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Signal devices seized by the Secret Service in New York City on Monday. U.S. Secret Service. McCool said the investigation continues.
“Following multiple telecommunications-related imminent threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials this spring, the U.S. Secret Service began a protective intelligence investigation to determine the extent and impact these threats could have on protective operations,” he said.
Secret Service agents are working alongside the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies including Homeland Security Investigations to conduct forensic analysis on the devices.
“It can't be understated what this system is capable of doing,” said Matt McCool, the special agent in charge of the Secret Service's New York field office. “It can take down cell towers, so then no longer can people communicate, right?. You can't text message, you can't use your cell phone.
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