News Releases

•  The Identity Crime Video/CD-Rom project is a joint effort between the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Federal Trade Commission. It is designed to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In an effort to help front-line officers understand and investigate identity crime, the United States Secret Service has joined with other federal agencies and police organizations to create an interactive resource guide…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States Secret Service has announced the formation of four new Electronic Crimes Task Forces, a successful public-private partnership aimed at fighting high-tech computer-based crimes. The new task forces will…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States Secret Service, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, will sponsor a "Major Event Management Seminar," June 10-12, 2003, in Chicago, Illinois. The seminar'’s objective is to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In continuing cooperation with our law enforcement counterparts, the United States Secret Service has made adjustments to the security perimeter at the White House complex. Beginning over the weekend of May 3-4, 2003,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, April 30, United States Secret Service Director Ralph Basham issued the following statement on the signing of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003…

CINCINNATI, OH -- On Thursday, April 24, 2003, the United States Secret Service Cincinnati Field Office and the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) will present a seminar on the Safe School Initiative. The study, conducted by the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, April 3, 2003, agents from the United States Secret Service testified before a joint U.S. House of Representative subcommittee hearing on the agency’s efforts to protect America’s financial and critical…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In cooperation with our law enforcement counterparts, the United States Secret Service has made adjustments to the security perimeter at the White House complex. Beginning at midnight, Tuesday, March 18, the…

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA --  On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, United States Secret Service officials attended a ceremony recognizing the latest additions to the arsenal of tools combating international counterfeiting -- counterfeit detection…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In what is described as the largest seizure associated with an active counterfeiting plant in Colombian history, the United States Secret Service and the Colombian National Police Service (DIJIN), uncovered more than $20…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the second time in as many weeks, the United States Secret Service, working together with the Colombian National Police (DIJIN), suppressed a counterfeit U.S. coin plant. Nearly $100,000 in counterfeit "…

WASHINGTON -- On Friday, January 24, 2003, the United States Secret Service, in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, hosted a Internet Safety Seminar and Expo for Kids. The event highlights cyber-safety…

LOS ANGELES -- El Jueves, 23 de Enero, el Servicio Secreto de los Estados Unidos arrestó siete personas comprometidas en llevar a cabo un detallado esquema de fraude de hipoteca. A los sospechosos se les presentó con cargos de…

LOS ANGELES -- On Thursday, January 23, the United States Secret Service arrested seven people suspected of carrying out an elaborate mortgage fraud scheme. The suspects have been charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

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