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Customs Agent

Daniel A. Romberger

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service — Washington, DC
Felonious
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End of Watch April 25, 1932
Age 39
The Vigil Panel 64 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 93

Incident

Customs Agent Daniel Romberger was beaten to death by four men in a boat in the ocean off Dania Beach, Florida, after he refused a $2,000 bribe. The men forced Customs Agent Romberger into their boat in front of several witnesses after he caught them unloading illegal rum on Dania Beach. They took him out to sea after abducting him. His badly beaten body washed up on the beach the next day. All four suspects were arrested and charged with murder. Only two were tried and both were acquitted. The case was a very difficult one because both were notorious gangsters with ties to the underworld. They stayed in and out of trouble for bootlegging, rum-running, and illegal gambling establishments from 1925 until they died in the 1970s. They spent some time in jails and the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for liquor violations and tax evasion, but never more than two years.

Survivors

Customs Agent Romberger was survived by his wife and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Customs Agent Romberger served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Customs Agent Romberger.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service
Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 25, 1932
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Daniel is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1932, 210 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 8th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Daniel was 39. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service has 94 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.

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Where

Customs Agent Daniel A. Romberger

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service · End of Watch April 25, 1932

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 10-W

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