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Episode 211: Little Tooth | Operation Flagship

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Hillary and Tina cover Operation Flagship.

Operation Flagship was a clever ruse devised by the feds to nab fugitives in Washington DC. BUT, the elaborate scheme ultimately highlighted the innovative tactics used to catch wrongdoers and brought notoriety to the US Marshal's Service.

Sources

Hillary's Story
Chicago Tribune
POLICE ARREST 100 FUGITIVES IN TICKET RUSE

Los Angeles Times

Free Football Party Lures Fugitives Into Arms of Law--by Ronald J. Ostrow

Medium

How Cops Used A Fake NFL Football Ticket Giveaway In 1985 To Capture Wanted Fugitive Criminals--by Andrew Martin

US Marshals Service

Fugitive Investigative Strike Teams - No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

The Washington Post

Football Party Proves a Bust--by John Ward Anderson

Wikipedia

Operation Flagship

YouTube

Mass Amount Of Fugitives BUSTED In Football Ticket Sting Operation

Photos

Banner at Sting Operation--from US Marshals Service via Wikipedia (Public Domain)
Arresting Fugitives--from US Marshals Service via Wikipedia (Public Domain)
Master of Ceremonies--via US Marshals Service Website

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