The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency that is part of theUnited States Department of Homeland Security, prior to the founding of that departmentIn 2002, it was under the United States Department of the Treasury. The United StatesSecret Service is mandated by statute and executive order to carry out two significantMissions, protection and criminal investigations. The United States Secret Service wasCreated in 1865 to prevent counterfeiting. During the 1890s the Secret ServiceOccasionally was called upon to guard the president, a duty that did not becomePermanent until after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, CongressFragment (consider revising) Protection Remains a key mission of the United States Secret Service. The Secret Service is Authorized by law to protect The President of The United States, the Vice President, Former presidents and their spouses visiting heads of foreign states or governments and Their spouses traveling with them, other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States and official representatives of the United States.
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The US Secret Service provides security for Pope B...While most people associate the Secret Service with presidential protection, its original mandate was to investigate the Counterfeiting of U.S. currency, crimes that involve financial institution fraud, computer Telecommunications fraud, false identification documents, access device fraud, advance Fee fraud, electronic funds transfers and money laundering as it relates to the agencies Core violations. The United States Secret Service is responsible for maintaining the Integrity of the nation's financial infrastructure and payment systems. These crimes, the Secret Service has adopted a proactive approach that utilizes advanced Technologies. The United States Secret Service is responsible for maintaining the Integrity of the nation's financial infrastructure and payment systems. The Secret Service Has jurisdiction over violations involving the counterfeiting of United States obligations And securities. Some of the counterfeited United States obligations and securities Commonly investigated by the Secret...