US Marshals Service

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Lawsuit Accuses Marshals of Dirty Madoff Loot Sale

Victims of white-collar criminals deprived of millions

(Newser) - The head of a US Marshals Service unit sold off millions in assets forfeited from white-collar criminals—including some seized from Bernie Madoff’s family—at a deep discount to his “business contacts,” swindling crime victims out of a pile of money, according to a whistle-blower lawsuit from...

Cops Catch 1 Escapee in Wyo.
 Cops Catch 1 Escapee in Wyo. 
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Aug 9, 2010 1:23 PM CDT

Cops Catch 1 Escapee in Wyo.

One still on lam with his fiancee/cousin

(Newser) - Federal agents today captured one of the two convicted killers who escaped from an Arizona prison, and were still searching for the other inmate and a suspected accomplice. Tracy Province was arrested with a handgun in northwest Wyoming, about 60 miles outside Yellowstone National Park, said a US Marshal. The...

Officer Dead After Shootout at Vegas Federal Building

Suspect killed, marshal seriously wounded

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire in the lobby of a federal building in downtown Las Vegas today, killing a court officer and wounding a second before he was shot to death. The victims included a 65-year-old court security officer, who was killed, and a 48-year-old deputy US marshal, who is in...

Madoff's $8.75M Beach House Not All That

Marshals Service puts property up for sale

(Newser) - Those who see Bernard Madoff as an evil purveyor of excess might be disappointed by his beach house: It's not that palatial. At 3,014 square feet, the home is cottage-size by super-rich standards. There's no garage. Not even a walk-in closet. But the 1.2-acre lot sits closer to...

Marshals Seize Ruth Madoff's Penthouse

She 'left voluntarily': lawyer

(Newser) - US Marshals seized Ruth Madoff’s $7 million Manhattan penthouse today after she made a deal to give it up last week, the New York Post reports. Madoff “left voluntarily and in an orderly manner to which all sides agreed,” said her lawyer. “We’re not here...

Madoff's Taste in Home Decor Full of Bull

(Newser) - While seizing Bernie Madoff's Palm Beach possessions yesterday, US Marshals got an eyeful of the fraudster's home furnishings, reports the Palm Beach Post. And they weren't impressed. "I've never seen so much bull in my life," said one deputy. "Pictures of bulls, bull statues, even bulls on...

Body of Fugitive US Marshal Found in Mexico

Shot lawman was wanted for pawning government gun

(Newser) - The decomposing body of a US marshal wanted for stealing government property has been found dumped in a canal in Ciudad Juarez, CNN reports. Vincent Bustamente had been shot in the head execution-style, according to Mexican police. The El Paso officer had not been seen since he failed to show...

Bridge 'Suicide' Ruled Fugitive
 Bridge 'Suicide' Ruled Fugitive 
Jun 17, 2008 3:57 AM CDT

Bridge 'Suicide' Ruled Fugitive

Hedge fund founder on the lam: marshals

(Newser) - A New York hedge fund manager who bilked investors out of $400 million has been declared a fugitive by federal authorities, reports Bloomberg. "Suicide has been ruled out,'' said a spokesman for the US Marshals Service. Samuel Israel disappeared the day he was scheduled to begin a 20-year...

Prison Escapee, Now Suburban Mom, Caught After 32 Years

She's back in jail to finish drug sentence

(Newser) - A 53-year-old mother of three, on the lam for 32 years after escaping from a Detroit prison, has been nabbed in a San Diego suburb. A fugitive since 1976, Susan Lefevre left the prison on a work pass and didn't return; she'll now have to finish out the remaining 9...

Feds Nab Tax Evaders With No Bloodshed

New Hampshire couple gets 5+ years in prison after standoff

(Newser) - US Marshalls arrested an anti-tax couple yesterday after an 8-month standoff in New Hampshire, the Concord Monitor reports. Holed up in a solar-powered, concrete home, Ed and Elaine Brown vowed to leave "either as a free man and as a free woman or in body bags." The Browns...

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