ABSTRACT
Eorts to control corruption and protect the ‡nancial interests of U.S. citizens show a pattern of operationalization during times of ‡nancial crisis. One of the earliest eorts occurred in 1865 during the Civil War, when President
Introduction 373 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 374 A”ermath of 9/11 Attacks 375 USA Patriot Act 376 International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 376 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 378 Cooperative Eorts of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to Prevent Financial Crime 380 Department of Justice Criminal Division, Computer Crime, and Intelligence Property Section 381 Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) 381 Secret Service 383 Postal Inspection Service 384 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Other Agencies 385 International Agreements and Cooperation 385 Interpol 386 Conclusion 387 References 388
Lincoln created the Secret Service for the speci‡c purpose of investigating, preventing, and suppressing counterfeit currency. In 1877, the U.S. Congress passed an Act “prohibiting the counterfeiting of any coin, gold or silver bar.” In 1895, it added legislation prohibiting counterfeiting of stamps and dealing in them.
