File 029218
Email Chain: Obama Administration Response to 2012 Cartagena Secret Service Scandal (File 029218)
Email exchange between Jeffrey E. and Lawrence Summers regarding a Washington Post article about White House involvement in the 2012 prostitution scandal involving Secret Service agents in Cartagena, Colombia.
Summary
Jeffrey E. forwards a Washington Post article to Lawrence Summers discussing how senior White House aides were informed about a potential prostitute guest in a presidential advance-team member's hotel room during the 2012 Cartagena Secret Service scandal, though the information was never thoroughly investigated or publicly acknowledged. The email chain includes Summers' brief response and the full Washington Post newsletter alert with details of the scandal and White House denials.
From: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]Sent: 10/9/2014 10:15:19 AMTo: Lawrence SummersSubject: Re: Post Exclusive: Obama aides knew of possible White House tie to Cartagena scandali have some ideas. call when you have a moment .On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Lawrence Summers <I fear she should have pulled out last week.Sent from my iPhonePlease direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at:Follow me on twitter @lhsummerswww.larrysummers.comBegin forwarded message:> wrote:Resent-From: <From: The Washington Post <newsletters@email.washingtonpost.com>Date: October 8, 2014 at 10:05:38 PM EDTTo: "Summers, Lawrence" <Subject: Post Exclusive: Obama aides knew of possible White House tie to Cartagena scandalReply-To: The Washington Post <newslettersFS772X.4900074@email.washingtonpost.com>4.111-F,War. War.Breaking news and original journalism only at The Washington Post • Wed.,Oct. 8, 2014View in your Web browserObama aides knew of possible White House tie toCartagena scandalHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029218As nearly two dozen Secret Service agents and members of the military werepunished or fired following a 2012 prostitution scandal in Colombia, Obamaadministration officials repeatedly denied that anyone from the White House wasinvolved.But new details drawn from government documents and interviews show that seniorWhite House aides were given information at the time suggesting that a prostitute wasan overnight guest in the hotel room of a presidential advance-team member — yetthat information was never thoroughly investigated or publicly acknowledged.Read moretSign up for newslettersUnsubscribeHelp & contact infoPrivacy policyatmOffHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029219View on the Web ©2014 The Washington Post1150 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20071-.7:4147.4'.7411.34-kW&'.7411.34-kW&'.7411.34-kW&'.7411.34-kW&'.7411.34please noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029220