James G. Huse is a retired assistant director of the U.S. Secret Service and a retired Inspector General for Social Security. By James G. Huse Jr. ticklethewire.com columnist In the wake of the kabuki surrounding the media focus on the bizarre escapades of White House crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi, one fact stands completely indisputable:…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A man was killed Wednesday after being hit by two armored Secret Service vehicles on a freeway at the D.C.-Maryland border, the Washington Post reported. One of the cars, a limo, is sometimes used by Vice President Biden. The man, whose name had not been released as of Wednesday,…
By Caitlin Osborne ticklethewire.com President Obama continues to be the target of racially motivated hate. The lastest reminder comes, compliments of Huntsville, Ala. resident Charles Thurman II, 54, who was sentenced last week to four months in jail for reporting false threats to the president. Turns out, according to his plea agreement, Thurman sent threatening…
Besides protecting the president, the Secret Service has long investigated counterfeiting and other financial crimes. Is the agency spreading itself too thin? Some think so. By Bryan Bender Boston Globe WASHINGTON – The unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama, a rise in racist hate groups, and a new wave of antigovernment fervor threaten…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Maurice G. “Marty” Martineau, a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1941 to 1972, who coordinated security at the 1968 Democratic Convention and testified before Congress on the Kennedy Assassination, has died at age 95, the Chicago Tribune reported on Sunday. During his 31-year career, Martineau protected every president from Franklin D….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Facebook may be the home of some pretty trivial and silly chatter, but not all that surfaces on the social network is seen as a joking matter. The Secret Service said Sunday that it was probing an online survey on Facebook that asked whether President Obama should be assassinated,…
Secret Service agents have seen a lot of history. This is one drop of history that was apparently kept secret for a long time. Yelstin in all likelihood probably had a little too much vodka. And what better way to take the edge off of a vodka binge than with a good slice of pizza….
This book on the Secret Service is continuing to touch nerves inside and outside the agency. Some current and former Secret Service agents are disturbed that current and former agents disclosed secrets that should have remained secret. Here’s the latest review of Ronald Kessler’s new book: “IN THE PRESIDENT’S SECRET SERVICE: Behind the Scenes with…
