Deputy Attorney General Yates & U.S. Marshals Service Announce Results of a National Fugitive Apprehension Initiative

Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and U.S. Marshals Service Deputy Director David Harlow announced that for the second consecutive year, the U.S. Marshals Service has conducted a high-impact national fugitive apprehension initiative focusing on the country’s most violent offenders.  This six-week initiative, called Operation Violence Reduction12 (Operation VR12), resulted in the arrest of 8,075 gang members, sex offenders and other violent criminals.

Press Release: U.S. Marshals Service National Operation Nets More Than 8,000 Fugitives

Prepared Remarks:  Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates Delivers Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Results of National Initiative to Reduce Violent Crime