Secret Service agents pulled off White House patrol to help protect a top official’s aide

The Washington Post ^ | May 10, 2014 | Carol D. Leonnig

[John W]

Top Secret Service officials ­ordered members of a special unit responsible for patrolling the White House perimeter to abandon their posts over at least two months in 2011 in order to protect a personal friend of the agency’s director, according to three people familiar with the operation.

The new assignment, known internally as Operation Moonlight, diverted agents to a rural area outside the southern Maryland town of La Plata, nearly an hour’s drive from Washington. Agents were told that then-Director Mark Sullivan was concerned that his assistant was being harassed by her neighbor, the three people said.

Two agents were sent twice a day, in the morning and the evening, to monitor the home of the assistant, Lisa Chopey. The trips began June 30, 2011, and extended through the summer before tapering off in August, according to people familiar with internal shift records.

[hal ogen]

Thieves of taxpayer money. These bums should be fired.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sounds legit.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Dereliction

[Vaduz]

Assistant, Lisa Chopey wink wink nod nod.

[Chode]

and America takes another one in the........

[MeshugeMikey]

time to send in the TANKS!!!

[Timber Rattler]

Security concerns have been generally heightened at the White House under Obama, the first black president. He received Secret Service protection unusually early as a candidate in 2007. His wife, Michelle, has expressed worries in the past about his safety, and similar fears have been widespread among many of Obama’s African American supporters.

Oh, give me a break...

[Hardastarboard]

Assistant, Lisa Chopey wink wink nod nod.

Lisa Chopey - is that Reggie Love's screen name over at DU?

[csvset]

Are you insinuating something?

Yes!

Monty Python Nudge Nudge Wink Wink

protect a personal friend

Biz Markie - Just A Friend

[4yearlurker]

What about Obama's white half!!???

[Army Air Corps]

Obama declared that tank to be too modern and potentially provocative.

[shelterguy]

“”Security concerns have been generally heightened at the White House under Obama, the first black president. He received Secret Service protection unusually early as a candidate in 2007”””””””

Oh my, aren’t we special.

[MeshugeMikey]

an ATTACK Tank to be sure!!!

Ban ALL Scarey Lookin Antique Toys NOW!!

[andyk]

then-Director Mark Sullivan was concerned that his assistant was being harassed by her neighbor

Then that neighbor gets to take care of themselves, just like the rest of us serfs.

[silverleaf]

What is the cost of billable hours for Secret Service protection?

Send to Lisa Chopey.

[null and void]

Some animals are more equal than others!

[BerryDingle]

I remember when Ollie North had to explain his security fence he had installed for his family under oath.

[Army Air Corps]

They are gateway toys - they can lead to firearms ownership or even joining the armed forces.

[GreenHornet]

Washington. Agents were told that then-Director Mark Sullivan was concerned that his assistant was being harassed by her neighbor

Is there any reason why the local police in that area couldn't handle this situation?