U. E. Baughman
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| Born | Urbanus Edmund Baughman May 21, 1905 United States | |||||||||||
| Died | 1978-11-06 (Age 73) Toms River, New Jersey, United States | |||||||||||
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Urbanus Edmund Baughman was the chief of the United States Secret Service between 1948 and 1961, under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.
Denial of Organized crime
In an interview with The Washington Post published on July 26, 1961, the day after his retirement was announced, Baughman emphatically stated that there had been no mafia in the United States for 40 years. He further denied the existence of a national crime syndicate based on talks with other law enforcement officials.[1]
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References
- ↑ "Interview with U.E. Baughman". The Washington Post, 6 July 1961.
