BOSTON, Mass. - United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that 113 federal, state and local law enforcement officials were recognized for exceptional service at the 13th Annual Law Enforcement Public Service Awards Ceremony.

The ceremony held at the United States Courthouse in Boston honored those who performed exception public service and/or contributed to complex cases prosecuted. The honorees were nominated by Assistant U.S. Attorneys who worked on these cases.

“The work that has been done by the recipients of this distinct honor has directly impacted the safety of our communities here and throughout the nation,” said U.S. Attorney Ortiz. “Despite difficult circumstances and long hours spent away from their friends and families, the recipients of this award have maintained their unwavering commitment to justice.”

The cases and agencies recognized today were:

United States v. James Burke
Recipients: Federal Bureau of Investigation; Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office; and Lynn Police Department

United States v. James DeSimone
Recipients: Boston Police Department; Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Secret Service; and U.S. Postal Inspection Service

United States v. Albania Deleon, et al.
Recipients: Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division; Homeland Security Investigations, Department of Homeland Security; Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation; Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Investigations; Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety, Investigations and Enforcement Unit; and U.S. Marshals Service

United States v. John F. Doorly
Recipients: Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation; Federal Bureau of Investigation; and U.S. Postal Inspection Service

United States v. David Ladeau
Recipients: Homeland Security Investigations, Department of Homeland Security
United States v. Kingsley T. Eze
Recipients: U.S. Health and Human Service, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations

The “Gang Green” Case
Recipients: Federal Bureau of Investigation; Massachusetts State Police; and Brockton Police Department

United States ex. rel. Eckard v. GlaxoSmithKline, et al. and United States v. SB Pharmco Puerto Rico, Inc.
Recipients: Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of Inspector General; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Chief Counsel; U.S. Health and Human Service, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations; Defense Criminal Investigative Service; and U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations

United States v. Earl Francis Hart, et al.
Recipients: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Essex District Attorney’s Office; Peabody Police Department; Beverly Police Department; Lynn Police Department; Massachusetts State Police; and Gloucester Police Department

United States v. Gary P. Mallows
Recipients: Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation

United States v. Frank R. Rago, et al.
Recipients: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards and U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General

Operation Polar Express
Recipients: Drug Enforcement Administration; Milton Police Department; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation; Homeland Security Investigations, Department of Homeland Security; Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office; Massachusetts State Police and Boston Police Department, Special Investigations Unit

United States v. Joseph Silva
Recipients: Swansea Police Department; Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Computer Forensics Lab; and Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States v. Allen Thrower, et al.
Recipients: Army Criminal Investigation Command; Defense Criminal Investigative Service; and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation

United States v. Dianne Wilkerson, et al.
Recipients: Federal Bureau of Investigation; Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation; and Boston Police Department, Anti-Corruption Unit

United States v. Zhen Zhou Wu, et al.
Recipients: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Export Enforcement; Homeland Security Investigations, Department of Homeland Security; Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security; and Defense Criminal Investigative Service

 

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