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Another possible scandal for the US Secret Service

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    Reports of earlier prostitution incident

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-- another possible scandal involving Secret Service agents.

And prostitutes.

This comes following a suggestion yesterday that the colonial affair was an isolated incident.

Here's correspondent -- -- Callaway.

The report alleges that Secret Service agents also patronize prostitutes in advance of the president's trip to San Salvador and Tony -- The report by KI -- television in Seattle quotes a government contractor who accompanied the agency was told they quote did this all the time and not to worry about it.

The news comes a day after Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano assured senators she knew of no other such incidents.

There was nothing in the record to suggest.

That this behavior.

What happened.

Today the agency responded with a statement that read -- information that is brought to our attention that can be assessed as credible will be followed up on in an appropriate manner.

But one security expert who's hired former agents and work with Secret Service operations says of -- a guide the agency may have a lot of investigating to do.

It is normal for for decades.

Where when someone is out of the country when the -- out of the country it is out of sight out of mind.

And another says the problem lies with management and if you're not aware that if you don't have -- to the ground.

If you're not that well tuned in to the way that your teams your most important Frontline teams that very point of the spear.

Our operating and things that they're doing.

And and the hallway rumors then -- you've probably been neglecting part of your responsibility.

-- since world war two and before he government agencies -- trained personnel about avoiding temptation.

Yeah.

It is that reality that may have prompted Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid to offer this advice to the agency.

Hire more females yet from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue the agency and it's director were strongly defended again today.

I have great respect for Mark Sullivan as C.

Director of the Secret Service he -- As patriotic American the vast majority of the men and women who work for the Secret Service conduct themselves in an entirely professional manner.

But the latest allegation is also strengthening the resolve of committee chairman Joseph Lieberman there are a lot of people -- -- -- it is I notice another we're gonna chase down those roots.

And Brett just moments ago we heard from congressman Darrell ice -- -- -- of the house oversight committee who have been in contact.

With the director Sullivan they report through director Sullivan to the preliminary investigation of these -- salad or allegations.

Nothing credible has come forth thus far.

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