The Secret Service does more than protect the president; their primary purpose is to combat counterfeiting. The morons who run this country figured that computer crimes were closer to counterfeiting money than to any other crimes, and so the Secret Service got in on the action.

An interesting apropos:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_Games,_Inc._v._Un...

The Secret Service has two responsibilities: protection (e.g. of the president) and preventing/investigating financial crimes.

At least they get one job right.

Almost all of the time.

Wire fraud.