November 2, 2006
More than 1,600 Sex Offender Arrests by U.S. Marshals’ "Operation Falcon III"

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Director John F. Clark today announced that a seven-day nationally coordinated fugitive roundup led by the USMS and hundreds of partners from state, local and other federal agencies led to the arrests of 10,773 fugitives. Among those arrested during Operation FALCON III were 1,659 fugitive sex offenders, the largest number ever captured in a single law enforcement effort.

Operation FALCON III (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally) was conducted in 24 states east of the Mississippi River, in the District of Columbia and in Puerto Rico. Deputy Marshals teamed up with thousands of officers, deputies, troopers, agents and investigators from other federal, state and local agencies to conduct the operation which ran from Oct. 22-28, 2006. (Read More)

May, 2006
Understanding Gangs and GangMentality: Acquiring Evidence of the Gang Conspiracy

The following lyrical excerpts, taken from a CD entitled "Claiming My City," represent true-life proclamations of two prominent Washington, D.C. gang members. The lyrics, as recorded by them, verbalize their attitudes, motivations, and lifestyles.

I got dope and coke and all and I'm selling it... I'm killin' motherf***ers for the hell of it.... I'm the little one, but my gun's a lot bigger... I can't wait to read about another dead n**ga in the g**damn obituary. CLAIMING MY CITY (Montana Records) (1992). (Read More)

February 15, 2006
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Initiative to Combat Gangs

"Now we need to focus on giving young people, especially young men in our cities, better options than apathy, or gangs, or jail." -President George W. Bush, February 2, 2005

Gangs have become an increasingly deadly threat to the safety and security of our nation’s citizens. Addressing this threat is one of the top priorities of the Department of Justice, and today Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales unveiled his plan to combat gang violence across America.

The Attorney General’s strategy is twofold: First, prioritize prevention programs to provide America’s youth and offenders returning to the community with opportunities that help them resist gang involvement. Second, ensure robust enforcement policies when gang-related violence does occur. (Read More)

January 16, 2006
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Stop Gang Violence in America’s Communities

At the direction of the Attorney General, the Department has taken several important steps to address gang violence. First, the Department established an Anti-Gang Coordination Committee to organize the Department’s wide ranging efforts to combat gangs. Second, each United States Attorney has appointed an Anti-Gang Coordinator to provide leadership and focus to our anti-gang efforts at the district level. Third, the Anti-Gang Coordinators, in consultation with their local law enforcement and community partners, have developed comprehensive, district wide strategies to address the gang problems in their districts. All of the Department’s law enforcement components are engaged in a coordinated effort to combat gang violence. (Read More)