The U.S. government has accused several Secret Service agents and officers of numerous criminal claims since 2004. Some of the claims include leaking information, sexual assault, illegal wiretaps, involvement with prostitutes, and publishing pornography. There is no certainty as to how many of the claims have been proven.
The list of allegations consists of 229 pages, which was released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. This followed behind a Secret Service scandal in regards to prostitution this past April.
The accusations have occurred throughout the year, and some as recent as May.
The sexual assault claim was reported in August of last year. The details of the claim was that an agent was reported to have pushed a female colleague onto a bed at one point during a work trip. According to reports, the employee "got on top of (censored) attempting to have sex," even though the woman "told (censored) 'no' several times." Documents highlighted that supervisors described the alleged as "a conscientious and dependable employee." The incident ended with an "administrative disposition" in February.
In October of 2003, the Secret Service was accused of having involvement with a "prostitution ring". The allegations came from the fact that both of the accused agent's telephone numbers came up in an FBI investigation into a prostitution ring.
Additionally in 2008, an on-duty officer was caught in a prostitution sting in Washington. Records show that the officer was put on administrative leave and later fired.
Several employees of the Secret Service were found to be associated with the prostitution scandal in April. Eight out of the dozen were fired from their positions. Two of them are making current attempts at getting their jobs back.
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