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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (50654)	4/14/2012 10:36:48 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

CBS/AP) - Secret Service agents that were sent to Colombia to provide security for President Barack Obama at an international summit have been relieved of duty because of allegations of misconduct, an agency spokesman told CBS News. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan provided this e-mail statement to CBS News late Friday night: "There have been allegations of misconduct made against Secret Service personnel in Cartagena, Colombia prior to the President's trip. Because of this, those personnel are being relieved of their assignments, returned to their place of duty, and are being replaced by other Secret Service personnel. The Secret Service takes all allegations of misconduct seriously. This entire matter has been turned over to our Office of Professional Responsibility, which serves as the agency's internal affairs component." A U.S. official, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter and requested anonymity, told the Associated Press the number of agents was 12. The agency was not releasing the number of personnel involved. The incident threatened to overshadow Obama's economic and trade agenda at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, and embarrass the U.S. The White House had no comment.