What a hangover. Accusations of misconduct among U.S. security personnel in Colombia keep flooding in, casting a shadow over President Obama’s trip to the Summit of the Americas conference in Cartagena and embarrassing a proud U.S. agency.
Reports emerged Friday evening that around a dozen Secret Service members were relieved of duty in Colombia after allegedly bringing prostitutes to Hotel Caribe in Cartagena, where they were staying. The agents had been sent to Colombia ahead of President Obama’s arrival and were said to have been sent home on Thursday, just a day before the President landed for the summit, which is hosting leaders from 33 countries in the western hemisphere. According to the Christian Science Monitor, the agents had been partying and drinking heavily during their stay. Saturday evening, the Secret Service confirmed that 11 agents had been placed on leave for their misconduct.
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