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receiving a final job offer, usually have several locations to choose from. After their field office experience, agents are usually transferred to a protective assignment where they will stay for three to five years. Following their protective assignment, many agents return to a field office for the rest of their careers, or opt for a headquarters based assignment located in Washington, D.C. During their careers, agents also have the opportunity to work overseas in one of the agency's international field offices. This typically requires foreign language training to ensure language proficiency when working alongside the agency's foreign law enforcement counterparts.

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countless local enforcement agencies from around the globe, were involved in this operation. Collectively, the arrested suspects trafficked in at least 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers, which amounted to $ 4.3 million of losses to financial institutions. However, authorities estimated that prevented loss to the industry was in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The operation, which started in July 2003 and lasted for more than a year, led investigators to identify three cybercriminal groups:

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cybercrime, identity theft, intellectual property crimes, and any other violations that may affect the United States economy and financial systems. The agency's key focus is on large, high-dollar economic impact cases involving organized criminal groups. Financial criminals include embezzling bank employees, armed robbers at automatic teller machines, heroin traffickers, and criminal organizations that commit bank fraud on a global scale.

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local law enforcement, prosecutors, private-industry companies, and academia. These bodies collectively provide necessary support and resources to field investigations that meet any one of the following criteria: significant economic or community impact; participation of organized criminal groups involving multiple districts or transnational organizations; or use of schemes involving new technology.

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In August 2020, a Secret Service officer shot a man once in the chest at the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania during one of then-President Trump’s press conferences. The president was evacuated but returned later and told the White House press corps that the man had a gun. However, according to

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Investigations conducted by ECTFs include crimes such as computer generated counterfeit currency; bank fraud; virus and worm proliferation; access device fraud; telecommunications fraud; Internet threats; computer system intrusions and cyberattacks; phishing/spoofing; assistance with Internet-related

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Secret Service Uniformed Division officers provide protection for the White House Complex, the vice president's residence, the main Treasury Building and Annex, and foreign diplomatic missions and embassies in the Washington, D.C., area. Additionally, Uniformed Division officers travel in support of

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Special agents also receive Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP), a type of premium overtime pay which provides them with an additional 25% bonus pay on top of their salary, as agents are required to work an average workweek of 50 hours as opposed to 40. As of 2024, an agent living in the Greater

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A typical special agent career path, depending upon performance and promotions that affect individual assignments, begins with the first six to eight years on the job assigned to a field office. Applicants are directed to list their office location preference during the application process, and upon

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on October 26, 2001, mandated the Secret Service to establish a nationwide network of ECTFs in addition to the one already active in New York. As such, this mandate expanded on the agency's first ECTF—the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force, formed in 1995—which brought together federal, state and

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in the US, protective advances to conduct site and venue assessments for protectees, and protective intelligence to investigate all manners of threats made against protectees. The Secret Service is the lead agency in charge of the planning, coordination, and implementation of security operations for

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In October 2004, 28 suspects—located across eight U.S. states and six countries—were arrested on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit-card fraud, and conspiracy. Nearly 30 national and foreign field offices of the U.S. Secret Service, including the newly established national ECTFs, and

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and loans to millions of Americans. However, as Secret Service spokesmen subsequently pointed out, the Act also opened up opportunities for criminals to fraudulently apply for aid. By the end of 2021, nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secret Service had seized more than $ 1.2 billion

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The period following the Kennedy assassination was the most difficult in the modern history of the agency. Press reports indicated that morale among the agents was "low" for months following the assassination. The agency overhauled its procedures in the wake of the Kennedy killing. Training, which

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The Secret Service combines the two responsibilities into a dual objective. The two core missions of protection and investigation synergize with each other, providing benefits to special agents during the course of their careers. Skills developed during the course of investigations which are also

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After the incident was publicized, the Secret Service implemented new rules for its personnel. The rules prohibit personnel from visiting "non-reputable establishments" and from consuming alcohol less than ten hours before starting work. Additionally, they restrict who is allowed in hotel rooms.

