It’s to protect our currency and to protect people’s hard earned money.

The intention was not to create a counterfeit-proof note — which is basically impossible — but one that’s harder to duplicate and easier to authenticate. The new designs have definitely improved upon our efforts in...

[The Secret Service is] engaged in enforcement and public education — educating banks, retailers, money handlers and the general public. It’s vital that we keep the banking industry up to speed on identifying and authenticating...

It was an ambulance on standby for the vice president’s visit. It had been dedicated and it was given up to treat the victim.

I can’t comment to why he wasn’t flown. The medical folks that were there would have weighed more into that than our people on the scene. Decisions were made on their advice at that point.

They made arrangements at the sheriff’s request to have deputies come out and interview the vice president the following morning at 8 a.m. and that indeed did happen.

Ten years ago, 1 percent of (counterfeit) bills were produced on digital equipment. These days, 56 percent are produced on digital equipment, and the technology is more accessible to the general population.

That’s approximate from the information we have got. That’s coming from our people that were down there and the local agents from McAllen.

It was at the sheriff’s request that somebody come out the following morning, which we facilitated and passed through to the vice president’s office.

No weapons have been found.

It’s strictly a countermeasure to prevent illegal activity specific to counterfeiting. It’s to protect our currency and to protect people’s hard-earned money.

We interviewed the pilot and he was unaware that he had wandered into restricted airspace.

One individual has been detained with no further information on that individual. But there are three apparent stabbing victims.

The Secret Service has worked in conjunction with not only government agencies but with industry partners in coming up with preventive measures for this type of equipment to make it more difficult to use illegally...