Anthony Guglielmi Secret Service: 3 officials on leave

Three U.S. Secret Service officials, including communications chief Anthony Guglielmi, have been placed on administrative leave pending an internal probe into potential misconduct. The Anthony Guglielmi Secret Service leave also stripped the trio of security clearances and work-device access, agency sources and the service confirmed.

Key Takeaways

• Three non-law enforcement Secret Service staffers in the communications office were put on administrative leave Tuesday.
• Communications chief Anthony Guglielmi is among those sidelined, according to officials familiar with the decision.
• All three lost security clearances and access to work devices, a step described as common during internal probes.
• The Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating “potential misconduct”; the alleged conduct has not been detailed.
• The agency confirmed the leave but did not name the individuals in its public statement.

The development, first reported by CNN and corroborated by CBS News and other outlets, arrives as the Secret Service faces sustained scrutiny over protective operations. For related institutional-risk coverage, see our Fintech & Crypto Alerts hub.

Who was placed on leave and what happened?

Three people who work in the Secret Service communications office were placed on administrative leave pending investigation, sources told CNN and CBS News. Officials identified communications director Anthony Guglielmi as one of the three. The other two were not named publicly.

As part of the probe, the staffers lost their security clearances and access to their work devices. Sources said that step is common practice during internal investigations. CNN reported it had reached out to Guglielmi for comment and had not heard back; CBS News also said it sought comment from him.

The Secret Service confirmed to reporters that three people were put on leave but did not include names in its statement. News4JAX similarly reported that three officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday while the agency’s professional standards office began its review, and that the cause for the action remained unclear.

What has the Secret Service said about the probe?

An agency spokesperson said three “non-law enforcement personnel” at the U.S. Secret Service “have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into potential misconduct.” The spokesperson added that, per policy, the Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating and that the agency could not comment further.

In the same statement, the Secret Service said it remains “committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity” in its “zero-fail mission” of protecting the president and other high-level officials. It stressed that the workforce must maintain “an unwavering commitment to duty, honesty, and courage.”

Neither CNN, CBS News, nor News4JAX reported a confirmed description of the alleged misconduct. Officials and the agency have not publicly explained why the employees were sidelined or what the investigation entails beyond “potential misconduct.”

Why does the Anthony Guglielmi Secret Service case matter now?

Guglielmi has been the agency’s communications director through some of its most difficult recent periods, including several attempted assassinations of President Donald Trump. CNN noted that one attempt, in Butler, Pennsylvania, led to the resignation of the agency’s director and broader operational shifts.

The leave also lands amid other sensitivity around information security. CNN reported that some in the agency were questioned in a leak investigation tied to reports that Trump did not take a Qatari-gifted plane out of Turkey because of possible threats from Iran, and that FBI Director Kash Patel helped stand up an initial leak probe from inside the White House.

Separately, CBS News and CNN noted that a Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s detail was put on leave this summer after investigators suspected the agent leaked information around Vance’s travel. CBS said the agency described that matter as an “administrative investigation” and a “potential criminal inquiry.” Reporting has not tied those earlier inquiries to the communications-office leave announced this week.

Until the Office of Professional Responsibility completes its review, the public record remains limited to the confirmed leave, the communications-office roles, the clearance and device restrictions, and the agency’s refusal to detail the alleged misconduct.