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What is the origin of the U.S. Secret Service?
The U.S. Secret Service, one of the nation's oldest federal investigative
law enforcement agencies, was founded in 1865 as a branch of the U.S. Treasury
Department. The original mission was to investigate counterfeiting of U.S.
currency. It was estimated that one-third to one-half of the currency in
circulation at that time was counterfeit. In 1901, following the assassination
of President William McKinley in Buffalo, New York, the Secret Service was
assigned the responsibility of protecting the President. Today, the Secret
Service's mission is two fold: protection of the President, Vice President and
others; and protection of our nation's financial system.
Does the Secret Service auction equipment and vehicles
that it no longer uses?
The Secret Service does not conduct government auctions themselves. They
forward the properties to another Government agency who handles the auctions
of their government seized property.
Some of the more common auction items include:
used autos • marine vehicles • jet skis • aircrafts • homes • real estate • commercial property • farm equipment • industrial • business • electronics • computers • antiques • art • coins • stamps • appliances • guns • travel • collectibles • clothing • crafts • boats • bikes • motorcycles • mobile homes • jewelry • toys • cars • trucks • mopeds • bicycles • cameras • televisions • clocks • furniture • unclaimed property • abandoned property • personal property • office furniture • condominiums • town homes • commercial property • vacant land • single family homes • machinery • tools • hardware • building supplies
and much, much more...
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