Show Notes
Episode #036 - Please welcome Investigative Protection Officer Patrick Rafferty. Mr. Rafferty serves in the New York Field Office and came to the Secret Service after retiring as a Captain in the New York Police Department. Mr. Rafferty served the NYPD for 25 years and in 2010 came to the Secret Service. Prior to the NYPD, he served in the U.S. Army and received his BA in Criminal Justice and a Master’s in Public Administration. Mr. Rafferty said this is the best job in the world!
The Technical Law Enforcement (TLE) Support Branch supports the recruitment and staffing of Technical Law Enforcement positions to include; Investigative Protection Officer, Technical Security Investigator, and Protective Armor Specialist. TLE partners with the Offices of Investigations, Protective Operations, and Technical Development and Mission Support.
Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken, Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez
This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov
Special Thanks to IPO Patrick Rafferty for his time and support, and NYFO for their support.
Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0
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