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Secret Service Puts Communications Chief, Two Staffers On Leave In Probe
On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, the U.S. Secret Service placed Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi and two communications staffers on administrative leave amid a probe into potential misconduct.[1]
All three lost their security clearances and access to work devices while the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility leads the investigation.[1] The agency has not disclosed the nature of the alleged misconduct.[1]
The action follows an earlier, separate administrative and potential criminal inquiry the agency opened weeks ago into a member of a vice presidential security detail over alleged leaks.[1]
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- On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, the Secret Service confirmed three communications staffers were placed on administrative leave for potential misconduct.
- Those sidelined include Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, and all three lost security clearances and work device access during the probe.
- The agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility is leading the investigation and has not disclosed the nature of the alleged misconduct.
- The action comes weeks after the Secret Service opened a separate administrative and potential criminal inquiry into a VP security detail member over alleged leaks.
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August 26, 2026