Christopher Hoye United States Marshal District of Nevada April 2012 Overview of the U.S. Marshals Service
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 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 USMS is responsible for protecting federal judicial officials (Judges, Attorneys and Jurors) The USMS receives approximately 1200 threats/inappropriate communications nation wide targeting their protectees which include over 2600 federal judges Threats received against USMS protectees Nevada Nationwide ◦ FY ,258 ◦ FY ,394 ◦ FY ,141 ◦ FY ,278
Judicial Security Four (4) U.S. Courthouses ◦ 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 Fugitives arrested in Nevada Fiscal YearUSMSTask ForceTotal Fugitives arrested Nationwide Fiscal YearUSMSTask ForceTotal ,398113,287152, ,114108, , ,60585,588119, ,68573,014109,699
Sex Offenders (Adam Walsh Act) Fugitives arrested in Nevada Fiscal YearTotal Fugitives arrested Nationwide Fiscal YearTotal , , , ,634
District of Nevada Average Daily Prisoner Population Fiscal Year USMS Nationwide Average Daily Prisoner Population Fiscal Year , , , ,135
Witness Security Program Provide the highest level of personal protection and a secure environment for witnesses and other participants in federal proceedings
District of Nevada ► Manage 164 Assets (Vehicles, real property, financial instruments, etc.) ► Total Value on Hand = 6.9 Million Asset Forfeiture Nationwide ► Manage 20,071 Assets (Vehicles, real property, financial instruments, etc.) ► Total Value on Hand = 4.4 Billion
The number of prisoners transported by the District of Nevada in 2011 – 620 The number of prisoners transported nationwide in 2011 – 100,470
The USMS enforces court orders on behalf of the federal courts This includes temporary restraining orders, garnishments, summons and complaints Approximately 560 items of process served per year by District of Nevada Deputy U.S. Marshals
Special Missions ► First responders to National Emergencies (Hurricane Katrina, etc) ► National Security Deployments (Where our law enforcement presence is needed).
“ The nation’s oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement agency ”