Homeland Newswire News
Security Adjustments for the White House Complex
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2003
News Release: (As of Wednesday, May 7, 2003)
Secret Service Director Praises Signing of the Amber Alert Bill
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. --On Wednesday, April 30, United States Secret Service DirectorRalph Basham issued the following statement on the signing of the Prosecutorial
Secret Service Presents School Threat Assessment Seminar
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 21, 2003
News Release: Kentucky and Ohio School and Law Enforcement Representatives Take Part
U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Experts Address House Subcommittee on Fighting Fraud: Improving Information Security
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. On Thursday, April 3, 2003, agents from the United StatesSecret Service testified before a joint U.S. House of Representative subcommitteehearing on the agencys efforts to protect Americas financial and critical infrastructure.
Security Adjustments for the White House Complex
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 18, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. --In cooperation with our law enforcement counterparts, theUnited States Secret Service has made adjustments to the security perimeter at the White
Counterfeit Detecting Canines Graduate From U.S. Secret Service Training Program
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 5, 2003
News Release: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, United States Secret Serviceofficials attended a ceremony recognizing the latest additions to the arsenal of tools
Colombian Police and United States Secret Service Seize $20 Million in Counterfeit U.S. Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 12, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In what is described as the largest seizure associated with anactive counterfeiting plant in Colombian history, the United States Secret Service and the
United States Secret Service Suppresses Second Coin Counterfeiting Plant in Colombia This Year
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. --For the second time in as many weeks, the United States SecretService, working together with the Colombian National Police (DIJIN), suppressed acounterfeit U.S. coin plant. Nearly $100,000 in counterfeit "Golden Dollars," the U.S. $1Sacagawea coin, was seized on Monday, January 27th in Bogota.
United States Secret Service Headquarters Hosts Internet Safety Seminar and Expo
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON -- On Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, the United States Secret Service, incooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, hosted a
Secret Service Arrests Suspects in California Mortgage Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2003
News Release: LOS ANGELES -- On Thursday, Jan. 23, the United States Secret Service arrestedseven people suspected of carrying out an elaborate mortgage fraud scheme. Thesuspects have been charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Italian Police and Secret Service Work Together to Seize $1 Million in Counterfeit U.S. Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In what is described as one of the largest seizures of counterfeitU.S. currency in Italy in recent years, the United States Secret Service, working together
United States Secret Service Suppresses Second Coin Counterfeiting Plant in Colombia This Year
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 14, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On January 9, 2003, the United States Secret Service, working together with the Colombian National Police (DIJIN), suppressed a counterfeit U.S. coin plant and seized $450 in counterfeit $1 coins and the metal needed to fill an order for an additional 10,000.
W. Ralph Basham Appointed as Director of the United States Secret Service
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of the Treasury has announced theappointment of W. Ralph Basham as the 21st Director of the United States Secret Service,the nation's oldest investigative federal law enforcement agency. Basham is a 28-yearveteran of the Secret Service and has also served as Director of the Federal LawEnforcement Training Center and Chief of Staff at the newly created TransportationSecurity Administration.
Secret Service Director Praises Passage of Homeland Security Bill
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 20, 2002
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, United States SecretService Director Brian L. Stafford issued the following statement on the passage of thebill to create the new Department of Homeland Security
Director Brian L. Stafford Announces Plans to Retire From the United States Secret Service
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 7, 2002
News Release: WASHINGTON Director Brian L. Stafford, a veteran of more than 30 years with theUnited States Secret Service, has announced his plans to retire effective January 2003.
Secret Service Seizes Computer Equipment From Texas Telemarketing Company
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2002
News Release: WACO, TX. -- On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002, agents from the United States SecretService, in cooperation with the Waco Police Department, the McLennan Sheriff'sOffice, and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigative Division (IRS-CID),executed a federal search warrant on Specialty Outsourcing Solutions, Waco, Texas.S.O.S. operates as a customer service hub for an international telemarketing company.
U.S. Secret Service Launches Los Angeles Electronic Crimes Task Force
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2002
News Release: LOS ANGELES --On Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, at 9:00 AM, the first quarterlymeeting of the Los Angeles Electronic Crimes Task Force (LAXECTF) will convene atthe Wilshire Grand Los Angeles. Security experts, including chief information officers,chief security officers, law enforcement professionals, academicians and governmentleaders from the federal, state, and local levels will attend the half-day meeting.
U.S. Secret Service and Office of Homeland Security Sponsor Major Event Management Seminar
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2002
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. --The United States Secret Service, in partnership with the Office of Homeland Security, will sponsor a Major Event Management Seminar,September 4-6, 2002 in Washington, D.C. The seminar's objective is to provide law enforcementexecutives, public safety managers, and other key event ...