WASHINGTON — Another uninvited guest made it into the White House state dinner made famous by Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the Secret Service announced Monday, exposing more holes in the security perimeter around President Barack Obama.
Unlike the Salahis, this newly revealed guest got into the White House with the official Indian delegation. Many of the key details have not been officially released: the man’s name, how he came to be with the group of diplomats and how close he got to the president and first lady.
But a congressional source, who was granted anonymity to speak about the ongoing investigation, identified the man as Carlos Allen, a D.C. party promoter. Allen, 39, did not respond Monday to repeated e-mails and phone messages.
The Secret Service released its statement after a report by Ronald Kessler, a journalist who writes for . Kessler reported that the agency discovered the third uninvited guest after examining surveillance video and found one tuxedoed man who did not match any name on the guest list.
The White House declined to comment, but an administration official, who asked to speak without attribution, said the White House has known about the breach since mid-December.
The State Department was responsible for vetting the list of official delegation members, and the Secret Service sent agents to the hotel where they had gathered to screen them with magnetometers before they boarded van to the White House. After that, they were not subject to further screenings or checkpoints. Allen — like the Salahis — was free to mingle with administration officials and other VIPs at the cocktail reception but slipped out before guests sat down for dinner.
