Secret Service Video Surveillance Scandal

Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 27, 2015

The US Secret Service has taken a beating over the last few years.

Hookers, public drunkenness and now, the newest Secret Service scandal, is their video surveillance recordings, or lack thereof.

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Comments (27)

Jack Sink

IPVMU Certified | 03/27/15 03:48pm

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Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jack Sink | 03/27/15 04:29pm

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Steve Mitchell

03/27/15 04:18pm

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Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | 03/27/15 04:33pm

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Undisclosed #1

03/27/15 05:13pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/27/15 05:20pm

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Jack Sink

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 03/27/15 05:27pm

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Undisclosed #2

03/27/15 08:32pm

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Undisclosed #1

03/28/15 12:22am

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Richard Lavin

Idibri Consulting | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/01/15 03:18pm

****, ** *** ****** *** **** ****, *** **** **** won't *** ******* ******* *** "******" ********'* "****** ** *****". :-)

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Yury Akhmetov

03/29/15 05:09am
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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Yury Akhmetov | 03/29/15 12:15pm

"********** ************ ******* ** ** ************."

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*** *** ********* ** ****? **** ************ ********** ** *** available ** *** **?

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Yury Akhmetov

In reply to John Honovich | 03/29/15 12:55pm

**** ** ** ********** ******** *******.

***! ****'* ** ********* ******* :)

************************** ** *** ********* ** *** **?

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****** ** *** ************** **, *'* *** ****** **** ** secret ******** ***'* ****** ***** *******. ********* **** ****'* **** much **** ************* *********. ** ** *** ****** *** ********* is **** **** **** **** **** **** ******** *********** **** in ** ******** *** ***** ** **** **** ** *** White ***** ** **********.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Yury Akhmetov | 03/29/15 01:13pm

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**** **** ******** ** ***** ** ******** * '**** ****' project ********* **, * **,*** ****** **** ***** *** ****** *** ********** what ** ***** **** ** ** ******** ************** *** *** simplistic **** ******** ****** ***.

* ** ***** ** ****** ** ********** **** ******* *** has ********* ** ****** **** ******** ********* ** *** **** you *** *******. *************, *** **** *******.

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Yury Akhmetov

In reply to John Honovich | 03/29/15 01:23pm
****** ****. **** ** **** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Yury Akhmetov | 03/29/15 01:31pm

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Paul Kozonasky

IPVMU Certified | 04/01/15 11:09pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

04/04/15 10:56pm

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Meghan Uhl

04/21/15 05:29pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Meghan Uhl | 04/21/15 05:41pm

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Meghan Uhl

04/22/15 07:22pm

* ****** **** *** * ***'* ******** **** ***** *** some **** *** ******* ********. **** * *** ******** *** is ****** *********** **** **** ** **** ** ** ********** ** *** government *****. ** *** **** ** *** **** ******* *** cited **** ** **** *** ******** ** ******* ******** ** opposed ** **********. *** ********** ** ***** **** *** ** heartening *** ***** *** **** ** * ******* ** *** many ******? *** *********** **** ********** ** ********** *** **** technology *** ****** ******* **** *** * **** ** ******* capability? *** *** *************, **** ** *************** ** *** ********** sector ** * **** *******. ****** *** **** *** * don't *** ******** ********* ************* ** ****** **** ** ******** like *** ** (***** *** ********) **** ******** ** **** the **** **** ** ******* **** ***'* **** ** **** other. ***** - *** **, **** ******* *** * **** long *** ** ** ****** ** *** ***** ** ****** good ******** *** ** *** ******** ** ******** ** ** silly ****** **** ********** ****** ******** ** *** ***** *** yet ***** * *** ** **** *** ****** ****** ** the ***** ***** **** *** **** *** ** "*******" ** away **** ******** ** *** *****. ********* **** ***** *** the ****** **** ******* ** *** ***** ***** ** ***** into *** **** *****, ********* ************** * ******* ***. ** any ****, *** *** ** ** *** ** *'* ********* and *** ****** ** ** * ****** *********** **** **'** not *** "********" ******* ** *** ******** **** ********- *** ****** **'** ****** *** ***** ** **** ******* *** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Meghan Uhl | 04/22/15 08:27pm

**** **** **** "********** ************ ******* ** ** ************" *** *** ***** *** googling *** **** '**** **** **' *** ******* * **** city ** *** ****** ** *******. *** ** ****?

*****'* **** ** ********** ** ********** *******, ****** **** ** which *** ****** ** *** ********. *** *******, **** ** Genetec's **** *******, **** **** * ****** ** *** ******* / **** ******* ** ********** ******** ******* *** **** ** them *** ****** ******.

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Meghan Uhl

04/22/15 08:41pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Meghan Uhl | 04/22/15 08:56pm

"********* ** ***, ** ***'* *** ** ** *** ****** some ***** ******** **."

**** ** *** * ** ** ***** ****** ***** *** details ** ******* ***** ** ******* ****.

Meghan Uhl

04/22/15 09:12pm

*'** ***** **** ****, *** ** ** *** *********** ***** on *** ******** & ************ *********** ** * ***** ** agree ** ******** ** **** *****. ****** *** ********* *** forum ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Meghan Uhl | 04/22/15 09:17pm

* ******* *** **** ********* ** *** ** ******. * believe * **** ********* ** *** ** ******. * ******* Yuri *** ********* ** *** ****** ******* ******.

* ***'* ******* *** ** * **** ********** ********* ** the ****** **** *** **'* ******* **** **** *** ** knowledge ** *** ** ******.

**** **'* ********** *** *** ** ** ** **** * detailed ********** ** *** ** *** *** ****** ****.

Paul Kozonasky

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 04/22/15 09:19pm

* **** **** **** **** *******, ****, * ** ** expert ** **** ***** *********.

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