Overview of the
U.S. Marshals Service
Christopher Hoye
United States Marshal
District of Nevada
April 2012
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The USMS was created in 1789 with the First
Judiciary Act
It is this nation’s “Oldest Federal Law Enforcement
Agency”
The USMS is a bureau of the U.S. Department of
Justice.
USMS Headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia
94 Districts
Approximately 5,000 employees
Missions
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Judicial Security
Fugitive Investigations
Sex Offenders (Adam Walsh Act 2006)
Prisoner Services
Witness Security Program
Asset Forfeiture Program
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation
Court Orders
Special Missions
Judicial Security
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USMS is responsible for protecting federal judicial officials
(Judges, Attorneys and Jurors)
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The USMS receives approximately 1200 threats/inappropriate
communications nation wide targeting their protectees which
include over 2600 federal judges
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Threats received against USMS protectees
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FY2011
FY2010
FY2009
FY2008
Nevada
Nationwide
46
45
32
39
1,258
1,394
1,141
1,278
Judicial Security
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Four (4) U.S. Courthouses
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Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse (Las Vegas)
Foley U.S. Courthouse (Las Vegas)
Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse (Reno)
Clifton Young U.S. Courthouse (Reno)
Ten (10) U.S. District Court Judges
Seven (7) Magistrate Judges
Five (5) Bankruptcy Judges
Three (3) Ninth Circuit Court Judges
Fugitive Investigations
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Fugitives arrested in Nevada
Fiscal Year
2011
2010
2009
2008
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USMS
278
702
451
421
Task Force
401
643
982
755
Total
679
1345
1433
1176
Fugitives arrested Nationwide
Fiscal Year
USMS
2011
39,398
2010
39,114
Task Force
113,287
108,207
Total
152,685
147,321
2009
2008
85,588
73,014
119,193
109,699
33,605
36,685
Sex Offenders
(Adam Walsh Act)
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Fugitives arrested in Nevada
Fiscal Year
2011
2010
2009
2008
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Total
88
102
117
95
Fugitives arrested Nationwide
Fiscal Year
2011
2010
2009
2008
Total
12,144
11,072
10,929
9,634
District of Nevada Average Daily Prisoner Population
Fiscal Year
2011
2010
2009
2008
505
461
375
357
USMS Nationwide Average Daily Prisoner Population
Fiscal Year
2011
2010
2009
2008
63,112
58,306
57,407
55,135
Witness Security Program
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Provide the highest level of personal protection and a
secure environment for witnesses and other
participants in federal proceedings
Asset Forfeiture
District of Nevada
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164 Assets (Vehicles, real property,
financial instruments, etc.)
► Total Value on Hand = 6.9 Million
Nationwide
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Manage 20,071 Assets (Vehicles, real property,
financial instruments, etc.)
Total Value on Hand = 4.4 Billion
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The number of prisoners transported by the
District of Nevada in 2011 – 620
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The number of prisoners transported nationwide
in 2011 – 100,470
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The USMS enforces court orders on behalf of the
federal courts
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This includes temporary restraining orders,
garnishments, summons and complaints
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Approximately 560 items of process served per year
by District of Nevada Deputy U.S. Marshals
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First responders to National Emergencies
(Hurricane Katrina, etc)
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National Security Deployments (Where our law
enforcement presence is needed).
“The nation’s oldest and most versatile federal
law enforcement agency”