A former member of then- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's protective detail has been sentenced to a year in prison, extending the string of scandals that have engulfed the agency since Mrs. Clinton's tenure began.  The diplomat had faced a possible 7 year term, but pleaded guilty, sparing the expense and delay of a trial and perhaps shortening his sentence.  AP reports: A former security officer with the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service has been sentenced to a year in prison for accepting gifts in exchange for helping a Jamaican musician gain a U.S. visa. Thirty-three-year old David J. Rainsberger pleaded guilty earlier this year in federal court in Alexandria. The Daily Gleaner of Jamaica adds: Court records reveal that the former security chief befriended the well-known entertainer, identified only as DB. The entertainer had been barred from entering the US because of allegations of criminal conduct. Rainsberger's investigation of the entertainer...(Read Full Post)