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<p>PITTSBURGH (AP) &#8212; A Pennsylvania man whose company scoops up pet poop admitted buying fake Secret Service identification cards and badges online from China to impress women on a dating site.</p><p>Christopher Diiorio, 53, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a count of fraudulently using an official seal. He acknowledged the other behavior alleged by federal prosecutors, including flashing an ID card during a traffic stop and trying to use a Secret Service badge to get a government rate for a hotel room.</p><p>Diiorio, of Greensburg, remains free on bond and will be sentenced March 9.</p><p>He and his attorney, William Difenderfer, wouldn&#8217;t answer questions about the charges or the motivation for buying the bogus credentials.</p><p>Diiorio told the judge he&#8217;s undergoing counseling for &#8220;marital&#8221; issues &#8220;and over this situation&#8221; but was of sound mind and understood the charges and consequences of his plea.</p><p>The investigation began when Reserve Township police said Diiorio flashed the Secret Service ID card after an officer pulled him over for a faulty brake light July 22. The hotel incident occurred a month earlier.</p><p>Diiorio told the officer &#8220;he was a U.S. Secret Service agent who had just returned from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland,&#8221; Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Hull said in court Thursday. The credential said Diiorio was a &#8220;senior special agent in the protective services division,&#8221; Hull said.</p><p>Further investigation revealed that &#8220;Diiorio&#8217;s first and last name match that of a real Secret Service agent&#8221; but nothing else, Hull said.</p><p>Diiorio later confessed that he bought the IDs and badges for $100 online in March 2014 when he also &#8220;began to identify himself as a federal agent on online dating sites,&#8221; Hull told the judge. In reality, Diiorio owned and operated Doodle Scoopers, based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park.</p><p>Diiorio had also begun buying handguns and rifles, including an AR-15, like those used to equip Secret Service agents, though he&#8217;s not accused of doing anything illegal with the weapons. Because Diiorio&#8217;s crime is a felony, he&#8217;ll have to surrender the weapons, Hull said.</p><p>Authorities haven&#8217;t named the company that created and sold the credentials.</p><p>The fraudulent seal charge carries up to five years in prison, but under sentencing guidelines that take into account Diiorio&#8217;s lack of a recent criminal history, he&#8217;ll likely face probation.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Joe Mandak</p><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Pooper scooper owner pleads guilty over fake federal badge