A Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail had his home raided by the FBI earlier this month.
The reason: An ongoing investigation into alleged tax and wire fraud involving millions in donations to a nonprofit charity.
The charity was supposed to help inner-city youth and domestic violence victims.
The money allegedly went elsewhere.
The Charity Claims to Help the Most Vulnerable
According to IRS filings, the unnamed agent founded and chaired a nonprofit that claimed to provide:
Emergency assistance to survivors of domestic violence.
Financial literacy programs.
Childhood obesity prevention.
Support for families affected by HIV/AIDS.
A “Laptops for Hope” program distributing computers to underprivileged children.
Noble causes. All of them.
The problem: Investigators allege the services weren’t actually provided — while the agent collected more than $2 million in donations.
The Investigation Has Been Active for Over a Year
This isn’t a new probe.
The FBI and IRS have been jointly investigating for more than a year. The Secret Service itself joined the effort in recent months.
The December 8th raid on the agent’s home marks a significant escalation.
The agent has been placed on unpaid administrative leave. His security clearance has been suspended.
Dozens of Secret Service Agents May Be Implicated
Here’s where it gets worse.
Investigators have interviewed more than a dozen Secret Service agents — including some who donated to the charity.
Those agents reportedly received some of their donations back as payments and may have written them off as tax deductions.
An update from reporter Susan Crabtree:
“I’m told that there are more than two dozen Secret Service agents who used this agent’s tax services and could be involved in fraud.”
Two dozen agents. Potentially complicit in a fraud scheme. All while protecting the nation’s highest officials.
“Bigger Than the 2012 Prostitution Scandal”
One source familiar with the investigation made a stunning comparison:
“This is bigger than the 2012 prostitution scandal because agents are trained to investigate tax and bank wire fraud — anyone involved knew what they were doing was illegal.”
The 2012 scandal involved Secret Service agents bringing prostitutes to their hotel rooms during an Obama trip to Colombia.
That was embarrassing. This is allegedly criminal — and involves agents who should have known exactly how fraud investigations work.
Some Laptops Came From the Secret Service Itself
The “Laptops for Hope” program allegedly distributed computers to underprivileged children.
Some of those laptops were reportedly outdated devices donated by the Secret Service itself.
The article quips: “Let’s hope they didn’t accidentally hand out Hunter Biden’s laptop.”
But the serious point stands: Government resources may have been used to facilitate a fraud scheme.
The Secret Service Is “Rattled”
Crabtree’s update describes an agency in turmoil:
“The investigation is rattling the entire Secret Service with 8th floor leaders and dozens of members of the rank-and-file on edge.”
The “8th floor” refers to Secret Service leadership at headquarters.
They know this investigation is expanding. They know more agents may be implicated. They’re waiting to see how deep it goes.
The Agency Hasn’t Provided a Statement
Crabtree notes that despite being promised a statement, the Secret Service has remained silent:
“I have yet to receive a statement from the Secret Service, even though I was promised one yesterday.”
The FBI responded with the standard “neither confirm nor deny” language.
Silence from the agencies while agents’ homes get raided. That tells you the investigation is serious.
The Agent Was Protecting the Vice President
This isn’t some desk agent at a field office.
This is someone on JD Vance’s protective detail. Someone with access to the Vice President. Someone trusted with the highest security responsibilities.
If this agent was running a fraud scheme while protecting Vance, what does that say about vetting? What does it say about the culture inside the agency?
A Pattern of Secret Service Problems
This scandal adds to a growing list.
The agency failed to prevent assassination attempts against Trump.
Agents kept their positions despite failing fitness tests.
Security lapses have become routine.
Now: A fraud investigation potentially implicating two dozen agents.
The Secret Service has serious institutional problems that go beyond any single incident.
“Anyone Involved Knew What They Were Doing Was Illegal”
That’s the key quote from the source.
These are investigators. They know how fraud works. They know what wire fraud looks like. They know what tax fraud looks like.
If they participated in this scheme, they did so with full knowledge of the law they were breaking.
That’s not a mistake. That’s corruption.
The Investigation Continues
The FBI raided the agent’s home on December 8th.
More interviews are being conducted. More agents may be implicated.
The scope keeps expanding. The agency keeps refusing to comment.
“This is bigger than the 2012 prostitution scandal.”
That scandal led to agents being fired and resigning. This one may lead to indictments.
A charity meant to help domestic violence victims and inner-city youth. Millions allegedly stolen. Dozens of federal agents potentially involved.
And the man at the center of it was protecting the Vice President of the United States.