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    Responsibilities of the Secret Service The Secret Service is one of America’s oldest federal investigative law enforcement agencies. It was founded in 1865 as a branch of the United States Treasury Department. The Secret Service was originally created to combat the counterfeiting of the United States currency in circulation. This was a serious problem at the time. The Secret Service has many other responsibilities. In fact, the Secret Service protects the president, gathers intelligence, and does

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    Come on Edward, tell them. The voices kept interrupting Edward’s train of thought, he struggled, but managed to finish his speech. He immediately left the stage and headed out to his Secret Service. “Hunt, what happened out there? Are you alright?” John questioned. Edward did not answer, and he ordered his service guards to drive him back to his hotel. By now, he knew that he had made headlines on the news about his tricky speech deliver. They know now Edward. Ha! It’s about time! “Shut up!” He

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    of the Secret Service were morally sound. In this essay, the moral issue was questioning if the Secret Service was wrong to hire Albert Gonzalez. If the issue had been about Gonzalez’s actions, then I might reach a different ruling. However, because we are only looking at the Secret Service’s actions, I believe they did nothing wrong. The fact that this case is significant shows there are larger problems at hand than the Secret Service

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    The secret service has many roles in which it has to deal with in society today. Their two main responsibility is stopping illegal counterfeiting and protecting government officials. Some other responsibilities which they might do differ from computers, home security, any type of illegal fraud, forgery of bonds, US checks, and other obligations. The United States Secret Service, which is one of the nation's oldest federal law enforcement agencies was founded on July 5th, 1865 as a branch of the U

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    Why the Secret Service Came to be Jonathan W. Taylor Ivy Tech Community College Abstract The United States of America has an elite group of men and women who protect their President, and handle monetary crimes such as counterfeiting, and financial crimes, they are called the United States Secret Service. These top agents work hard daily to crack down on fraudulent crimes, and keep the Commander in Chief alive. This report will highlight their work from 1850- 1901. 3 presidents were killed in this

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    known for being heavily guarded when going to important events such as reading speeches and meeting with other national officials. These guards are known as the Secret Service. In the entertainment world, these men are often portrayed as mysterious men in black and white suits that protect the president. In recent events, the Secret Service was seen walking beside President Donald Trump at his Inauguration Parade. They were seen with large black trench coats, and it was assumed that they were carrying

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    The United States Secret Service is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the country, and one of the most elite in the world. Secret Service’s mission is to protect the president, vice president and others; and investigations into crimes against the financial infrastructure of the United States (USSS History. (n.d.). By law, the Secret Service is authorized to protect the president, vice president, the president elect, and vice president elect. The immediate families of those individuals

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    commander none is more intimate than the secret agent, of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agent: of all matter none is more confidential than those relating to secret operation.” The career of a Secret Service Agent is adroit and propitious, because of the people in that field. The research will describe the career of a S.S.A, what is required to become a successful person in life, and the impact this career has on society.The Secret Service Division was created on July 5, 1865

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    The Film “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is a British Spy and Science Fiction Film directed by Matthew Vaughn, In the film we learn of a secret spy organization operating under the guise as gentlemen whom purchase suits from an appropriately named Kingsmans Tailors. In The first scene we are then introduced to Kingsman Agent Harry Hart. Harry returns to London to personally inform a family of the deceased soldier. He gives a necklace with a phone number to be called in a time of need to a young

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    I’ve always been drawn towards philosophical issues. For example, is civilization a part of nature? Well, one answer may come from a recent film that has unsettled me in this topic. In Kingsman: The Secret Service, the character Valentine calls humans a virus and the Earth the host. He concludes that “the host kills the virus, or the virus kills the host.” I disagree with Valentine, and here is why. When most people hear the word nature, they do not think of a thriving metropolitan city. But I do

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