2009 Finalists—Justice and Law Enforcement
This award will recognize a federal employee for a significant contribution to the nation in activities related to justice and law enforcement (including civil rights, criminal justice, counterterrorism, and fraud detection and prevention). This medal is accompanied by a $3,000 award.
William Fallon and the Operation Falcon 2008 Team
Position: Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal
Agency: Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Residence: Roanoke, Virginia
Achievement: Conducted Operation FALCON 2008, the largest law enforcement operation in American history, resulting in the arrests of 19,380 felons wanted for various, mostly violent, crimes.
Walter Benjamin Fisherow
Position: Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section
Agency: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Location: Washington, D.C.
Residence: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Coordinated the largest Clean Air Act enforcement actions ever, which will result in the reduction of harmful air pollutants by nearly 2 million tons each year.
Jeffrey Knox
Position: Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief, Violent Crimes and Terrorism Division
Agency: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Residence: Darien, Connecticut
Achievement: Successfully prosecuted several international terrorism cases and created models for future cases involving international collaboration and sensitive intelligence information.
John C. McDougal
Position: Special Trial Attorney
Agency: Internal Revenue Service
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Residence: Richmond, Virginia
Achievement: Spearheaded the IRS Office of Chief Counsel’s efforts to stamp out the use of offshore accounts to commit tax fraud.
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
