Tag: agent
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Two found guilty of robbing off-duty Secret Service agent at gunpoint after Joe Biden fundraiser
Two men have been convicted of robbing an off-duty Secret Service agent at gunpoint after the agent had finished working at a Los Angeles fundraiser that President Joe Biden attended, prosecutors said Monday. The robbery unfolded on June 15 after the agent, who was not identified, had attended the star-studded campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles,…
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Ex-Indian government agent plotted assassination on U.S. soil, DOJ says
NEW DELHI — A former employee of the Indian government has been indicted in the U.S. on charges of directing the assassination attempt of a Sikh separatist leader in New York City. The Justice Department, in an 18-page indictment Thursday, charged Vikash Yadav, 39, with three counts of murder-for-hire and money laundering. Federal prosecutors said…
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Secret Service agent placed on leave after ‘misconduct allegation’ with Harris staffer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service recently notified Vice President Kamala Harris’ office about an incident involving one of its agents and a “misconduct allegation,” according to spokespeople for both the USSS and the vice president’s office. In a statement about the incident, Harris’ office said it takes the “safety of staff seriously” and that…