Two men were arrested in Washington, DC for posing as federal agents. The situation may have been a direct threat to First Family.

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, federal prosecutors charged Haider Ali and Arian Taherzadeh saying they posed as federal agents. It appears they broke U.S. Secret Service security protocols providing agents with apartments, iPhones, drones, and a gun case.

One agent is reported to have worked on the protective detail of First Lady Jill Biden.

Threat To First Family

In court documents, prosecutors allege Ali, 36, and Taherzadeh, 40, had falsely claimed to work for the Department of Homeland Security. They claimed to be working on a special task force investigating gang and violence connected to the January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol. They allege the two posed as law enforcement officers to integrate with actual federal agents.

Federal prosecutors said four Secret Service employees were placed on leave earlier this week as part of the investigation.

This news comes as Members of Congress continue their investigation into the attack on the US Capitol which included participation by former FDNY firefighter Thomas Fee.

It is unclear how far this investigation will stretch, but it brings up other internal planned and attempted attacks against the United States by those sworn to protect it. Last year, an active duty soldier was arrested plotting to bomb the 9-11 memorial.