Misconduct alleged against Secret Service agents

cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 04-14-2012, 01:12 AM

Irony...The Secret Service paying to get strip searched...

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A dozen Secret Service agents sent to Colombia to provide security for President Barack Obama at an international summit have been relieved of duty over alleged misconduct.

A caller who said he had knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the misconduct involved prostitutes in Cartagena, site of the Summit of the Americas. A Secret Service spokesman did not dispute that.

A U.S. official, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter and requested anonymity, put the number of agents sent home at 12. Secret Service was not releasing the number of personnel involved.

The incident threatened to overshadow Obama's economic and trade agenda at the summit and embarrass the U.S. The White House had no comment, but also did not dispute the allegations.

Looks like all of the government agencies are trying to beat out the General Services Administration for corruption and illicit behavior...

MrLiberty · #2 (**permalink**) 04-14-2012, 07:54 AM

These guys must not have gotten the message that Bill Clinton was NOT going to attend this year.........

saltwn · #3 (**permalink**) 04-15-2012, 04:48 AM

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Prostitutes were taken to the hotel, according to a Colombian police source.

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"Obama's guards expelled in Colombia over prostitution - shame the gringos think that Latin America is a brothel and they act like it too," commented left-leaning Venezuelan political commentator Nicmer Evans via Twitter.

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"I had a breakfast meeting to discuss trade and drugs, but the only thing the other delegates wanted to talk about was the story of the agents and the hookers," chuckled one Latin American diplomat in the historic city of Cartagena.

Outrage my eye. I bet they were sent as "gifts". What were your whores doing in our hotel rooms anyway, Senor?

more crap from the latins...

Comet · #4 (**permalink**) 04-15-2012, 05:27 AM

Must have been agents left over from Clinton's detail.

saltwn · #5 (**permalink**) 04-15-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MrLiberty

These guys must not have gotten the message that Bill Clinton was NOT going to attend this year.........

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Originally Posted by Comet

Must have been agents left over from Clinton's detail.

great minds think alike

Callysta · #6 (**permalink**) 04-15-2012, 01:10 PM

If government officials were dismissed after every act of "misconduct," I doubt there would be any government left to speak of. Legalize prostitution already!

mlurp · #7 (**permalink**) 04-15-2012, 01:50 PM

Man how many times during this admin., has the Secret Service messed up? Posted 15 April 2012

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.Secret Service scandal deepens; 11 placed on leave

By JULIE PACE and LIBARDO CARDONA | Associated Press – 8 hrs ago.

CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) — An embarrassing scandal involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents deepened Saturday as 11 agents were placed on leave, and the agency designed to protect President Barack Obama had to offer regret for the mess overshadowing his diplomatic mission to Latin America.

The controversy also expanded to the U.S. military, which announced five service members staying at the same hotel as the agents in Colombia may have been involved in misconduct as well. They were confined to their quarters in Colombia and ordered not to have contact with others.

All the alleged activities took place before Obama arrived Friday in this Colombian port city for meetings with 33 other regional leaders.

Put together, the allegations were an embarrassment for an American president on foreign soil and threatened to upend White House efforts to keep his trip focused squarely on boosting economic ties with fast-growing Latin America. Obama was holding two days of meetings at the Summit of the Americas with leaders from across the vast region before heading back to Washington Sunday night.

The Secret Service did not disclose the nature of the misconduct. The Associated Press confirmed on Friday that it involved prostitutes.

The White House said Obama had been briefed about the incidents but would not comment on his reaction.

"The president does have full confidence in the United States Secret Service," presidential spokesman Jay Carney said when asked.

Gee what else would he say?

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rjaz · #8 (**permalink**) 04-15-2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Callysta

Legalize prostitution already!

Prostitution is legal in Columbia. Dunno if there is a line item on federal expense forms for "personal services".

saltwn · #9 (**permalink**) 04-15-2012, 02:05 PM

thinking of how that would knock the socks off some little government numbers cruncher down in the basement working frantically during an audit.

Bodo · #10 (**permalink**) 04-15-2012, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Callysta

If government officials were dismissed after every act of "misconduct," I doubt there would be any government left to speak of. Legalize prostitution already!

it is legal down there. They stiffed the whore. You know, stealing?

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