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Reports: Secret Service Director Will Retire After 30 Years Of Service

Mark Sullivan, Director of the United States Secret Service, at a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in May of 2012. Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Reports: Secret Service Director Will Retire After 30 Years Of Service

February 1, 2013 • The retirement comes after a tough year for the service, which was rocked by a prostitution scandal that resulted in the resignation or firing of six agents.

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Secret Service Data On Accusations Against Its Personnel Is Released

June 15, 2012 • The data, going back to 2004, total 229 pages. The list does not detail confirmed cases of misconduct, but rather accusations of such misbehavior as involvement with prostitutes.

'Morally Repugnant' Behavior Tolerated By Secret Service, Senator Says

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'Morally Repugnant' Behavior Tolerated By Secret Service, Senator Says

May 23, 2012 • At the first congressional hearing into the scandal, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine will make the case that Secret Service supervisors have turned a blind eye to bad behavior.

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Secret Service Tightens Conduct Rules Following Prostitution Scandal

April 27, 2012 • The rules cover alcohol consumption and the types of businesses traveling staff can patronize.

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New Allegations Surface Of Secret Service Misbehavior In El Salvador

April 26, 2012 • A CBS/KIRO-TV reporter says he's found evidence that Secret Service agents, along with military escorts, patronized a strip club in March, 2011, in El Salvador. That's a year before the current Secret Service scandal involving prostitutes in Colombia.

Report: Secret Service Agents Say Similar Misconduct Was Tolerated

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Report: Secret Service Agents Say Similar Misconduct Was Tolerated

April 25, 2012 • Some of the agents accused of cavorting with prostitutes in Colombia say similar behavior had been overlooked in the past, The Washington Post reports. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says there's no evidence of that so far.

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12th Member Of Military Tied To Secret Service Scandal

April 24, 2012 • Secret Service agents and U.S. military personnel allegedly cavorted with prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, earlier this month.