Topic: Colombia

How to Party Like a Secret Service Agent in Cartagena

Reuters

Now that the Secret Service agents fired for that whole Colombian prostitution scandal are fighting their terminations, we're learning a lot more about how and where they party.

By Adam Martin

May 23, 2012

Fired Secret Service Agents Will Not Go Quietly

Just when you thought the Secret Service prostitution scandal would fade away, director Mark Sullivan will get to talk to a Senate committee today about his fired agents' new claims that they didn't do anything unusual for the "secret circus."

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By John Hudson

May 4, 2012

Colombian Hooker Pursued Cheapskate Secret Service Agent

The underpaying Secret Service agent, who's life has only gotten worse since the prostitution scandal unfurled, caught a break today: Colombian hooker Dania Suarez says he wasn't looking for a call girl on that infamous night in Cartagena. 

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By Connor Simpson

Apr 28, 2012

Secret Service Agent at Heart of Scandal Identified

Arthur Huntington is the Secret Service agent who allegedly started the dispute over pay with the escort in Colombia, and the scandal has cost him his job and forced his family to move. 

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By Connor Simpson

Apr 22, 2012

Meet the Woman Who Handled the Secret Service Scandal

When a prostitue woke up an entire hotel claiming a Secret Service agent tried to rip her off, the responsibility to clean up the mess fell to Paula Reid, the head of the Secret Service's Miami Bureau.

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By Connor Simpson

Apr 21, 2012

Three More Agents Have Resigned from the Secret Service

Three more Secret Service agents resigned on Friday in the wake of the Colombian prostitue party scandal, which brings the total number of agents lost to six.

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By Eric Randall

Apr 18, 2012

Heads Begin to Roll at the Secret Service

Things are looking worse for members of the Secret Service detail caught bringing prostitutes to their Colombian hotel. There's news that three employees "will separate from the agency."

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By Eric Randall

Apr 18, 2012

The Other Side of the Secret Service Prostitution Scandal

The New York Times scored an interview with one of the prostitutes who slept with several U.S. Secret Service agents in Colombia, setting off a scandal here in the U.S., and The Times leads its story with a pretty oddly-selected quote from the Colombian woman.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Apr 17, 2012

Report: Secret Service Bragged to Hookers About Protecting Obama

There are more embarrassing things Secret Service officials could do than paying for the services of 11 Colombian prostitutes. You could, like these guys allegedly did, do so while bragging about protecting Obama and then create a ruckus when the bill arrives.

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By Adam Martin

Apr 16, 2012

Following Colombia Scandal, Secret Service Agents Stripped of Security Clearance

It looks like the 11 Secret Service agents and officers currently on leave in the Colombian sex scandal have been stripped of their security clearances in addition to being suspended from work, at least according to a CBS report sourced to an unnamed "law enforcement official."

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 16, 2012

Who Wouldn't Want to Share a Beer With Hillary?

Sixty-four-year-old Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was spotted downing beers and dancing in Colombia Sunday night, and people love her even more for it.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 5, 2012

How the Deported American Teen Spent Her Time in Colombia

The teen who accidentally got deported to Colombia spent a lot of time doing what lots of American teens do: talk about drugs, sex and boredom. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 5, 2012

Missing Texas Teenager Was Accidentally Deported to Colombia

A 15-year-old girl who ran away from home in 2010 was mistakenly deported to Colombia, despite being an American citizen who doesn't speak Spanish.

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By Ray Gustini

Dec 29, 2011

The Art of the Time Lapse Video; Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Break the Twee Meter

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 2, 2011

The Merchant of Death Is Going to Jail

Viktor Bout, who possesses (arguably) the world's most threatening nickname was found guilty by a federal jury. 

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By Alex Eichler

May 17, 2011

U.S. Free Trade Agreements Are Stalled Over Worker Benefits

Deals with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea are tied to Trade Adjustment Assistance

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