web02.fireside.fm Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:04:20 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Muck Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Us Marshals” https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/us%20marshals Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:15:00 -0500 A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. en-us episodic maladies, madness, mischief, and murder in American politics. The Muck Podcast A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. yes The Muck Podcast themuckpodcast@gmail.com Episode 211: Little Tooth | Operation Flagship https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep211-littletooth d6eee695-0f59-402a-8ff8-cda5ae17e85e Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:15:00 -0500 The Muck Podcast full 5 The Muck Podcast 55:25 yes <p>Hillary and Tina cover Operation Flagship.</p> <p>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. </p> <p>Sources<br> Hillary's Story<br> Chicago Tribune<br> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/12/16/police-arrest-100-fugitives-in-ticket-ruse/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">POLICE ARREST 100 FUGITIVES IN TICKET RUSE</a></p> <p>Los Angeles Times<br> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-16-mn-695-story.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Free Football Party Lures Fugitives Into Arms of Law</a>--by Ronald J. Ostrow</p> <p>Medium<br> <a href="https://historianandrew.medium.com/how-cops-used-a-fake-nfl-football-ticket-giveaway-in-1985-to-capture-wanted-fugitive-criminals-63540e280807" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How Cops Used A Fake NFL Football Ticket Giveaway In 1985 To Capture Wanted Fugitive Criminals</a>--by Andrew Martin</p> <p>US Marshals Service<br> <a href="https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/historical-reading-room/fugitive-investigative-strike-teams-no-such-thing-free-lunch#:%7E:text=It%20seemed%20like%20a%20dream,and%20DC%20Metropolitan%20Police%20officers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Fugitive Investigative Strike Teams - No Such Thing as a Free Lunch</a></p> <p>The Washington Post<br> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/12/16/football-party-proves-a-bust/6b356b0b-babb-454c-8aa4-8ad59753dc34/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Football Party Proves a Bust</a>--by John Ward Anderson</p> <p>Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Flagship" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Operation Flagship</a></p> <p>YouTube<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdmI04Id5w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mass Amount Of Fugitives BUSTED In Football Ticket Sting Operation</a></p> <p>Photos<br> <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Operation_Flagship_welcome_banner.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Banner at Sting Operation</a>--from US Marshals Service via Wikipedia (Public Domain) <br> <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Football-FIST-Arrests-2.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Arresting Fugitives</a>--from US Marshals Service via Wikipedia (Public Domain)<br> <a href="https://www.usmarshals.gov/sites/default/files/acquiadam/Football-Master-of-Ceremony.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Master of Ceremonies</a>--via US Marshals Service Website</p> true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, US Marshals, Operation Flagship, Sting Operation, Football, Fugitives, Washington DC, Washington Commanders 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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]]> 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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