administration’s Saipan director John Peoples has resigned from his post, after the official became the subject of an investigation on a sexual harassment complaint.
The TSA appointed Stanford Miyamoto, deputy federal security director at the Honolulu International Airport, as Peoples’ temporary replacement.
In a media release from the TSA headquarters in Washington D.C., the agency said Peoples resigned “for personal reasons.”
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’ permanent replacement.
“Stanford Miyamoto will provide knowledgeable, top-notch leadership for our screeners at Saipan International,” said retired Navy Rear Adm. David M. Stone, Homeland Security assistant secretary for TSA. “TSA is fully committed to providing the highest levels of security and customer service at the airport.”
Before TSA announced Peoples’ resignation, there were reports that the agency was conducting an investigation on the official’s management practices.
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.
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’s management of TSA-Saipan. DiGangi said that many Caucasians were terminated or forced to resign from the agency during Peoples’ tenure.
