Lenny DePaul, is a retired Chief Inspector/Commander of the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force (RFTF) after 24 years of service with the U.S. Marshal Service. He was one of the original members of the RFTF when it was established in 2002. Prior to that, he spent 12 years in the Warrant Squad for the USMS Eastern District of New York. While assigned to the Warrant Squad, Commander DePaul was directly responsible for hundreds of arrests, including several
USMS “Major Case” fugitives. He also investigated three of the USMS top 15 Most Wanted
fugitives, all resulting in arrests.