Secret Service Blasted in Race Bias Case

By PIERRE THOMAS, JACK DATE and THERESA COOK

Judge Says 'Recalcitrant' Secret Service Defied Court Rules, Withheld Documents from Plaintiffs in Case Claiming a Pattern of Racial Discrimination at the Agency

The lawsuit, filed nearly a decade ago against the service on behalf of more than 100 current and former black agents, alleges that managers discriminated against them when they considered promotions.

The suit has revealed that senior managers at the service circulated e-mails with apparently racist imagery and messages, which the plaintiffs claimed were a manifestation of the discriminatory culture of the agency. Read more...