WASHINGTON — In between keeping Vice President Joe Biden and his family safe, the Secret Service also cuts him a rent check every month, FOXNews.com reported Monday.
The Secret Service pays the vice president $2,200 per month to rent a cottage next to his waterfront home outside Wilmington, Del.
The Washington Times first reported that Biden has raked in more than $13,000 since April from the agency tasked with protecting him. Under the terms of their contract, Biden could make up to $66,000 by the end of 2013.
Though taxpayer watchdogs questioned the arrangement, it may be a matter of convenience.
“Having our command post in close proximity to the vice president’s residence affords us a level of security that we wouldn’t have otherwise,” Service spokesman Edwin Donovan said.
Biden’s mother used to live at the cottage before she died in early 2010. According to the Times, Secret Service agents assigned to Biden had previously been renting properties in the area, but the Service later approached the vice president about renting the cottage instead.
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