By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fox News is reporting that an Inspector General report suggests that Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan lied during his congressional testimony in the Colombia prostitution scandal. Fox wrote on it’s website: Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) have completed their investigative report, which…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a presidential race that has been fairly dull so far comes this exciting news: GQ magazine has reported that Paul Ryan’s Secret Service code name is “Bowhunter.” The magazine reports that Ryan’s favorite hobby is bow hunting. Romney’s code name is “Javelin,” which may come from the AMC car company…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could it be that someone has stolen Mitt Romney’s much-talked about tax records? Politico reports that the Secret Service is looking into a claim by someone that they were able to get tax records from the accounting firm of Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Franklin, Tenn. The person is demanding a $1 million…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Washington state man is in custody after the FBI notified the Secret Service of emails threats against President Obama, Reuters reports. The Secret Service described the emails from Anton Caluori, 31, as alarming but didn’t elaborate. Agents found Caluori brandishing a shotgun when they arrived at his home south of Seattle…
By Clarence Williams and Mary Pat Flaherty Washington Post WASHINGTON — A D.C. police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for White House officials and other dignitaries was moved to administrative duty Wednesday after he allegedly was overheard making threatening comments toward Michelle Obama, according to several police officials. The police department’s Internal Affairs…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A log of complaints against Secret Service employees shows a variety of misconduct, including an allegation that an agent was intoxicated while he was supposed to be protecting a foreign leader, Bloomberg News reports. The federal government released the 229-page log this weekend in response to a Freedom of Information Act by…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Word on the street is that actress Maggie Gyllenhaal may play a Secret Service agent in the upcoming film “White House Down.” Channing Tatum has already been cast as a Secret Service agent. Gyllenhaal is in talks to play a patriotic Secret Service Agent, reports Film School Rejects. Jamie Foxx is in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The big guys and gals have weighed in on the matter and Secret Service has come out on top. The Supreme Court ruled Monday unanimously in favor of two Secret Service agents, saying they can’t be sued, according to the New York Times. The court ruled against a Colorado protestor, who…
