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Secret Service Pays $400,000 a Year for LexisNexis Virtual Crime Center

Motherboard obtained procurement records showing the U.S. Secret Service paid about $400,000 each year from 2020 to 2022 for access to LexisNexis’ Virtual Crime Center, a system that links public records with agency data. The article also notes purchases by the State Department, FDA, and other agencies. LexisNexis sells the product under the Accurint brand for law enforcement and government.

$400,000Contract spendreportednot on THE TABAnnual amount for 2020-2022 per procurement records.

Sources

  1. LexisNexis 'Virtual Crime Center' Makes Millions Selling to the Government — VICE, Feb 2, 2023 (vice.com)

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