Michael Williams, 39, of Hawthorne pleaded guilty in June to one federal count of attempting to distribute methamphetamine.
Williams was arrested in 2020 after authorities conducted undercover operations involving Williams, who they suspected of helping smuggle narcotics past security checkpoints at LAX.
During the investigation, Williams met with a drug source to exchange methamphetamine in the days prior leading up to his shifts at LAX, court papers filed in L.A. federal court show. As a TSA employee with unscreened access to LAX, Williams twice agreed to deliver what he thought was methamphetamine in a backpack to the drug source’s accomplice in a men’s restroom on the secure side of the airport terminal, federal prosecutors said.
After taking possession of what he believed was real narcotics, Williams transported an unscreened package containing the fake methamphetamine beyond the TSA screening area and delivered the package. The person who accepted the package, who Williams did not know was a federal agent, on both occasions exchanged $4,000 in cash in the restroom stalls.
Williams was observed on LAX’s security cameras exiting the restroom while wearing his TSA uniform en route to begin his shift screening passengers and luggage, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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