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Statement by Director John F. Clark on the
219th Anniversary of the U.S. Marshals
 January
08, 2009 -
U.S. Marshals in Southern California are more determined than
ever to bring
Frederick McLean to justice.
McLean, an alleged sexual predator, is on the run and U.S.
Marshals believe his crimes are so heinous they earned him a
spot on the Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted fugitive list in 2006.
Read More
For
over 200 years, U.S. Marshals and their Deputies have
served as the instruments of civil authority by all three
branches of the U.S. government. The Oldest & Most Versatile Federal Law Enforcement Agency
Secretary Hamilton’s View...on January 14, 1795, Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton wrote a letter to President George Washington, describing the
office of U.S. Marshal as “an unprofitable place.” Of course, salaries improved
over time.
Chain of Command Confirmed...on
January 17, 1878, when U.S. Attorney General Charles
Devins, a former U.S. Marshal, warned U.S. Marshal
Algernon S. Gray of the Western District of Virginia
that the chain of command to his deputies was “regulated
by the Marshal himself.” |
