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U.S. Marshals spokesman Jeff Carter said in a statement that Band's actions, as alleged in the report, "do not reflect the culture of this agency nor the high standards to which we hold our employees." He added that the service is taking steps to insure that all employees are aware of the guidelines for outside employment.

"Band has since tendered his retirement papers and is no longer employed by the U.S. Marshals Service," Carter said.

Fox Sports Vice President for Communications Dan Bell issued a statement to ABC News, noting that Band has worked for the network in the past, and that "At select events he did offer transportation to some FOX Sports personnel."

"We were unaware, however, that those arrangements were in any way inappropriate, and regret to learn now that they apparently were," he continued.

The review found other numerous instances where Band requested marshals resources, including a January 2008 playoff game between the New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2007 BCS College football championship, last year's Super Bowl and the 2007 Major League Baseball All Star Game.

"We concluded that Band regularly and inappropriately solicited and received assistance of USMS resources for his personal activities, in violation of government ethics rules," the Inspector General's Office review stated. At the Jan. 8, 2007 college championship game, Band gave a U.S. marshal who transported him around Phoenix some paper in the press box at the game and "told him to make a grid or chart for Band's use in tracking statistic during the game."

The deputy, who charged overtime for attending the event, told the Inspector General's Office, "It was very strange."

In another incident, Band arranged for a U.S. marshal to transport Aikman and Buck to last year's Super Bowl game in Phoenix. According to the report, the deputy assisting Band parked in the general parking lot and "worked with stadium security to secure golf carts to ride Aikman, Buck and the others when the game was over through the general parking lot to the [marshal's] vehicle."

Band told the inspector general that he did not remember if the marshals had provided escorts at the game. In one instance after requesting a marshal's transport, the U.S. marshal in San Francisco told Band to "take a taxi."

According to the report, "Band was mixing his statistician activities with his official duties including using government telephones to conduct statistician business while on government time."