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*"Most Wanted" fugitive lists proliferate, vary by agency* NORFOLK You've probably seen the posters, or at least heard the term: "The FBI's Ten Most Wanted." It's been part of the American nomenclature for more than six decades. And it's become so popular, countless other federal and state agencies have followed suit. The Marshals Service has its own "Most Wanted" list, as does the Secret Service and the Postal Service. Homeland Security has two. Even the Environmental Protection Agency has joined in, although it calls it a "fugitive" list. Do you know the whereabouts of Carlos and Alessandro Giordano, a father-son duo charged with illegally importing Italian-made Alfa Romeos that didn't meet U.S. emissions standards? How about Peter Martin Kuhn, the former CEO of a Nevada mining company charged with illegally dumping contaminated wastewater in California? The EPA wants to know. "Environmental crimes are not victimless crimes," Doug Parker, director of the EPA's Criminal Investigation Division, said in a statement. "When a violator chooses to 'cut corners' and break our nation's laws, it can have serious consequences for the environment and public health." The lists are primarily marketing tools, sometimes maintained and updated by the agencies' public information offices. Most include fugitives' names, mug shots and personal information, as well as descriptions of pending charges. There is little to no crossover. Each list concentrates on slightly different aspects of the law, with Homeland Security's two lists focusing on human trafficking and immigration, the Secret Service focusing on identity theft and fraud, and the EPA focusing on environmental crimes. The FBI launched its list on March 14, 1950. The idea stemmed from a story published by the International News Service about the "toughest guys" the bureau wanted to capture, according to the agency's website. In the past 63 years, 500 fugitives have made the FBI's list, and 470 of them have been located, the website said. Parker noted that authorities have captured five of the EPA's most-wanted fugitives since the agency launched its 15-person list in 2008. Two more surrendered. All lists are not created equal. Helping catch someone on the FBI's list could net a tipster $100,000 or more. The USPS list offers rewards of $10,000 to $100,000 a person. Other lists say nothing about rewards. ------------------------------ *Source URL (retrieved on 12/27/2013 - 07:21):* http://hamptonroads.com/2013/12/most-wanted-fugitive-lists-proliferate-vary-agency __._,_.___ __,_._,___ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
