Washington: An unknown number of the agents of Secret Service with US President Barack Obama are facing an investigation over alleged misconduct and sent home from the president’s duty on Friday.
It all happened in an international summit in Colombia. The allegations involved prostitutes in Cartagena, the city hosting the summit. There were 12 agents involved, said The Associated Press. The allegations were tied to at least one agent being involved with prostitutes in Cartagena, The Washington Post cited the president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Jon Adler, as saying.
Edwin Donovan, Secret Service spokesman, denied that the episode involved prostitutes.
“There have been allegations of misconduct made against Secret Service personnel in Cartagena, Colombia prior to the President’s trip. Because of this, those personnel are being relieved of their assignments, returned to their place of duty, and are being replaced by other Secret Service personnel. The Secret Service takes all allegations of misconduct seriously. This entire matter has been turned over to our Office of Professional Responsibility, which serves as the agency’s internal affairs component,” Yahoo News quoted Donovan as saying.
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