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...hunts in American history. In an operation that culminated last month, the U.S. Marshals Service joined forces with California law-enforcement agencies to track down 2,116 fugitives, using such scams as an ersatz parcel-delivery service to lure the criminals out of hiding. Most of those snared by FIST (fugitive investigative strike team) were being sought for violent crimes, and on the average each of the quarries had five felony counts on his record...
...simple in design, swift in execution. It worked like a dream, 65 times in ten weeks. The setup: a fugitive from justice in the Los Angeles area receives notice at his last known address that a package containing $2,000 worth of unspecified goods is waiting for him at FIST Bonded Delivery Courier Service. Curiosity piqued and greed aroused, he calls the number on the notice to arrange delivery. The number he dials happens to be a Marine barracks in Pico Rivera in Los Angeles County. The person he speaks with is working for the U.S. Marshals Service...
...sting: a Ford van with a FIST Bonded Deli very Courier Service sign on its side arrives at the target's address. A maroon-shirted driver comes to his door and asks him to step outside to sign a receipt for the package. The moment the fugitive signs, confirming his identity, two teams of officers spring out of cars and collar their quarry. The scheme so surprised many of the arrestees that they could not immediately put two and two together. "Hey, that guy had a package for me!" screamed one of them as officers affixed the handcuffs while...
...delivery scam was part of an intensive man hunt that has swept California during the past 2½ months. Conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service and local law-enforcement officers, FIST (Fugitive Investigative Strike Team) netted 2,116 arrests. Most of the captured felons were being sought for violent crimes, and on the average each had five felony counts on his record. The criminals included 24 accused or convicted murderers, 39 rapists, 13 kidnapers and 272 robbers. Said Marshals Director Stanley Morris of FIST: "I cannot think of any more successful operation in such a time span...
...FIST operation was also cost effective. The Federal Government paid $1.7 million for the program, or about $800 per fugitive captured. Most of that expense might be made up by the arrest in Sonoma County of accused Drug Trafficker Rexford Andrew Ramsey, 42. Agents confiscated his Sonoma ranch, valued at $1.5 million, two properties in Miami, three Formula One race cars and $500,000 in cash. If Ramsey is convicted, the Marshals Service auctions off the booty and hangs on to the proceeds...