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Pardon my ignorance: Could someone explain to me why this is under the purview of the Secret Service?
by gknight 6y ago
Pardon my ignorance: Could someone explain to me why this is under the purview of the Secret Service?
- arrosenberg 6y agoIt's a bit of a historical oddity, but the Secret Service is responsible for policing counterfeiting and wire fraud. When the USSS was founded in 1865 there was no federal police agency (other than USPIS I believe), so they handled that particular crime and no one has taken the jurisdiction away from them. https://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/ https://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/
- gknight 6y agoWhy I love HN. Thank you!
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