'The defendants were not merely playing dress-up,' prosecutor Joshua Rothstein said, but 'created a potential national security risk.'
who were accused of posing as officers and employees of the federal government.
One of the agents was on the Secret Service detail for first lady Jill Biden. Another is a uniformed division officer at the White House. The third is detailed as a uniformed division officer at Vice President Kamala Harris' residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory. And a fourth was assigned to the presidential protection detail — that is, this officer is one of the federal agents charged with protecting the safety of the sitting president, first family and vice president.
"The defendants were not merely playing dress-up," prosecutor Joshua Rothstein said, but"created a potential national security risk." The men"tricked people whose job it is to be suspicious of others," he alleged, who were ultimately"shocked" the two were not who the federal officers they claimed to be.
During an interview after his arrest and recounted in the government's detention memo, Taherzadeh allegedly told law enforcement that he had falsely identified himself as a member of the Department of Homeland Security and as a former U.S. Army Ranger. He also admitted he had offered to provide a USSS agent with an assault rifle and provided free apartments to two USSS agents for approximately one year.
The review will ultimately determine whether the agency will take more punitive measures against the officials who were duped, including whether they should be allowed to keep their security clearances.
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