DHS inspector general to investigate Secret Service scandal in Colombia
Source: Washington Post
The top watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security told lawmakers Monday that he plans to launch a separate probe into the sex scandal involving the U.S. Secret Service after keeping close tabs on the agency’s ongoing internal investigation for the last three weeks.
Acting Inspector General Charles K. Edwards informed congressional offices Monday that he has launched an investigation to determine how well the Secret Service responded to the April 12 incident in Cartagena, Colombia that implicated at least 12 Secret Service personnel and 12 members of the U.S. military. Edwards said the probe also will focus on the conclusions reached by the agency’s separate investigation, the sufficiency of the disciplinary measures taken against personnel involved and how effectively the Secret Service is handling issues of diversity, recruitment and discipline.
The Secret Service is one of more than 20 agencies and offices that comprise DHS.
In a message sent Monday, Edwards sought to assure lawmakers that he has been kept abreast of the agency's ongoing investigation, noting that Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan first informed him of the incident on April 13, the day after agency officials identified an initial 11 personnel to be sent home from Colombia.
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