United States Marshals Service

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United States government agency federal law enforcement agency

The United States Marshals Service is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the federal judiciary, managing and transporting prisoners, executing federal court orders, and handling the witness security program.

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All labels observed (29)

Label	Occurrences
United States Marshals Service canonical	119
U.S. Marshals Service	12
U.S. Marshals	6
United States Marshals	2
United States marshals	2
Deputy United States Marshals	1
Deputy United States Marshals in the Eastern District of Virginia	1
Deputy United States Marshals in the Northern District of Iowa	1
Office of the United States Marshal	1
U.S. Marshals Service officers	1
U.S. Marshals Service task forces in the Eastern District of Virginia	1
United States Marshals Service (Northern District of California)	1
United States Marshals Service (local offices)	1
United States Marshals Service (local presence)	1
United States Marshals Service District Offices	1
United States Marshals Service district office	1
United States Marshals Service for the District of Massachusetts	1
United States Marshals Service for the District of Minnesota	1
United States Marshals Service for the District of New Hampshire	1
United States Marshals Service for the District of North Dakota	1
United States Marshals Service for the District of Oregon	1
United States Marshals Service for the District of Puerto Rico	1
United States Marshals Service for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands	1
United States Marshals Service hierarchy	1
United States Marshals Service senior leadership	1
United States Marshals Service star	1
United States Marshal’s Office	1
United States federal marshals	1
Witness Security Division of the U.S. Marshals Service	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Marshals Service
Context triple: [United States Department of Justice, oversees, United States Marshals Service]

A. United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency best known for protecting the U.S. president and other national leaders, as well as investigating financial and cyber crimes.
B. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for investigating and enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.
C. United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice is the federal executive department responsible for enforcing U.S. law, ensuring public safety, and overseeing agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.
D. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing federal firearms and explosives laws and regulating aspects of the alcohol and tobacco industries.
E. United States Capitol Police
The United States Capitol Police is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors, and for maintaining security and order on Capitol grounds.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Marshals Service
Target entity description: The United States Marshals Service is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the federal judiciary, managing and transporting prisoners, executing federal court orders, and handling the witness security program.

A. United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency best known for protecting the U.S. president and other national leaders, as well as investigating financial and cyber crimes.
B. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for investigating and enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.
C. United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice is the federal executive department responsible for enforcing U.S. law, ensuring public safety, and overseeing agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.
D. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing federal firearms and explosives laws and regulating aspects of the alcohol and tobacco industries.
E. United States Capitol Police
The United States Capitol Police is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors, and for maintaining security and order on Capitol grounds.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency ⓘ federal law enforcement agency ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Marshals Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: U.S. Marshals Service USMS ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	WITSEC Program ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ international law enforcement partners ⓘ state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded	1789-09-24 ⓘ
directorConfirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
employerOf	United States Marshals Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Deputy United States Marshals United States Marshals Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Marshals
foundedBy	Judiciary Act of 1789 ⓘ
hasOfficeIn	each federal judicial district of the United States ⓘ
hasPredecessor	United States Marshals Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of the United States Marshal
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
ledBy	Director of the United States Marshals Service ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
motto	Justice, Integrity, Service ⓘ
numberOfDistricts	94 ⓘ
oversees	United States Marshals Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Marshals Service District Offices
parentAgency	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
partOf	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary security system
partOfProgram	Joint Fugitive Task Forces ⓘ
responsibleFor	Witness Security Program ⓘ asset forfeiture ⓘ execution of federal court orders ⓘ fugitive apprehension ⓘ fugitive operations ⓘ housing of federal detainees in contract facilities ⓘ judicial security ⓘ management of federal prisoners ⓘ management of seized assets ⓘ protection of certain federal witnesses ⓘ protection of federal judges ⓘ protection of the federal judiciary ⓘ security of federal courthouses ⓘ service of federal arrest warrants ⓘ service of federal civil process ⓘ transportation of federal detainees ⓘ transportation of federal prisoners ⓘ transportation of high-risk prisoners ⓘ

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Referenced by (165)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mitchell H. Cohen U.S. Courthouse, Camden → associatedWith → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Mitchell H. Cohen U.S. Courthouse, Camden → securityProvidedBy → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Trenton → securityProvidedBy → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Urbana courthouse → securityProvidedBy → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Springfield courthouse → securityProvidedBy → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Erie federal courthouse → securityProvidedBy → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Philadelphia Police Department → cooperatesWith → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Johnstown federal courthouse → primaryOccupant → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Marshals Service (local presence)

Assistant United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania → worksWith → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Assistant United States Attorneys in the Western District of Tennessee → collaboratesWith → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas → coordinatesWith → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Assistant United States Attorneys in the Northern District of Texas → worksWith → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Atlanta Police Department → cooperatesWith → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre → securityProvidedBy → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Tomochichi United States Courthouse → usedBy → United States Marshals Service ⓘ

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