'The Secret Service is aware of an off-duty incident involving two employees which may constitute potential policy violations,' an agency spokesman said in a statement to ABC News.
As the evening progressed, the two Secret Service staffers became apparently intoxicated and the agent wound up in a heated argument with a cab driver, according to the sources.Andrew Harnik/AP
Members of the U.S. Secret Service stand guard as President Joe Biden, not pictured, tours United Performance Metals in Hamilton, Ohio, Friday, May 6, 2022."The Secret Service is aware of an off-duty incident involving two employees which may constitute potential policy violations," agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement to ABC News."The individuals will be immediately returned back to their post of duty and placed on administrative leave.
The agent who allegedly got into the argument with the cab driver is scheduled to be interviewed by local police before boarding a flight back to the U.S. The decision to send them home was made while the president was still en route to Asia.Members of Secret Service Counter Assault Team walk on the tarmac as U.S. President Joe Biden lands aboard Marine One in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., May 11, 2022.
Of the 13 agents first suspected of soliciting prostitutes in Cartagena, three were cleared of wrongdoing and returned to duty, six resigned or retired, and four had their security clearances revoked or were removed, according to a report by the Homeland Security Department inspector general issued in December 2013. According to the report, the agents in Colombia consumed as many as 13 alcoholic drinks"before engaging in questionable behavior.
"The Secret Service conducts thousands of advances for protectees each year, including for the president overseas," said retired senior Secret Service agent Don Mihalek, an ABC News contributor."Through it all, the president has been kept safe and few incidents have arisen. Despite that, the Secret Service is made up of people, some who make mistakes. When they do though, the response has been thorough to ensure that the integrity of the mission is always maintained.
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