Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg and United States Marshal William Berger announce the results of recent operations conducted by the United States Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. In addition to finding and arresting fugitives charged with violent crimes, distribution of illegal narcotics, sex crimes, and other serious crimes, the United States Marshals Service Task Force provides direct support to law enforcement agencies in tracking and recovering missing children . From January 1 to June 30, 2022, the United States Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force made over 1,500 arrests in Florida.
The United States Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force is headquartered in the Middle District of Florida and includes 88 federal, state and local law enforcement officers. Nationally, the United States Marshals Service fugitive programs are conducted with federal, state and local law enforcement officers in 94 district offices, eight regional task forces, 67 local fugitive task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries around the country. world.
“The US Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force is a model of interagency cooperation, and the results announced today demonstrate how well we work together in the Middle District of Florida,” said US Attorney Handberg. “We bring together the combined resources of federal, state and local law enforcement to make our communities safer.”
“The US Marshals Service and the United States Attorney’s Office are committed to our federal, state and local law enforcement partners,” said Marshal Berger. “Members of the US Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force put themselves in harm’s way every day and night to locate and apprehend dangerous fugitives and rescue children. We are committed to this mission.”
In addition to the hundreds of arrests in the first part of this year, the task force recently made arrests of violent offenders around the district, including:
All defendants are presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
