An individual pretending to be a Secret Service agent was seen at a JD Vance event in Detroit, Michigan on August 7.
A person who is not an actual Secret Service agent was observed sporting a Secret Service patch on an armored vest provided by a different federal agency.
Reporter Susan Crabtree from RealClearInvestigations presented the photo to the Secret Service, and they verified that the man was wearing the Secret Service patch inappropriately.
“The U.S. Secret Service became aware of a photo where a member of another law enforcement agency is improperly wearing a Secret Service patch. Corrective action has been taken and guidance has been distributed to the workforce regarding the use of agency insignias.”
According to Susan Crabtree, the individual in the photo is a Homeland Security Investigations special agent.
“I’ve since discovered that the individual in the photo is a Homeland Security Investigations special agent or officer. They mainly specialize in investigating transnational crime and violations of the customs and immigration laws of the United States. HSI, TSA, and other federal law enforcement agencies have historically and are continuing to assist the Secret Service with tasks such as magnetometer screening and other “non-discretionary” assignments to help ensure the security of presidential, vice presidential candidates granted USSS protection, the agency told me.” she said.
“That said, no external agencies serve in direct protective or organizational capacities for the U.S. Secret Service,” the statement from the Secret Service concluded.
This is a huge security risk – especially after the failures that led to an attempted assassination against President Trump.
“There’s a massive security risk because if all someone has to do is make a fake Secret Service path and throw it on themselves and walk around the site, how are normal Secret Service [agents] supposed to be able to tell who is who?” a source in the Secret Service community said to Susan Crabtree.
Furthermore, individuals who are not Secret Service agents are inadequately trained to conduct bag inspections at event entry points.
To compound the issue, someone is granting them access to restricted Secret Service-only locations.
🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE — DANGEROUS Secret Service imposters/deception:
This man, pictured below, is not with the Secret Service yet he is wearing a Secret Service patch on an armored vest issued by another federal agency while appearing to check a backpack in this photo.
As you can… pic.twitter.com/epI5umP4aI
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) August 14, 2024
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