FBI New York Employees Honored by Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Receive the Jim Fox Award and Investigator of the Year Awards
| FBI New York November 13, 2009 |
Today, FBI Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) Joseph Demarest joined contemporaries from all federal and local law enforcement agencies, as well as General James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, to celebrate the accomplishments of the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation 2009 award recipients.
FBI New York is honored to have 11 employees receive awards highlighting their investigative accomplishments.
Investigator of the Year recipients:
- Supervisory Special Agent Charles Gilgen was honored for his work in counterintelligence investigations, including numerous national security cases.
- Special Agent Danielle Messineo was recognized for her tireless efforts in a child pornography investigation.
- Special Agent Brian Kopp received his award for his efforts in the Special Operations Division, where he has worked on some of the FBI’s highest profile cases.
- Special Agent Edward A. Panetta was awarded for his work on several counterterrorism cases.
- Special Agents Kevin Ponder and Dave Caskey were recognized for their efforts working in the FBI New York criminal division, many with an overseas nexus.
- