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Secret Service Denies FOIA Request for List of People Linked to White House Cocaine Incident
After the Secret Service closed the investigation into the cocaine issue in mid-July, the Heritage Foundation filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking the list of hundreds of individuals who may have accessed the area where the substance was found. In a July 25 letter from the Department of Homeland Security, the agency denied the request.
Man Approaches White House Checkpoint With Gun Drawn, Gets Shot
The man was shot in the chest and was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Across the Nation: October 3
Get the latest news from across the nation for October 3.
Embattled Head of Secret Service Resigns
Julia Pierson, director of the Secret Service, resigned on Wednesday after a series of serious safety breaches dating back to 2011 were publicly revealed. Pierson was in charge of the agency responsible for protecting the president and the first family for about 18 months.
Nearly Every NYC Crime Involves Cyber, Says Manhattan DA
During a cybercrime symposium at Pace University on Feb. 28, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Pace University President Stephen Friedman, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service New York Field Office Paul Mahon spoke on the intricacies of cybercrime.
Upstate NY Man Arrested for Threatening President
An upstate New York man was arrested and is being accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and schoolchildren at an elementary school, according to local media reports on Sunday.
