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Re:FBI Is Building a Watchlist That Gives Companies Real Tim... by ubernostrum on Saturday February 04, 2017 @08:51PM (#13570321)
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.

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Re:FBI Is Building a Watchlist That Gives Companies Real Tim... by yareally on Saturday February 04, 2017 @09:33PM (#13570478)
Mea 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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