The U.S. Marshals Service is investigating possible internal "failures" after a prominent New York congressman posted a video of a ride-along that may have violated privacy policy by filming inside a residence.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, linked up with the Marshals' fugitive task force Monday in Brooklyn, tagging along on a raid on a suspected fugitive. His office posted the video the following day, but it was pulled down following inquiries from a news site.
The New York congressman insists he did nothing wrong and was in "full compliance" with Marshals policy.
The U.S. Marshals are not investigating King but are now probing their own procedures to see if something went wrong.
"The U.S. Marshals' review into the policy restrictions on ride-alongs is focused solely on our own internal processes, and whether these were followed or adequate in this instance," Marshals spokesman Jeff Carter said in a statement.