Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz of the Grand Old Party (GOP) renewed the allegations against the White House on Thursday regarding the the Secret Service's prostitution scandal which happened two years ago.

Back in 2012, United States President Barack Obama had a trip to Cartagena, Columbia for the Summit of the Americas. However, reports have surfaced before the trip ended saying that some Secret Service agents and other U.S. military personnel who were in the area ahead of time for security purposes hired local prostitutes who were brought back to their own hotel rooms.

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The White House denied the allegations thrown against volunteers for the Secret Service as they pressed that any wrongdoing of the said department will not be kept to the public.

However, Chaffetz continued to investigate the said scandal and noted in an interview that he had new questions to the White House as new information surfaced from Secret Service whistleblowers.

Citing the report run by The Washington Post on Thursday, Chaffetz said one of the alleged White House volunteers, Jonathan Dach, spoke about the scandal. Dach was in the same trip as the others and was cleared of the said misconduct, causing other members to be upset over the alleged double standards in the handling of Dach's case.

Dach's lawyer said the allegations against his client had no truth in it as records show the movements of Dach while in Cartagena. However, Dach being cleared has been questioned as it was found out that his father, Leslie Dach, is a key Democratic donor.

Dach contributed at least US$28,000 for Obama's campaign in 2008 and an additional US$20,000 during the re-election of the president in 2012.

The White House also reportedly denied the involvement of their men in the scandal. The Department of Homeland Security stepped in, saying according to the hotel log, Dach actually hosted a prostitute in his room.

The White House never gave a specific explanation as to what happened to the volunteers and how they were cleared from their misconduct, adds Chaffetz. The officials from the White House conducted the investigation but did not respond when questioned about sharing the information they have found out with the Congress.

In a statement, White House spokesman Eric Schultz there were no cover-ups and explained that sharing of information with the Congress has to undergo legitimate oversight requests.

According to the White House, more than twelve people were involved in the scandal, with more than six Secret Service agents fired while the others were only disciplined. No other information about the involved officials and agents were reported.

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