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 …
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…
Secret Service Agents in Colombian Sex Scandal Identified
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Two Secret Service supervisors being pushed out of the agency amid a sex scandal surrounding a presidential trip to Colombia have been identified by U.S. media outlets.David Randall Chaney, 48, a supervisor in the…
Harry Reid: Secret Service Scandal Suggests ‘Stupidity’
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Asked in the wake of the Secret Service scandal if Congress should be more involved in reforming the culture of the U.S. Secret Service, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., declared Thursday that lawmakers j…
Colombian Prostitutes Are Interviewed by Investigators
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Some of the prostitutes who allegedly met with Secret Service agents in Colombia have been interviewed by investigators, but U.S. officials are still searching for others, ABC News has learned.So far…
Secret Service Agents Brought Prostitutes in ‘Contact with Sensitive Info’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The partying U.S. Secret Service agents and officers who allegedly brought prostitutes into their Cartagena, Colombia, hotel rooms brought the call girls “into contact with sensitive security information,&rd…
Secret Service Pre-Planned Party at Colombian Hotel
Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Secret Service officials planning a wild night of fun in Colombia did some of their own advanced work last week, booking a party space at the Hotel Caribe before heading out to the night clubs,…
Secret Service Agents Forced Out Amid Prostitution Investigation
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Three Secret Service agents have been forced out of their positions amid a scandal involving the alleged hiring of prostitutes and other questionable behavior during a presidential visit to Colombia.”Although…
Secret Service Scandal: Agents Will Take Lie Detector Tests
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The 11 Secret Service agents accused of soliciting prostitutes and drinking excessively while on assignment in Colombia will be forced to take lie detector tests to determine exactly what happened, ABC News has le…
ABC News Exclusive: Secret Service Bragged About Protecting Obama
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — ABC News has learned exclusively that the Secret Service officials accused of misconduct in Colombia revealed their identities by boasting at a Cartagena brothel that they worked for President Obama.Party…
Suspended Secret Service Members Partied at Colombian Brothel
Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — The Secret Service personnel relieved of duty for alleged misconduct in Colombia were partying at a Cartagena brothel called the Pley Club, ABC News has learned.The men were drinking heavily du…
Joint Chiefs Chairman Says ‘We Let the Boss Down’ in Colombia
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey said Monday he is embarrassed by the conduct of the military service members involved in the Secret Service scandal in Colombia and, referring to President Obam…
Obama Says US-Colombia Free Trade Deal a Win-Win
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — President Obama announced on Sunday that a free trade deal with Colombia will be fully enforced next month, declaring the agreement a win-win for both countries.“We’re moving ahead with our…
Obama Wants ‘Thorough,’ ‘Rigorous’ Inquiry into Secret Service Scandal
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — President Obama on Sunday called for a “thorough” and “rigorous” investigation following the scandal surrounding the Secret Service officials tasked with his protection.“W…
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….
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…
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 …
Colombian President: Obama Visit ‘Smart Move’ to Sway Hispanic Vote
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos tells ABC News he believes President Obama’s visit to Cartagena for the Summit of the Americas is a “smart move” to help him win suppor…