Walter B. Biondi, a  was the U.S. marshal for southern West Virginia and chief of the U.S. Marshal's Service Office of Inspections in Rosemont, Ill.  He was an instructor for the marshal service and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's Criminal Investigation School. He later served as chief of the Marshal's Training Academy in Brunswick, Ga. He also has served as coordinator of INTERPOL's international fugitive apprehension program. Walter B. Biondi retired after a 30 year career in law enforcement which included working for the Metropolitan Police Department (Washington, DC), the US Marshals Service and the US Customs Service.  Walter B. Biondi is the author of Jeremiah's Tale and The Promiscuous Puppeteer.