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two men posed as federal agents, gave gifts to Secret Service officers: Court documents

1 agent was on beginning lady Jill Biden's protective detail.

4 members of the United States Secret Service, including one member who was on first lady Jill Biden's protective detail, were suspended after they allegedly associated with and were provided gifts from two men who are accused of pretending to be Homeland Security Investigations agents.

The 2 men, Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali, were charged with impersonating federal police enforcement officers and allegedly provided members of the Secret Service gifts such as hire-complimentary apartments totaling $40,000, surveillance systems, a drone, constabulary enforcement paraphernalia and more, courtroom documents said.

"All personnel involved in this matter are on administrative get out and are restricted from accessing Secret Service facilities, equipment and systems. The Cloak-and-dagger Service adheres to the highest levels of professional standards and comport and will remain in active coordination with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security," the Secret Service said in a statement Wednesday night.

Taherzadeh and Ali allegedly posed equally "Special Police," claiming "to be involved in undercover gang-related investigations as well as conducting investigations related to the violence at the United States Capitol on January 6," co-ordinate to court documents unsealed Wednesday nighttime.

Taherzadeh went so far equally to show someone who is identified in court documents as "Witness 1" an "HSI casefile" they were "working on" that was marked "confidential." They even went and so far as to have identical Chevy Tahoes fitted with police lights.

"TAHERZADEH told Witness 1 that as part of the recruiting process, TAHERZADEH would take to shoot Witness 1 with an air rifle in order to evaluate Witness ane'southward reaction and hurting tolerance. According to Witness one, because he/she believed this was role of the DHS/HSI recruiting procedure, he/she agreed to be shot and afterwards was shot by TAHERZADEH. During the shooting, ALI was present."

Another witness who was interviewed in courtroom documents, and is on the first lady's detail, was told by Taherzadeh that he was on a "covert chore forcefulness" and he provided many favors to residents who were members of constabulary enforcement. He as well offered to souvenir the unnamed witness an AR-manner rifle.

Additionally, the unnamed Hole-and-corner Service amanuensis on the get-go lady's detail was told by Taherzadeh that he had the same agency gun the witness did.

"TAHERZADEH came to Witness 2's apartment carrying a Glock 19 Generation 5 in an Ayin Tactical Holster. TAHERZADEH stated that he had an actress holster and wanted to give Witness 2 the Ayin Tactical Holster for Witness 2'due south newly issued Glock 19 Generation five. Witness 2 is still in possession of this holster."

Another witness, who is non named, allegedly saw Taherzadeh's fraudulent Department of Homeland Security computer and Federal Grooming Heart certificate.

The men told residents of the Navy Yard apartment complex where they lived that they were renting out apartments paid for by the DHS and ready upward a surveillance system around the flat complex in which residents could access it at whatsoever time from their mobile device.

"These residents stated that they believe that TAHERZADEH and ALI had access to personal data of all the residents at the apartment circuitous."

Ane witness believed the ii men had access codes to everywhere in the building due to them posing as police force enforcement.

Taherzadeh allegedly walked up to another DHS employee who worked for HSI. However, when the employee looked him upwardly in the database, he could not be plant.

The investigation began when the suspects were witnesses to an set on involving a letter carrier and Postal Inspection Agents interviewed them.

"The USPIS Inspector provided this information to the DHS Office of Inspector General, which and so referred the data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for further investigation. It was at this bespeak that the FBI began its investigation, which corroborated the statements of residents obtained by the USPIS Inspector," courtroom documents said.

The names of the suspended Secret Service members accept non been released. The court documents did not say when these alleged interactions occurred.

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