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are also used when logistics require such a vehicle or when a more low-profile appearance is required. For official movement, the limousine is affixed with U.S. and presidential flags and the presidential seal on the rear doors. For unofficial events, the vehicles are left sterile and unadorned.

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The USSS plays a leading role in facilitating relationships between other law enforcement entities, the private sector, and academia. The service maintains the Electronic Crimes Task Forces, which focus on identifying and locating international cyber criminals connected to cyber intrusions, bank

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At a minimum, a prospective agent must be a U.S. citizen, possess a current valid driver's license, be in excellent health and physical condition, possess visual acuity no worse than 20/100 uncorrected or correctable to 20/20 in each eye, and be between age 21–37 at the time of appointment, but

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Special agents and special officers of the Secret Service wear attire that is appropriate for their surroundings, in order to blend in as much as possible. In most circumstances, the attire of a close protection shift is a conservative suit, but it can range from a tuxedo to casual clothing as

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and 11 other individuals: three U.S. citizens, one from Estonia, three from Ukraine, two from the People's Republic of China, one from Belarus, and one known only by an online alias. They were arrested on August 5, 2008, for the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card

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during the riot. Testimony in Congress indicates Pence was concerned his security detail would remove him from the Capitol, stopping him from completing his duty to oversee the final count of electoral college votes. At the center of the controversy surrounding the Secret Service and January 6

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to his chest and abdomen, Private Coffelt returned fire, killing Torresola with a single shot to his head. Collazo was also shot, but survived his injuries and served 29 years in prison before returning to Puerto Rico in late 1979. Coffelt is the only member of the Secret Service killed while

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The Secret Service's other primary mission is investigative; to protect the payment and financial systems of the United States from a wide range of financial and electronic-based crimes including counterfeit U.S. currency, bank and financial institution fraud, illicit financing operations,

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In September 2015, it was revealed that 18 Secret Service employees or supervisors, including Assistant Director Ed Lowery, accessed an unsuccessful 2003 application by Chaffetz for employment with the agency and discussed leaking the information to the media in retaliation for Chaffetz'

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New York City area (NY, NJ, CT) will earn an annual salary of $ 71,993 (GL-07), $ 88,060 (GL-09), $ 106,545 (GS-11), $ 127,704 (GS-12), $ 151,856 (GS-13), $ 179,449 (GS-14), and $ 191,900 (GS-15). Journeyman field agents at GS-13 Step 10 are also paid a salary of $ 191,900.

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The first unofficial female special agent was Florence Bolan. She joined the service in 1917. In 1924, Bolan was promoted to operative (the title preceding special agent) where she performed duties, such as searching female prisoners and engaging in occasional fieldwork.

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established a commission to make recommendations to remedy the problem. According to writer Joshua D Glawson, the day that Abraham Lincoln signed the approval of starting the Secret Service, Lincoln was shot. The Secret Service was later established on July 5, 1865, in

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Former vice presidents, their spouses, and their children under 16 years of age, for up to 6 months from the date the former vice president leaves office (the Secretary of Homeland Security can authorize temporary protection of these individuals at any time after that

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fraud, data breaches, and other computer-related crimes. Additionally, the Secret Service runs the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI), which provides law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges with cyber training and information to combat cybercrime.

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told the congressional oversight committee that as of 22nd of July 2024 the secret service has a total of 36 protectees. By federal statute, the president and vice president may not refuse this protection. The Secret Service also provides physical security for the

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required by the environment. Stereotypically, Secret Service agents are often portrayed wearing reflective sunglasses and a communication earpiece. Often their attire is customized to conceal the wide array of equipment worn in service. Agents wear a distinctive

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from a wide range of financial and cyber-based crimes. Financial investigations include counterfeit U.S. currency, bank and financial institution fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, illicit financing operations, and major conspiracies. Cyber investigations include

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In April 2022, four Secret Service agents, one of whom was assigned to First Lady Jill Biden, were placed on leave after accepting lavish gifts, rent free apartments, and other bribes from 2 men ultimately convicted of impersonating federal officers.

