oct 26, 2001 - OCT. 26, 2001: This Act came post 9/11 and was meant to deter and punish terrorist acts in the US and around the world. IMPACT: This Act changed Homeland Security by using new measures to prevent, detect and prosecute international money laundering and financing terrorism, including obtaining info and phone records on possible terrorist suspects as well as wiretaps as long as you have approval
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Date:
oct 26, 2001
Now
~ 24 years ago