News Releases

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – United States Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has announced the appointment of Kevin S. Simpson to the position of Chief of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division effective December 5, 2010. Chief Simpson will…

(Washington, D.C.) – Continuing its investigation into global credit card fraud rings, the U.S. Secret Service has identified Vladislav Anatolieviech Horohorin, 27, of Moscow, Russia, as an alleged co-founder of one of the most sophisticated…

(Washington, D.C.) The 2010 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, now available to the public, provides an expanded view of data breaches over the last six years. In the first-ofits- kind collaboration, the Secret Service contributed data…

(Washington, D.C.) – Creating the United Kingdom Electronic Crimes Task Force, the United States Secret Service has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The task force, based on the U.S. Secret Service’…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, April 16, 2010, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Department of Education and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will release a study of targeted violence incidents on U.S. campuses of higher learning.

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April 2, 2010 JIC-01 Contact: Metropolitan Police Department, 202-727-4383 District Department of Transportation, 202-671-3490 District Department of Public Works, 202-671-2375 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 202- 962-1051…

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) – The United States Secret Service has announced the formation of a new Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF), a successful public-private partnership aimed at fighting high-tech computer-based crimes. The new task force is…

(Washington, D.C.) – The United States Secret Service in cooperation with its local, state and federal security, public safety and military partners, is developing the overall security plan for the Pittsburgh Summit. The summit will take place…

(Washington, D.C.) – The key defendant in a U.S. Secret Service investigation into one of the largest hacking and identity theft cases prosecuted to date in the United States today pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston. Albert Gonzalez (…

(Washington, D.C) – H. Stuart Knight, retired Director of the United States Secret Service, died on Monday, September 7, 2009, after an extended illness. He was 88 years old.

Mr. Knight was appointed as the 15th Director of the U.S.…

Washington, D.C. – The United States Secret Service in cooperation with its local, state and federal security, public safety and military partners, is developing the overall security plan for the Pittsburgh Summit. The summit will take place…

(Washington, D.C.) – The United States Secret Service has announced the formation of three new Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs), a successful public-private partnership aimed at fighting high-tech computer-based crimes. The three new U.S…

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Creating the first European Electronic Crimes Task Force, the United States Secret Service has signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian police and postal officials to combat cybercrime. The task force, based on…

(Washington, D.C.) – In February of this year, the United States Secret Service, in partnership with the Peruvian National Police, created a task force based in Lima to suppress a dramatic rise in counterfeit United States currency emanating…

(Washington, D.C.) – On Tuesday, January 20, a new armored presidential limousine will make its debut as part of the 56th Presidential Inauguration, following the tradition of integrating new U.S. Secret Service vehicles into the fleet for…