A court filing shows that the landlord of two men charged with posing as Homeland Security agents won a judgment for more than $222,000 in rent that they didn't pay.
The company that was connected to the men was found guilty of default in Washington in January.
The United States Special Police, which is not a law enforcement agency, leased five apartments at the Crossing on First Street since late 2020, according to a lawsuit filed in July.
The suit says that USSP had not paid rent.
A federal prosecutor said in court Friday that they had created a fake person to sign the lease.
A spokesman for Tishman Speyer wouldn't comment on the case.
The rent case came to light as the men were about to appear in court.
The men should be held without bail, according to prosecutors.
The Navy Yard area of Southeast Washington is where the Crossing on First Street is located.
Despite the fact that neither man is employed by law enforcement, federal prosecutors accuse them of pretending to be Homeland Security agents for several years, and say the FBI found weapons, ammunition, and law-enforcement paraphernalia in their apartments.
The United States Secret Service personnel involved in protective details and with access to the White House complex were compromised by the law enforcement agents who claimed to be law enforcement agents.
The filing said that Ali had obtained the electronic access codes and a list of the tenants in the apartment complex. Tenants can enter their apartments and use elevators with the access codes.
Four Secret Service personnel have been placed on leave.
The Secret Service didn't say if those agents included one who had been assigned to the first lady.
A criminal complaint states that the agent was offered an assault rifle valued at $2,000. The complaint said he lived in an apartment below Taherzadeh.
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