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2 men accused of posing as federal officers to get near Secret Service

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Updated April 7, 2022 at 8:52 a.m. EDT|Published April 6, 2022 at 7:45 p.m. EDT
Two men are accused of impersonating federal officers to get close to U.S. Secret Service agents and members of the defense community. (iStock)

The FBI on Wednesday arrested two men charged with impersonating federal law enforcement in an investigation that has placed four U.S. Secret Service members on leave.

Federal authorities accused Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36, of obtaining handguns, rifles and other material to pose as Department of Homeland Security employees. They said the men used the guise to get closer to members of federal law enforcement and the defense community — including a U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to the first lady’s protective detail.