U.S. Marshals Service, Fugitive Investigations, Financial Surveillance Unit (FSU)

Fugitive Investigations

Financial Surveillance Unit (FSU)

FSU utilizes legal process and various sources to track a fugitive’s financial activities in “real time” by analyzing debit cards, credit cards, fund transfers, and a host of other credit and banking transactions and information. Since its inception, FSU has been a tremendously successful tool used in fugitive investigations.

What does the U.S. Marshals Service, Financial Surveillance Unit (FSU) do?

FSU employs a systematic, methodical approach to locating and monitoring financial transactions that are being used by a fugitive to avoid apprehension.

The mission of FSU is to determine and find any and all financial instruments available to a fugitive; monitor these instruments for activity when possible; and provide information obtained to the requesting law enforcement officials.

FSU Locations

FSU investigators are located nationwide in USMS districts and Regional Task Force
regions to support investigations as needed.

Information or Inquiries about FSU

Investigations

The Marshals Service is the federal government's lead agency for conducting investigations involving: escaped federal prisoners; probation, parole and bond default violators; and fugitives based on warrants generated during drug investigations.

The U.S. Marshals have the authority to make an arrest on all federal warrants

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