Because its original function, and still a very important one, is preventing or detecting the counterfeiting of US money.
The Secret Service is part of the Department of Treasury.
The secret service.
No, that is different department.
The Secret Service, a part of the US Treasury Department.
Interior The U.S. Secret Service was a division of the Department of the Treasury from its creation on April 14, 1865 until March 1, 2003, and it has been a division of the Department of Homeland Security since then.
Mr. Eash doesn't know, so it doesn't matter. That's dumb. the real answer is "U.S. Treasury Department"
The Secret Service was originally a part of the Department of the Treasury. Established in 1865, its primary mission was to combat the widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency. It wasn't until 1901, following the assassination of President William McKinley, that the Secret Service was also tasked with protecting the president and other high-level officials.
In the US it is the secret service. They are part of the Treasury Department. In other countries then various government or military departments carry out a similar role.
The United States Secret Service (USSS) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Until 2003, the Service was part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.The U.S. Secret Service has two distinct areas of responsibility:Financial Crimes, covering missions such as prevention and investigation of counterfeiting of U.S. currency and U.S. treasury securities, and investigation of major fraud.Protection, which entails ensuring the safety of current and former national leaders and their families, such as the President, past presidents, vice presidents, presidential candidates, visiting heads of state, and foreign embassies.The Secret Service's initial responsibility was to investigate counterfeiting of U.S. currency, which was rampant following the U.S. Civil War. The agency then evolved into the United States' first domestic intelligence and counterintelligence agency. Many of the agency's missions were later taken over by subsequent agencies such as the FBI, ATF, and IRS.
The Secret Service protects the President of the United States, as directed by Congress. Protecting the president is one of the key missions of the Secret Service.
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