Two More Secret Service Prostitution Scandals Emerge -- Time
In El Salvador and Brazil, unsettling echoes of the Secret Service's Colombia escapades.
They’re one of the government’s most professional and elite squads, known for being tightly buttoned up and meticulously vigilant. But loose lips are sinking the shiny reputation of the Secret Service. In recent days details of two more alleged incidents involving agents or U.S. servicemen picking up prostitutes in South America have arisen, both of which happened within the past year.
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