Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Three Secret Service Officials Placed On Leave Amid Misconduct Probe
The United States Secret Service is investigating possible misconduct.
Three employees who are not law-enforcement personnel were placed on administrative leave.
Administrative leave means they are temporarily kept away from their jobs while an investigation happens.
The agency announced this on Tuesday.
It did not say who the employees are.
It also did not explain what they may have done.
The report says the communications chief is among those affected.
The investigation is still ongoing.
The United States Secret Service placed three non-law-enforcement personnel on administrative leave.
The leave is pending an investigation into potential misconduct.
The agency confirmed the action on Tuesday.
The officials were not identified by the agency.
The headline reports that the communications chief is among those placed on leave, but the agency did not provide details about the allegations.
- Who
- Three non-law-enforcement personnel at the United States Secret Service; the headline identifies the communications chief as one of them.
- What
- They were placed on administrative leave during an investigation into potential misconduct.
- When
- The agency confirmed the action on Tuesday.
- Where
- At the United States Secret Service; no more specific location was provided.
- Why
- The leave is pending an investigation into potential misconduct.
- Agency
- United States Secret Service
- Number placed on leave
- Three personnel
- Personnel type
- Non-law-enforcement personnel
- Status
- Administrative leave
- Investigation
- Potential misconduct
- Identities
- Not disclosed by the agency
- Reported official
- The headline identifies the communications chief as among those affected