
U.S. Marshal Wing Chau |
Wing Chau was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to
serve as the 33rd United States Marshal for the District of
Rhode Island. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on
April 11, 2019 and was sworn in by Chief Judge William Smith for
the United States District Court of Rhode Island on May 13,
2019.
Marshal Chau is the first Chinese American United States
Marshal. As Marshal, he is responsible for United States
Marshals Service operations in the District’s five counties,
encompassing over twelve hundred square miles of land and a
population of over one million people. He is responsible for
overseeing the daily operations of the District, with the
District’s Headquarters located in Providence, Rhode Island.
Additionally, he leads and directs operations that includes the
security and protection of the United States Courts and its
judges, criminal investigations, fugitive apprehension,
execution of federal court orders and other law enforcement
activities.
Prior to his appointment, Marshal Chau was a Senior Special
Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF). He began his law enforcement career in 1989 as
a Capitol Police Officer for the State of Rhode Island. In 1994,
he joined Federal law enforcement with the United States Border
Patrol and was assigned to the San Diego Border Patrol Sector in
California, along the United States/Mexico border. He then
joined the ATF and was assigned to the Los Angeles Field
Division. In addition to California, Marshal Chau did tours of
duty nationwide to include Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont
and ATF Headquarters in Washington, DC. He served as Acting
Resident Agent in Charge of the Rhode Island ATF office during
9/11 and Acting Resident Agent in Charge of the Vermont ATF
office. He has served on protection details that included
Presidential and Foreign Dignitary protections. During his 25
year career as an ATF Special Agent, Marshal Chau has taken part
in countless clandestine assignments that included
murder-for-hire, human, drug and arms trafficking. He has
conducted a wide range of criminal investigations that included
organized crime members, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task
Force (OCDETF), T-III wiretaps, violent gang activity, armed
home invasions, violent felon criminals and domestic and
international terrorist organizations. Marshal Chau helped in
the effort to track and apprehend the Boston Marathon bomber in
2013.
Marshal Chau holds an Associate’s Degree in Computers from the
Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) and a Bachelor’s Degree
in Computers from Rhode Island College (RIC). |