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gets slated for the fall ". Such related new materials may include further details regarding “the potential unauthorized deletion” of text messages, particularly those from around January 5 and 6, 2021, by the Secret Service, then headed by Director

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As of 2010, the service had over 6,500 employees: 3,200 Special Agents, 1,300 Uniformed Division Officers, and 2,000 technical and administrative employees. Special agents serve on protective details and investigate financial, cyber, and

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The Secret Service has agents assigned to 136 field offices and field agencies, and the headquarters in Washington, D.C. The service's offices are located in cities throughout the United States and the world. The offices in

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Due to the nature of their work, Secret Service agents are regularly eligible for scheduled overtime pay in addition to LEAP, and enjoy a raised statutory pay cap of $ 221,900 per year (Level II of the Executive Schedule).

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court documents, the man was actually holding a comb, told the officers he was armed and took a shooting stance before being shot. The man is schizophrenic and was charged with simple assault of a law enforcement officer.

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of the Uniformed Division consists of the U.S. coat of arms on white or black, depending on the garment. Also, the shoulder patch is embroidered with "U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Police" around the emblem.

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Tactical operation (e.g. surveillance, arrests, and search warrants) and law enforcement writing (e.g. affidavits, after-action reports, and operations plans) skills being applied to both investigative and protective

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In July 2022, during President Biden's trip to the Middle East, a Secret Service agent was sent back to the United States from Israel after assaulting a random woman who was walking in the street, next to a bar in

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with the purpose of conducting investigations into currency and financial-payment crime, and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government. The Secret Service was,

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Special agents receive training in two locations, totaling approximately 31 weeks. The first phase, the Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) is conducted at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's

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19 Gen 5 MOS with forward slide serrations, Ameriglo Bold night sights, and a Streamlight TLR-7A weapon light. The Special Operations Division will be issued the Glock 47 with Ameriglo Bold sights and a

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Partnerships that are created between field offices and local law enforcement during the course of investigations being used to gather both protective intelligence and in coordinating protection events.

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presidential, vice presidential and foreign head of state government missions. Officers may, as their careers progress, be selected to participate in one of several specialized units, including the:

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Other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States and official representatives of the United States performing special missions abroad, when the president directs protection be provided

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The Secret Service was the first U.S. domestic intelligence and counterintelligence agency. Domestic intelligence collection and counterintelligence responsibilities were later vested in the

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signed legislation reversing this limit and reinstating lifetime protection to all former presidents. This change impacted Presidents Obama and G.W. Bush, as well as all future presidents.

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as the "Secret Service Division" of the Department of the Treasury with the mission of suppressing counterfeiting. At the time, the only other federal law enforcement agencies were the

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informally requested that the Secret Service provide presidential protection. A year later, the Secret Service assumed full-time responsibility for presidential protection. In 1902,

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On April 14, 2012, the U.S. Secret Service placed 11 agents on administrative leave as the agency investigated allegations that the men brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms in

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Special Operations Section: Handling special duties and functions at the White House Complex, including conducting the daily congressional and public tours of the White House.

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and some members of Congress are asking whether the agency's focus should shift more to the protective mission, leaving more of its original mission to other agencies.

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areas and evacuate the towers. One Secret Service employee, Master Special Officer Craig Miller, died during the rescue efforts. On August 20, 2002, Director

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In addition to the above, the Secret Service can also protect other individuals by executive order of the president. Under Presidential Policy Directive 22, "

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Proficiency in analyzing handwriting and forgery techniques being applied in protective investigations of handwritten letters and suspicious-package threats.

