Re:U.S. Secret Service Launches Cryptocurrency Awareness Hub
by azernik on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @07:56AM
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For historical reasons, the Secret Service does both VIP protection and prevention of financial fraud.
They were originally the Treasury Department's enforcement arm. After Lincoln's assassination, the federal government realized it needed bodyguards, and the Treasury Department police were the only federal civilian police force that existed at the time.
They were originally the Treasury Department's enforcement arm. After Lincoln's assassination, the federal government realized it needed bodyguards, and the Treasury Department police were the only federal civilian police force that existed at the time.