Watch CBS News

NJ Man Gets Probation For Posing As Secret Service

WASHINGTON (AP/WCBS 880) -- A judge has sentenced a New Jersey man to three years of probation for posing as a U.S. Secret Service agent and entering the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building when it was closed.

The U.S. attorney's office says U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced 47-year-old Frederick James Nickerson of Hopatcong, N.J., on Tuesday. Nickerson pleaded guilty in May to impersonating a federal officer.

Authorities say Nickerson admitted to flashing credentials claiming that he was a Secret Service agent to a security guard at the HHS headquarters in Washington on Jan. 2. He said he needed to go to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' operations center.

Another charge alleging Nickerson impersonated a police officer to enter the D.C. police headquarters in December was dropped as part of his plea deal.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.