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Expertise in investigating electronic and financial crimes being applied in protective investigations of threats made against the nation's leaders on the

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The Secret Service's most familiar personnel are the plain-clothes investigators and personal protectors, who form almost half their total number. This

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reported that a letter from the Department of Homeland Security revealed the Secret Service had erased text messages from the day before and day of the

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In 2015, two inebriated senior Secret Service agents drove an official car into the White House complex and collided with a barrier. Chairperson of the

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standing at the El Paso Chamber of Commerce building along the procession route. The man was captured and disarmed only a few feet from Díaz and Taft.

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Protection of the nation's highest elected leaders and other government officials is one of the primary missions of the Secret Service. After the 1901

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In September 2014, the United States Secret Service came under criticism following two high-profile incidents involving intruders at the White House.

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On November 12, 2023, a Secret Service agent guarding Naomi Biden fired shots at three people seen breaking into an unoccupied government vehicle in

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Counter-sniper Team: Utilizing observation, sighting equipment and high-performance weapons to provide a secure environment for protectees.

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was riding in the vice-presidential car. When the shots were fired, he vaulted over the front seat and threw his body over Vice President

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The Washington Post, "Jan. 6 showed two identities of Secret Service: Gutsy heroes vs. Trump yes-men", July 2, 2022, by Carol D. Leonnig,

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charges. According to the indictment, Butler hacked into computers at financial institutions and credit card processing centers over the

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about the assassination attempt and acknowledged it was "the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades".

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Effective March 1, 2003, the Secret Service transferred from the Treasury to the newly established Department of Homeland Security.

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The Secret Service's initial responsibility was to investigate the counterfeiting of U.S. currency, which was rampant following the

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and ballistic/identification vests for members of the counter-sniper team, Emergency Response Team (ERT), and canine officers. The

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position is highly selective, with for example in 2011, the service accepting less than 1% of its 15,600 special agent applicants.

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Protection of government officials is not solely the responsibility of the Secret Service, with many other agencies, such as the

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spoke with the U.S. Park Police operational commander seven minutes before the Secret Service began advancing, and again later,

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gold coin, as only a single example of the fourteen known survivors from this mintage year is authorized to be owned or sold.

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and their spouses; and visiting foreign heads of state and heads of government. By custom, it also provides protection to the

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recognizes "courageous action or noteworthy bravery" by persons involved with intercollegiate athletics. McCarthy had played

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eligible veterans may apply past age 37. In 2009, the Office of Personnel Management issued implementation guidance on the

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In the face of budget pressure, hiring challenges and some high-profile lapses in its protective service role in 2014, the

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became the first Secret Service agent to die while on duty, in a road accident while riding in the presidential carriage.

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Emergency Response Team: Providing a coordinated tactical response for the White House and other protected facilities.

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In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect

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In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect

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unit that also had the dual responsibilities of protecting the Commander-in-Chief and the Continental Army's money

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On April 15, 2020, the ICE Homeland Security Investigations unit launched "Operation Stolen Promise" that targets

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The Secret Service is also tasked with investigating reports of the existence of specimens of the extremely rare

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option, Special Agents, Special Officers, and Uniformed Division Officers are armed with the ASP 16" expandable

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of threats of violence that Capitol Police officers could face violence at the hands of supporters of President

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with two distinct and critical national security missions: protecting the nation's leaders and safeguarding the

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long actions in Accuracy International stocks and use Schmidt & Bender optics. CS technicians also use the

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MCS breaching shotguns. Uniform Division technicians assigned to the Counter Sniper Team (CS) use custom built

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Government audits have criticized the Secret Service for a "slow embrace of technology", says New York Times.

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a nearby Parish House to pose for a photo while holding a Bible. The U.S. Secret Service later apologized but

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to provide added security. On October 16, the day of the summit, Burnham discovered a man holding a concealed

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resigned from her position as the director of the Secret Service just one day after she testified before the

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Both task forces are said to concentrate on a wide range of "computer-based criminal activity," including:

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When transporting the president in a motorcade, the Secret Service uses a fleet of custom-built armored

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Special Operations Division (SOD) units are authorized to use a variety of non-standard weapons. The

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until that time had been confined largely to "on-the-job" efforts, was systematized and regularized.

