Lead Investigator In Secret Service Hooker Scandal Caught With Hooker
[su_right_ad]The man who headed the investigation into the scandal involving prostitutes and the Secret Service resigned in August because of his own involvement with prostitution.
Sheriff’s deputies in Broward County, Fla., saw David Nieland, the investigator, entering and leaving a building they had under surveillance as part of a prostitution investigation, according to officials briefed on the investigation. They later interviewed a prostitute who identified Mr. Nieland in a photograph and said he had paid her for sex.
Mr. Nieland resigned after he refused to answer a series of questions from the Department of Homeland Security inspector general about the incident, the officials said.
A spokesman for the Homeland Security Department’s inspector general said in a statement that he could confirm only that Mr. Nieland resigned in August. But the spokesman added that department officials “became aware in early May of this year of an incident in Florida that involved one of our employees.”…
In an email message on Tuesday, Mr. Nieland said, “The allegation is not true,” and declined to answer any questions.
The inspector general’s office and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office have investigations underway. But Mr. Nieland has not been charged by federal or local authorities in connection with the incident.[su_csky_ad]
M D Reese October 29th, 2014 at 12:46 am
Wait a minute–this is from The Onion, right?
You just can’t make this stuff up.
Carla Akins October 29th, 2014 at 4:04 am
What better cover?
greenfloyd October 29th, 2014 at 2:50 am
And yet he was fired? If he was not on duty at the time, that does not seem fair. The hypocrisy-index is off the charts. We need to disband these Morality Police, legalize and most important, regulate the world’s oldest profession.
Carla Akins October 29th, 2014 at 4:48 am
No. Prostitution, legal or otherwise is what feeds human trafficking. Let’s ignore the fact that no one want to be a prostitute when they grow up and just look at the statistics. http://journalistsresource.org/studies/international/human-rights/legalized-prostitution-human-trafficking-inflows#
greenfloyd October 29th, 2014 at 5:44 am
As your source points out it depends a lot on “domestic supply.” On the business side, it’s like illegal drugs. Expose it to the light of day and most the cockroaches run to the shadows. Who knows best? From what I’ve read in the past most sex workers, regardless childhood expectations, would appreciate the sunshine.
Carla Akins October 29th, 2014 at 7:48 am
Really? You know someone that chose prostitution as a profession? I volunteer for this local group. You can read the information, just take my word for it or remain ignorant of the facts. Legalizing prostitution is only beneficial to the johns. The Nordic countries that previously tried legalization don’t do it any longer and have the data to support my claim. Legalizing the subjugation of another human is never the right answer. http://www.veronicasvoice.org/
greenfloyd October 29th, 2014 at 8:21 am
No I don’t think I know any presently. Although you probably remember Xaviera Hollander, “The Happy Hooker.” She now runs a B&B in Holland, very successful, independent and a strong woman. I have also read and seen numerous accounts of people who are perfectly happy as sex workers. In fact I’d suggest the primary benficiaries of legalization, are the workers, although it’s better for the “johns” as well.
I am not suggesting the “subjugation” of anyone! Nonetheless the fact of the matter is, prostitution happens. Deal with it!
Carla Akins October 29th, 2014 at 9:33 am
Yes, prostitution happens but that doesn’t mean we have to like it or approve. And prostitution is by definition subjugation. I read the Happy Hooker too, which was a fictionalized account and she clearly states she never accepted cash for sex but had sex with people she wanted to have sex with and they often gave her gifts – this is not the life of a prostitute. Hollander came from money and simply wrote a book on her sex exploits. I’m pretty sure any accounts you may have read about a prostitutes happiness with her lot in life would be found in the Penthouse Forum. A young girl may write a book about how she loved being a child bride, but that doesn’t mean we should make it legal.
greenfloyd October 29th, 2014 at 11:09 am
You are right, you do not have to like it or approve… and I commend you for helping anyone who has been victimized, forced into it, or marriage. I am certainly not suggesting that either should ever be legalized.
Hollander found her calling, and makes no apologies for it. She did far more than merely “write a book.” She helped change a generation’s views on the matter and that helped fuel the Sexual Revolution of the 60s. As you point out Hollander had the benefit of wealth, which allowed her to act under her own terms on and on her own turf. All sex workers deserve those same protections.
I do believe, since it is inevitable, we need to do what we can to make it consensual, safer and keep kids out of it. I do not believe prostitution does not automatically mean subjugation, if the arrangement meets these ethical benchmarks. Street level sex workers are routinely beaten and robbed by their customers, pimps and cops. Who are they going to call? Without legalization there is little, if any, accountability.
arc99 October 29th, 2014 at 11:32 am
Few people grow up wanting to be garbage collectors either. But obviously lots of people do end up performing that job.
It is the woman’s choice and no one else’s. It is up to her to decide whether or not she is being “subjugated”. There are legal brothels in certain counties in Nevada (not Las Vegas) where women have no impediments to contacting law enforcement if they are being threatened or mistreated.
If a woman freely chooses to offer sex in return for money, it is none of our business and should not be a crime for anyone involved.
Carla Akins October 29th, 2014 at 11:39 am
No, just no. I work with these women everyday and nobody wants to be a prostitute. Legal brothels or not, women not having a choice of whom to have sex with is by definition rape. Work with some of these women and men, ask them and get back to me. No one is offering sex for money, someone is offering money for sex – it is not the same.
arc99 October 29th, 2014 at 11:45 am
Not everyone involved in prostitution shares your opinion.
Margo St. James (before she retired) was a prostitute as well as the founder of COYOTE.
http://www.coyotela.org/what_is.html
COYOTE was founded in 1973 to work for the repeal of the prostitution laws and an end to the stigma associated with sex work. In addition to engaging in public education regarding a wide range of issues related to prostitution, COYOTE has provided crisis counseling, support groups, and referrals to legal and other service providers to thousands of prostitutes, mostly women. COYOTE members have also testified at government hearings, served as expert witnesses in trials, helped police with investigations of crimes against prostitutes, and provided sensitivity training to government and private non-profit agencies that provide services to prostitutes.
greenfloyd October 29th, 2014 at 12:17 pm
No one should be compelled to be a prostitute, period. We all agree on that.:)
greenfloyd October 29th, 2014 at 11:54 am
I agree, although it should be pointed out sex workers come in all sizes, shapes, genders and orientations. Along with various skill sets and specializations.
rg9rts October 29th, 2014 at 5:05 am
Looks like the SS is really slow on the learning curve
Tommy6860 October 29th, 2014 at 6:56 am
It seems history would now have to be revised to reflect that the use of the chastity belt was applied to the wrong gender.
CHOCOL8MILK October 29th, 2014 at 8:39 am
Well….an adult should have the right to offer (or sell) sex to other adults without being painted as a criminal, and his/her customers should feel safe. It’s not our business to worm our way into the sexual habits of adults who enjoy play time with other consenting adults. Having said all that, it’s quit ironic how the lead investigator of “hooker gate” was busted for hooker relations.
R.J. Carter October 29th, 2014 at 9:53 am
Well, at least they put someone experienced in the job.
not_buying_it October 29th, 2014 at 1:29 pm
To be fair, wouldn’t you want the lead investigator to know the ins and outs of the business he’s investigating?
Bunya October 29th, 2014 at 3:31 pm
I agree. Hey, they asked him to investigate the hooker scandal, so he’s investigating. What better way to get damning information than to accept “services” from said hookers? In the throes of passion, she’s liable to sing like a canary!