Gets to know....Lenny DePaul

On this episode Simon speaks to former Navy,US secret service and Commander of the US Marshals Lenny DePaul.

Lenny speaks about his time in the Navy,in the US secret service guarding Ronald Reagan and his time as a Unites States Marshal.He also talks about working and consulting on hit shows such as "Hunting Hitler","Manhunters" and various others.

A native New Yorker, Commander DePaul was born and raised in Utica, New York. Commander DePaul joined the United States Navy, where he served honorably for a total of eight years, with five on active duty.

Prior to his employment with the U.S. Marshals Service, Commander DePaul served 6 years with the United States Secret Service. During the Reagan Administration, he spent three years assigned to the White House, where he was responsible for protecting the President and the First Family.

Lenny DePaul was promoted to the position of Chief Inspector (Commander) of the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) in February 2007. Since its inception, the Task Force has made more than 75,000 arrests.

One of the original members of the RFTF when it was established in May 2002, Commander DePaul served both as the Deputy Commander and Supervisory Inspector with the Task Force prior to his promotion to Commander.

Commander DePaul was directly responsible for hundreds of arrests, including several USMS "Major Case" fugitives. He also participated in the investigation of three USMS 15 Most Wanted fugitives, all of which resulted in arrest.

Lenny DePaul was the lead in a hit series on the A&E network titled "Manhunters Fugitive Task Force" appearing in over 60 episode during their 3 seasons of filming.

He was cast as a Deputy Commander in charge of Operations for a CBS show titled "Hunted" in March 2017.

He also was involved in a History Channel show titled "Hunting Hitler" which ran for 3 seasons.