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Within Arm's Length: A Secret Service Agent's Definitive Inside Account of Protecting the President

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Motorcade Support Unit: Providing motorcycle tactical support for official movements of motorcades.

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Secret Service counter-sniper marksman on top of the White House's roof, armed with a sniper rifle

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Forbes, "Secret Service Under Criminal Investigation For Deleting Jan. 6 Texts", July 21, 2022

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investigations of agency misconduct. The confidential personal information was later leaked to

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Crime Scene Search Unit: Photographing, collecting and processing physical and latent evidence.

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Canine Unit: Performing security sweeps and responding to bomb threats and suspicious packages.

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spotlighted the bravery of two Secret Service agents. First, an agent protecting Mrs. Kennedy,

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while the White House, across the street, was undergoing renovations. On November 1, 1950, two

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agency. Many of the agency's missions were later taken over by subsequent agencies such as the

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McCarthy survived a .22-caliber round in the abdomen. For his bravery, McCarthy received the

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There have been changes to the protection of former presidents over time. Under the original

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and cited Youngblood's bravery. Youngblood would later recall some of this in his memoir,

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Sign at the Obama family home in 2021 stating the area is protected by the Secret Service

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The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents

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Sixty Years after the Internment: Civil Rights, Identity Politics, and Racial Profiling

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and sold the tens of thousands of credit card numbers that he acquired in the process.

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Former presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes, except if the spouse remarries

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries: Office of Law Enforcement

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Secret Service officer and his police dog as part of the Emergency Response Team (ERT)

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acquired the United States Secret Service Memorial Building's adjoining property, the

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Arnsdorf, Isaac; Knowles, Hannah; Kornfield, Meryl; Barrett, Devlin (July 14, 2024).

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Other computer-related crimes affecting financial and other critical infrastructures.

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awarded the Director's Valor Award to employees who assisted in the rescue attempts.

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and other White House Police officers. Though mortally wounded by three shots from a

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Since the agency's inception, a variety of weapons have been carried by its agents.

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Secret Service agent in business suit working President Obama's protection detail

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officer and his working dog screening a US Secret Service vehicle for explosives

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The attire for Uniformed Division Officers includes standard police uniforms or

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Office of Training: Serving as firearms and classroom instructors or recruiters.

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agents, U.S. Marshals, and an additional 250-man private security detail led by

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Environmental Protection Agency: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

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Looking Back and Seeing the Future: The United States Secret Service, 1865–1990

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Agents and officers are trained on standard shoulder weapons that include the

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Secret Service agents protecting President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

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One significant Secret Service investigation was the arrest and indictment of

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Participation of multiple-district or transnational organized criminal groups,

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The Secret Service assisted in arresting Japanese American leaders and in the

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of March 30, 1981, and took a bullet to the chest but made a full recovery).

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Visiting heads of state or government and their spouses traveling with them

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Secret Service agent trainees at the James J. Rowley Training Center (RTC)

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protecting a US president against an assassination attempt (Special Agent

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The network prioritizes investigations that meet the following criteria:

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Secret Service Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Task Force (AFMLTF)

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Following the Civil War, counterfeiting of U.S. currency was a problem.

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Landers, Elizabeth; Mallonee, Mary Kay; Morris, Peter (April 5, 2017).

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In 1970, Phyllis Shantz became the first female officer sworn into the

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used in an agent's protective duties include but are not limited to:

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The Secret War in El Paso: Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue, 1906–1920

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On July 13, 2024, Secret Service agents protecting former President

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The Secret Service is authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 3056(a) to protect:

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National Wildlife Refuge System: Division of Refuge Law Enforcement

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Standing Next to History, An Agent's Life Inside the Secret Service

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List of United States presidential assassination attempts and plots

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Secret Service agent trainees practice executing a search warrant.

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United States Merchant Marine Academy Department of Public Safety

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