Source: Ousted Secret Service agent plans to sue

(CBS News) One of the Secret Service agents who has been forced out of his job is already planning a lawsuit, a congressional aide told CBS News after Mark Sullivan, the agency's director, briefed lawmakers Wednesday night.

Officials are still in the early stages of their investigation, but three of the 11 Secret Service members accused of misconduct have already been forced out. One agent was fired, another forced to retire. Both were supervisors. A third officer resigned.

An agency statement late Wednesday said the remaining eight agents will stay on administrative leave, with their security clearances suspended, as the investigation continues.

The 11 agents and 10 military personnel are accused of hiring prostitutes and engaging in other questionable behavior just before the president's trip to Colombia last week.

In Cartagena, Colombia, one woman, an escort, spoke out to The New York Times about the incident at the hotel there.

Times reporter William Neuman told CBS News, "In the morning, she tries to collect the money and says he must pay her $800, and he says, apparently, 'No way.' And they argue, he gets angry, calls her a name, and kicks her out."

A former head of the agency said Wednesday that it's "exactly right" to say the Secret Service needs to wrap up the investigation quickly to save its reputation.

Former Secret Service director Brian Stafford has protected six presidents. He says the agency is looking to conduct a fair but swift investigation. "The Secret Service," he says, "wants to get it behind them probably more than anybody else does at this point. I mean -- this attention is negative, and it's not good, and is not reflective of the Secret Service and its people."

Officials from the agency spent another day on Capitol Hill Wednesday answering questions from lawmakers looking for decisive action.

"Heads have to roll," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. "If people aren't fired in this town, nothing changes."

Secret Service officials are concerned that the Colombia incident isn't isolated and is part of a possible pattern of behavior when agents go overseas on business.

To see Norah O'Donnell's report, click on the video in the player above.

[anancientawakening]

Question EVERYTHING. This recent story about Secret Service agents carousing with underage prostitutes in Colombia reeks of B.S. What people are NOT talking about is the fact that these agents had taken pictures of Hillary Clinton dancing and drinking beer at a Cuban nightclub in Cartagena as part of the 'after party' for the 6th Summit of the Americas meeting. So instead of spending extra time engaging other world leaders on issues such as 2 billion people living in abject poverty, 13 million Americans out of work, a Euro Zone that is set to collapse, and Israel's insistence on bombing Iran and pulling Russia and China into a conflict, she is out havin' a good old time and making a mockery of the whole thing. She is not a leader. She is a fraud and a sham. If I'm at that meeting, representing my country as a Secretary of State, the LAST thing that I'm going to do is go dancing and boozing with my pals when the world is in shambles. But the mainstream media is saying, "Good for her! Let your hair down, Hillary!" It's all a big joke to them. And to downplay her actions, a scheme is concocted that takes attention away from her and onto the Secret Service (ex-Navy Seals, Army Rangers, Delta Force), men who put their lives on the line to protect these phonies. Any wonder that one agent (and possibly more to follow) are now suing the government over this? I'm with the military on this one. I don't buy it. Stop listening to these bureaucratic politicians. Nothing they have to say is of any relevance anymore. These are the same people that bailed out banks and corporations to the tune of $26 trillion dollars of OUR money. Obama, Clinton, Romney, McCain, Biden, Geithner, Bernanke, etc.: They are all cut from the same ragged old cloth.

[winemaster2]

One has to seriously ponder as to the cause of all this hog wash so called sex scandal. Paying for sex comes into play one way or another is what usually happens one a date in this hypocrite country of ours. Where sex some $40 billion a year trade.

Most of the time is in form of buying a meal, a present, or one form of a gift etc. These days people give cash as gifts some over fifty percent of the time. Sexual activity is always mutual. It is total hypocrisy of the ultimate order, that these holier than thou politicians are sacrificing these people. It may be the custom in Colombia that a extra guest to a room has to register and prostitution is legal. But where is written in any contract of these civil servants that they cannot have a date. In particular, when their work or duties were not jeopardized.

Any idiot in the US Government that claims that the management of that Hotel did not know that the 22 or some Americans staying there were not US Government Agents, have to have their examined.

Secondly, none of these 22 that were partying told the women that accompanied them that they were SS or DOD intelligence. The President was not even in Colombia on that evening.

These members of US Congress in who 90 of the people in this nation have no confidence, with their BS committees are pure simple A list hypocrites. In particular when the whole world knows what goes on behind the closed door. Where they scheme, booze , fornicate, solicit bribes and plot treason and sedition.

I personally have no use for the secret service and military intelligence goons, but this is not one cause that they should be fired or dismissed. The problem lies with the three Branches of the Govt and at the top. That is where reforms are needed and not firing these misled, who did nothing wrong.

[clubfedup]

I just heard on tonite's newscast, Pelosi's comment about the Secret Service needing to "clean house". I think the House and Senate has served as a role model on "how to party"

[Harry1899]

Why hasn't CBS published the names and photos of the agents who were fired, forced to retire or resigned? It seems to me that the American people have a vested interest in knowing this information.

[Harry1899]

Why hasn't CBS published names and photos of the agents who were fired, retired or resigned? The American people have a right to see this information.

[TailGunner00]

I am so done with all the buzz about the "Secret Service prostitution scandal". While the SS agents involved will be fired, or in several cases allowed to resign or retire, this whole fiasco clearly demonstrates the abject lack of leadership that is endemic within our government, in which SS Director Mark Sullivan is merely a middle-man. What hasn't been reported is the degree to which the 10 military personnel will be punished. To the uninformed: "Adultery" is a court martial offense under Article 134 UCMJ and these service members may do hard time at Leavenworth for the same offense the SS bubbas get to retire, resign, or get fired. When there is no leadership, $h1+ happens.

[sjperino]

Just what is the big deal?. These agents apparently needed some "down time" !
If it were 12 agents and 3 or 4 hookers well that is just plain gross!
However 12 agents and 22 hookers ..well that is theraputic..call it massage therapy for overworked civil servants.

[justIammyself]

You may think it is wrong for what they did at different degree but that is not the issue. I just don't know why it is even news. So a group of guys went out to get call girls. It is not a not government sponsored event. They just happened to work for the government. Let's move on!

[p1ngadoro1]

What idiot picks up a working girl and refuses to pay her for her services, after using her services? Answer: A secret service agent who makes over $100,000 dollars a year. He than says he didn't know she was a working girl? Pay her her $50.00 and don't risk your %100,000 a year job- "Idiot!"

[Henri_Rochard]

There are picture of the woman in question on Drudge. I think she's really cute, so at least the agents have some taste.