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The two men accused of giving gifts to secret service agents are due back in court Friday.

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Four U.S. Secret Service agents, including members of President Biden's and Vice President Harris' protective details, have been suspended after two men were charged with pretending to be federal officers.

The FBI raided an apartment building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday and arrested two US citizens. The Department of Homeland Security, according to federal officials, had a task force that investigated gangs and violence after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The agents of the Secret Service who were assigned to top security missions were accused of trying to ingratiate themselves with the two men.

Ali told witnesses he had ties to the Inter-Services Intelligence, according to the assistant U.S. Attorney. In the months leading up to the alleged scheme, Ali obtained visas from Pakistan and Iran, and prosecutors believe he traveled to the Middle East several times.

A black-and-white photo of Arian Taherzadeh.
Prosecutors say this is a photo of Arian Taherzadeh taken in his Washington, D.C., apartment. (Department of Justice)

Until this claim can be further investigated, and given the nature of Ali's conduct, specifically impersonating federal law enforcement in order to ingratiate himself with and infiltrate networks of federal law enforcement officers and other federal employees, his claim must be taken seriously.

After learning that the FBI was investigating him, he began to destroy electronic evidence. He confessed that he knew he would be used against him.

A black-and-white photo of what appears to be armor.
Taherzadeh allegedly sent this photo to witnesses, according to federal prosecutors. (Department of Justice)

The FBI searched five residences and three vehicles in the building where the suspects lived. They found body armor, gas masks, zip ties, handcuffs, equipment to break through doors, drones, radios and police training manuals.

The alleged plot began in February 2020 and ended in March 2022, when the U.S. Postal Inspection Service began to investigate an assault on a mail carrier. The U.S. Special Police Investigation Unit was created by the two men as a ruse to claim to be affiliated with Homeland Security.

The gifts they tried to give agents included a $2,000 assault rifle, a television, phones, and rent-free apartments at the building where they lived, according to court documents. At least five apartments, two of which were worth more than $40,000 each, were given to Secret Service agents by Ali, according to investigators.

One of the four Secret Service agents suspended was assigned to the detail of the first lady, and the other worked at the White House.

A black-and-white photo of Taherzadeh in a police T-shirt and vest and displaying large arm tattoos.
Taherzadeh sent these photos of himself to Secret Service agents, prosecutors alleged. (Department of Justice)

According to RealClearPolitics, a third suspended agent was on President Biden's protective detail, and a fourth was assigned to secure Harris's home.

The federal agency was cooperating with the ongoing investigation, according to the Secret Service.

The agency said that all personnel involved in the matter are on administrative leave and are not allowed to access Secret Service facilities, equipment, and systems.

Crossing D.C. apartment building with police car in front.
Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali were arrested at the Crossing D.C. apartment complex on Wednesday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
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