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Operation FALCON III - Federal And Local Cops Organized
Nationally - was a massive fugitive operation that covered the
eastern half of the country from October 22 - 28, 2006. As
a cooperative effort, Operation FALCON III removed some of the
country’s most dangerous sex offenders and gang members from the
streets, making America’s communities safer.
Related information regarding the
U.S. Marshals service's role in locating and apprehending sex
offenders can be found in the recent Adam Walsh Child Protection
and Safety Act of 2006.
On July 27, 2006, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
(Public Law 109-248) was signed into law. The Act provides that the
“Attorney General shall use the resources of Federal law enforcement,
including the United States Marshals Service, to assist jurisdictions in
locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender
registration requirements”.
The new law also established a new federal crime (18 USC § 2250) which
subjects sex offenders who knowingly fail to register (or to keep their
registration current) to up to ten years imprisonment in the event that
they travel in interstate or foreign commerce.
Thus, in addition to assisting state, local, territorial, and tribal law
enforcement authorities in locating and apprehending unregistered sex
offenders, the U.S. Marshals Service will also work with other local,
state, and federal law enforcement agencies, the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and the U.S. Attorneys Offices
to investigate potential violations of 18 USC § 2250. |
