By Spencer S. Hsu and Clarence Williams @ WashingtonPost.com, Updated yesterday at 9:29 p.m. EDTThe FBI on Wednesday arrested two men charged with impersonating federal law enforcement in an investigation that has placed four U.S. Secret Service members on leave. Federal authorities accused Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36, of obtaining handguns, rifles and other material to pose as Department of Homeland Security employees. They said the men used the guise to get closer to members of federal law enforcement and the defense community — including a U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to the first lady’s protective detail. The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday night. Both men are scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on Thursday and are currently detained, prosecutors saidInvestigators said the pair posed as DHS officers or employees beginning in February 2020.

Source: Washington Post April 07, 2022 08:30 UTC