I find it surprising they get involved with this. I'd assume they get involved in matters of national security, if they suspect him to be part of criminal organization of some sort or to be a spy.
Or maybe somebody who is very influential asked them to...
I don't like conspiration theories but their involvement with this sounds off to me and deserves at least clarification.
The Secret Service was established to fight counterfeiting and had been a branch of the Treasury Dept until recently. Fraud and cybercrime are among the things they cover and not all of these crimes are movie worthy
The Secret Service was originally created to fight counterfeiting, not protect government officials. And they are also currently tasked with investigating financial crime and major fraud in addition to protecting high-ranking government officials. I'm guessing the fraud charges brought them in on this case.
I find it surprising they get involved with this. I'd assume they get involved in matters of national security, if they suspect him to be part of criminal organization of some sort or to be a spy. Or maybe somebody who is very influential asked them to... I don't like conspiration theories but their involvement with this sounds off to me and deserves at least clarification.