article_snippet: The Secret Service, which has been plagued by scandals in recent years, is working to clean up its image - through the latest incident surely won't help .
article_snippet: the latest incident is just the latest embarrassment for the Secret Service, which has been plagued by a slew of security lapses and misconduct by agents in recent years.
article_snippet: Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned in October following the revelation that a man with a knife had made it all the way into the White House after jumping the fence - along with several other incidents that came to light.
article_snippet: Secret Service Director Julia Pierson was brought in to clean up the agency after the resignation of Secret Service Director Julia Pierson predecessor Mark Sullivan, who was forced out when it was revealed that 11 agents had hired prostitutes and threw wild parties in Cartagena, Colombia, in April 2012 ahead of Obama's visit there.