Public Corruption Fugitive Arrested by U.S. Marshals Task Force

DOJ Press

Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the
arrest of Roderick Harvey for Bribery of a Public Servant and Violation
of a Computer Act Over $10,000.

On August 6, 2021, based on the
work of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Shelby County Grand
Jury indicted nine individuals. They are accused in an elaborate scheme
to profit from the use of confidential information in Memphis Police
Department reports.

Roderick Harvey was among those indicted.
After receiving information that Harvey had fled Tennessee, the TBI
requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent
Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF).

The fugitive investigation revealed
that Harvey was in Phoenix, AZ. After coordination between the two
offices, the U.S. Marshals Task Force in Phoenix took Harvey into
custody without incident on August 24. He was booked in at the Maricopa
County Jail.


“The U.S. Marshals Service always stands ready to
assist our state and local partners,” said U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller.
“Despite Harvey’s attempt to evade arrest by traveling over a thousand
miles, he was safely apprehended.”

The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers
Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force in the Western
District of Tennessee with offices in Memphis and Jackson. Its
membership is composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby County Sheriff’s
Deputies, Memphis Police Officers, Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies,
Jackson Police Officers, and Special Agents with the Tennessee
Department of Correction. The primary mission of the Task Force is to
arrest violent offenders and sexual predators.

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.

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