TSA Agent Caught With Passenger's iPad in His Pants; Allegedly Took $50,000 in Other Goods, Cops Say

stole around $50,000 worth of electronics over the past six months ... TSA officer since 2009 -- was caught earlier this week by a Continental Airlines employee taking an iPad out of someone's luggage and stuffing it into his pants ... admitted to stealing computers, GPS devices, video cameras, and other electronic merchandise from luggage he was supposed to be screening. ... would immediately take pictures of his new goods and upload the photos online to sell the stuff. ... would typically sell the stolen goods to people before his shift was even over ... cops are looking for people whose stuff has been stolen, although they say the chances of getting the stuff back are slim.... was released from jail on bond, although police say more charges against him are pending.... no longer works with the TSA.... [Has been hired by the Obama administration to replace Timothy Geitner.] ... joins at least six other sticky-fingered TSA crew members who were also recently caught allegedly lifting things from luggage. [And those are just the ones they've caught!]