Secret Service Employee’s Plea in Colombia Proved True

nytimes.com (1 year and 1 month ago)

Apr 27, 2012

Officials determined that a Secret Service employee had been wrongly linked to the prostitution case because a hotel guest had given an incorrect room number. full story

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Retired Secret Service official David O’Connor will be the White House’s pick to head the agency, Reuters is reporting. Citing a government source, Reuters says President Obama will soon name O’Connor, who retired last year after more than 25 years with the Secret Service, most recently as its assistant director of investigations, as Secret Service director. The post has...

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President Obama will name Julia Pierson to lead Secret Service

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Exclusive: Obama to name O'Connor new Secret Service chief - source

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reuters.com (3 months and 17 days ago)

Obama appoints first woman Secret Service director

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reuters.com (2 months and 26 days ago)

AP source: Obama to name woman Secret Service head

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will appoint veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency's first female director, a White House official said, signaling his desire to change the culture at the male-dominated service, which has been marred by scandal.Pierson, who most recently served as Secret Service chief of staff, will take over the top job from Mark...

bostonherald.com (2 months and 26 days ago)

Obama names the first woman to head the Secret Service

WASHINGTON – President Obama on Tuesday named a high-ranking career employee of the U.S. Secret Service to become its first female director.

latimes.com (2 months and 26 days ago)

President Obama names Julia Pierson to head Secret Service

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