U.S. Secret Service

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The United States Secret Service is an agency of the United States 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]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Secret Service Fast Facts, CNN, May 3, 2019.