Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists. Ten current and former black Secret Service agents filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the agency in federal court Wednesday, and asked the court to expand the suit to include virtually every African American who has ever served in the department. Black agents are given less prestigious assignments, transferred to less desirable locations and face retaliation when they complain about racial slurs uttered by white agents, the suit alleges. That complaint has not yet been resolved. The Secret Service was established to suppress the counterfeiting of U.S currency.
Protection remains the primary mission.
Former presidents for 10 years after they have left office. Former presidents' children under 16 years of age Visiting heads of other governments and their spouses, other distinguished visitors from other countries and official representatives of the United States performing special missions abroad. Major presidential and vice presidential candidates, their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election. A Secret Service spokesman said Tuesday evening he had not seen the lawsuit and could not comment on it. But he defended the Secret Service's record.