The Secret Service did not identify the three agents or eight others it said would remain on administrative leave. In a statement, it said one supervisor was allowed to retire and another will be fired. A third employee, who was not a supervisor, has resigned.
The prostitution scandal, that is alleged to have happened ahead of Mr Obama’s visit to Colombia, also involved about 10 military service members and as many as 20 women. All the Secret Service employees who were involved had their security clearances revoked.
The scandal erupted last week after 11 Secret Service agents were sent home from the city of Cartagena after a night of partying that reportedly ended with at least some of them bringing prostitutes back to their hotel. The special agents and uniformed officers were in Colombia in advance of Obama’s arrival for the Summit of the Americas.
In Washington and Colombia, separate US government investigations are under way. Secret Service investigators have interviewed all of the hotel’s maids and cleaning ladies, according to reports.
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