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Why was the Secret Service involved?
by zacwhite 16y ago
Why was the Secret Service involved?
- mkinsella 16y agoThe Secret Service was originally created to investigate counterfeiting. While the role has mostly shifted focus to protecting the President, it still investigates financial crimes. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service
- rdl 16y agoIn addition to the Presidential protection mission (added later, after Lincoln), the Secret Service's original function was as Treasury police -- to prevent counterfeiters, financial fraud, etc. Until 2003, they were actually part of the Department of the Treasury, not DHS.