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Neither one is true. The Secret Service was initially chartered solely as an anti-counterfeiting task force. The Pinkertons never became part of the government
by ubernostrum 10y ago
Neither one is true.
The Secret Service was initially chartered solely as an anti-counterfeiting task force. The Pinkertons never became part of the government; they were just a handy private army to be deployed by people who'd obtained the good will of the government.
- yareally 10y agoMea Culpa. Should have double checked before typing that out :) Didn't mean to say they were the same thing, just the precursor of the Secret Service and did much of the same work in a contractual role.
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