More Secret Service Agents Fall in Colombia Scandal
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Secret Service will announce Tuesday night that two more agents are resigning under pressure as a result of the Cartagena, Colombia, prostitute scandal, and that the process has begun for a third employee to leave, …
Secret Service Scandal: Soldier Is Latest Military Member Under Investigation
Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The 12th military service member under investigation for links to the the prostitution scandal in Colombia is an Army soldier working for the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), Defense Department…
More Secret Service Firings Likely, Former Director Denies Cultural Issue
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A former director of the Secret Service says events of the caliber of the Colombian prostitution incident didn’t occur during his tenure at the agency.“I don’t believe in the past these types …
Spirit Airlines Pulls ‘More Bang For Your Buck’ Ad
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Spirit Airlines has issued an apology and pulled a “More Bang For Your Buck” ad spoofing the Secret Service prostitution scandal at the Colombian government’s request, according to NBC Miami.T…
More Secret Service Resignations Amid Colombia Scandal
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Three additional Secret Service agents involved in the Colombian prostitution scandal have resigned, ABC News has learned.The identities of two supervisors who lost their jobs were reported on Thursday, and a…
Spirit Airlines Cartagena Sale: ‘More Bang for Your Buck!’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Leave it to Spirit Airlines. Known for coming up with memorable and risqué ways to capitalize on news headlines, the airline is this time promoting a sale on fares to Cartagena, Colombia, named — wait for it…
Obama, Shakira Join Forces at Colombian Cultural Event
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Before leaving Colombia, President Obama spent some time with the people of Cartagena, participating in a cultural event to recognize the historically marginalized Afro-Colombian communities and to gra…
Secret Service Scandal: Agents’ Conduct Scrutinized
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Secret Service, congressional and military investigators are conducting a methodical fact-finding mission into allegations of misconduct by a security detail assigned to a Colombian hotel ahead of President Obama’s visit….
Hillary Clinton Dances the Night Away in Colombia
AFP/Getty Images (CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kicked back Saturday night, dancing and drinking beer at a local hotspot after a day of summit meetings in Cartagena.The AFP/Getty got images of the Secretary dancing at …
Argument About the Bill Alerted Hotel Authorities to Secret Service and Prostitutes Cavorting, WH Official Says
George Doyle/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A senior administration official briefed on the accusations against the Secret Service agents pulled from duty in Colombia tells ABC News that a heated argument between at least one of the alleged prostitu…
Military Personnel Caught Up in Secret Service Scandal
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The scandal surrounding Secret Service personnel allegedly drinking excessively and having women — possibly prostitutes — in their rooms in a Colombia hotel where they were preparing for President O…
Obama Says U.S. "Equal Partners" with Latin American Counterparts
Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) – President Barack Obama told Latin American leaders that the United States is excited about the possibilities of working as “equal partners” with those in Latin America and the Caribbean, Blo…
Secret Service Officials Sent Home From Presidential Trip for Alleged Misconduct
Hemera/Thinkstock*UPDATE: An American official who is not authorized to speak about the incident tells ABC News the officers were not agents tasked with guarding President Obama.
The incident may have only involved one or two individuals, the American …