US Marshalls

Do they still exist?

 

I had a driver tell me he called the local US Marshall in Effingham to stop a cop from cruising the parking lot harassing drivers. He said he used the phone book to get the number...and out they came.

 

Rumor has it US Marshalls can tap into phone conversations while hovering above in silence.. why truckers ?

 

Cant claim the US Marshall thing, but I did force a DOT inspector to bring out a supervisor when he tried to give me a bogus over gross ticket, when the supervisor showed up I asked him to look into my trailer which happen to be empty, kind of hard to be over gross on a warm summer night

 

It's not the marshalls, it's the FBI. And yes, the have been known to orbit major cities, can collect meta data and have additional capabilities as well.

As for the "Marshall" urban myth, someone started it long ago, not knowing what they were talking about, and it then perpetuated itself into fact......funny how that happens, when there's not an air of truth in it.

The only foreseeable reason the Marshall's would ever be involved with trucking, would be if one came in contact indirectly with a truck driver, who might have engaged in something illegal he just happened to witness as a matter of chance (Right location, right time sort of thing) or, if they were a part of a joint task force or tracking a known fugitive inside a CMV or connected to one.

It's never been a part of their official duties and still isn't.

 

Well.. he said he "was" an LT in the FBI. He just didn't emphasize the "was" when he articulated it to you.

It's all in the perception.

Technically, he told you the truth.

 

i know.. shh its a secret

 

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