Police are searching for a former airport car rental employee accused of orchestrating the theft of 47 vehicles worth more than $1 million from the Avis Budget lot at a Syracuse airport, authorities said Friday.

The suspect, identified as Milton Thompson III, 31, allegedly stole the vehicles over a two-month period between June and August, according to the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority Police Department.

Thompson, a former employee of Avis Budget Car Rental, is wanted on grand larceny and scheme to defraud charges, The Post Standard reported. 3

Investigators said Thompson led a network that rented out the stolen cars at other locations across Onondaga County.

The thefts were discovered when Avis Budget reported dozens of missing vehicles to authorities earlier this year.

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