Posted on 09/30/2015 3:51:18 PM PDT by TroutStalker
The Secret Service leaked sensitive personal information to the press about Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz as the Utah Republican was investigating the beleaguered agency, an inspector general's report said Wednesday.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General issued a report on Wednesday that accused Secret Service Assistant Director Edward Lowery and other agency officials of plotting to leak information about Chaffetz, including his unsuccessful attempt to join the organization.
The leaks were a highly unusual breach of decorum. Lawmakers often battle with agencies, but the fights mostly stay above board and focus on policy, rather than descending into leaking private information.
The report found that between March 24 and April 2, 2015, 45 Secret Service employees accessed “sensitive personal information” on Chaffetz nearly 60 times. Only 4 of the 45 employees had “an arguable legitimate need to access the information,” the report found.
Lowery, in one instance, emailed employees saying “Some information that he might find embarrassing needs to get out. Just to be fair.”
Chaffetz blasted the agency for the alleged leaks.
“Certain lines should never be crossed. The unauthorized access and distribution of my personal information crossed that line. It was a tactic designed to intimidate and embarrass me and frankly, it is intimidating,” the Utah Republican said in a statement. “It’s scary to think about all the possible dangers in having your personal information exposed.”
The Oversight Committee launched an investigation into the Secret Service earlier this year after a series of embarrassing security incidents at the White House. Chaffetz helped uncover reports that a knife-wielding man got much further into the White House than initially reported and that an armed man was allowed into an elevator with President Barack Obama.
The panel is also investigating reports that Secret Service agents paid for sex during a presidential visit to Columbia. It is considered during when they are doing advance work but yes he was not yet there
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the panel, said the Secret Service should issue an “immediate apology.”
“Although the Inspector General identified no evidence of political motivation or influence, I believe in fundamental fairness, and those who are unwilling or unable to meet the highest of ethical standards should not be a part of the Secret Service,” Cummings said in a statement.
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy said he takes “employee misconduct very seriously” and will ensure the involved parties are punished.
“I again apologize to Representative Chaffetz for this wholly avoidable and embarrassing misconduct,” Clancy said. “Additionally, I will continue to review policies and practices to address employee misconduct and demand the highest level of integrity of all our employees.”
SS Motto: "Worthy of Trust and Confidence"
or "Wheels up, rings off"
or "What ever?"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watchdog-top-secret-service-official-wanted-information-about-chaffetz-made-public/2015/09/30/ff280378-67ae-11e5-9ef3-fde182507eac_story.html
So, who in the Secret Service will lose their job and who will go to jail?
Has the SS ever ‘leaked’ anything o obama?
I have an idea that, like Putin and his ‘Go by my rules or you die’, all our government people (and more) know what will happen to them if they don’t ‘Go by my rules or you die’
Sounds like Obama brought in his own guys to run the SS.
Proof positive that NO department of this government can or should be trusted. The Marxist Muslim and his “folks’ have corrupted it all.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, we are seeing how deep the corruption goes.
Let's see if Bambi forces this one to resign like he did the other two. There's been more SS scandals with this White Hut than you can shake a stick at.
APOLOGY my ASS!! Edward Lowery needs to be FIRED...ASAP!!!! He is NOT to be TRUSTED with INFORMATION!!
“Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the panel, said the Secret Service should issue an “immediate apology.””
Now that’s really funny!! The Lawn Jockey at his best!
Yep. Remember that SS sex scandal? That was an 0dungo op contrived to replace everyone with ‘yes’ men of 0dungo. Probably a lot of U.N. agents, too.
Yep.
Yep, he’s already a dicktator
The Secret Circus needs a housecleaning, top to bottom, by the next president.
Multiply by 100 and fire that many cia employees....call it the cia bill....seeya bill!
This is terrible. Are any of them going to be fired and prosecuted? Doubt it.
“of plotting to leak information about Chaffetz, including his unsuccessful attempt to join the organization. “
Yeh he’s not a hooker chasing drunk. :-)
Who's good at FIRING people ? Hmmm.....
...someone strong enough to defend their actions and fire the bastards who've betrayed our trust, the law, and the constitution and explain it to America ?
The Donald or the Cruzer, although I hope the Donald knows about the constitution.
Yeah, something is wrong with the SS- has been for a while-
funny thing is Obama went well out of way and off character to give the secret service high praise the other day. I wonder if he did install his own palace guard.
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