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The ''' | The '''U.S. Secret Service''' is an agency of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] government, founded in 1865, to combat counterfeit money.<ref name=Cnn2016-04-18/> It was initially part of the [[U.S. Treasury]]. Subsequently, other duties were handed to it, including guarding the [[POTUS|President]] and other VIPs, monitoring suspicious currency exchanges. | ||
In 2003 it was transferred from the Treasury to the [[Department of Homeland Security]].<ref name=Cnn2016-04-18/> | In 2003 it was transferred from the Treasury to the [[Department of Homeland Security]].<ref name=Cnn2016-04-18/> | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 20 October 2023
The U.S. Secret Service is an agency of the U.S. government, founded in 1865, to combat counterfeit money.[1] It was initially part of the U.S. Treasury. Subsequently, other duties were handed to it, including guarding the President and other VIPs, monitoring suspicious currency exchanges.
In 2003 it was transferred from the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Secret Service Fast Facts, CNN, May 3, 2019.