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TSA workers asked to return $1,000 gift cards from Tyler Perry

moviesMar 30, 202611102

Tyler Perry handed $1,000 gift cards to Transportation Security Administration employees at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Federal ethics rules bar government employees from accepting gifts tied to their official duties. TSA officials told the workers to return the cards to comply with those rules. The dispute highlights a clash between private charity and federal ethics, and it creates a financial hit for frontline workers.

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Tyler Perry handed $1,000 gift cards to TSA workers at Atlanta airport.
TSA told employees to return the cards under federal ethics rules.
Officials cited rules barring gifts tied to employees' official duties.