Secret Service agents retire, resign over scandal

Published April 18, 2012 4:00am ET



Two Secret Service agents involved in the Colombian prostitution scandal have left the force, and a third may be on the way out.

One Secret Service agent is resigning, one is retiring, and another was “recommended for removal,” according to a statement from the Secret Service reported by The Washington Post. Another eight agents are still “on administrative leave.”

ABC News reports that some of the Secret Service agents are also under investigation for drug use.