The Mexican press advance man was caught on camera pocketing several White House BlackBerries during a recent meeting in New Orleans -- and has since been fired for not sharing the bootey with the Mexican Delegation. Rafael Quintero Curiel, who served as Mexico's lead press advance man for the Mexican Delegation meeting President Bush in New Orleans this week was asked to tender his resignation once he arrived back in Mexico City. Before entering the meeting room, everyone was required to leave his cell phone, BlackBerry and other such devices on a table, a common practice when high-level meetings are held. When the meeting was over, American officials discovered their BlackBerries were missing. Secret Service officials reviewed videotape and found footage showing Quintero Curiel absconding with the BlackBerries. The theif made it all the way to the airport before Secret Service officers caught up with him. He initially denied taking the devices, but after agents showed him the DVD, Quintero Curiel said it was purely accidental, gave them back, claimed diplomatic immunity and promptly left.
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