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Dozens at Secret Service Punished for Violating Congressman’s Privacy

Posted on May 27, 2016 by pogowasright.org

Alex Johnson reports:

More than 40 Secret Service employees have been disciplined for improperly accessing sensitive private information about a prominent congressional critic last year, an “appalled” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday.

One Secret Service employee has resigned, Johnson said, while 40 others received punishments as light as letters placed in their personnel files to as severe as 45-day suspensions from duty without pay.

Read more on NBC.

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