• SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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    This may be a silly question, but why would the Secret Service, which is tasked with protecting the President of the United States, be investigating door theft at Home Depot?

    • DelnitaCrane@kbin.social
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      The Secret Service was originally created to investigate counterfeiting currency, they only started Presidential protection after McKinley was assassinated. Combating financial fraud remains part of their mission today.

      • aksdb@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        TIL.

        I actually thought this must have been a “typo” in the article.

    • CapraObscura@lemmy.world
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      He was charged was wire fraud. That’s basically the Secret Service’s THING.

      Don’t do wire fraud. Anything else is pretty fine. The moment the fraud goes over wires, you’re ultrafucked.

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      Its original mandate was investigating financial fraud. Presidential protection came later and has always been in addition to their original mandate.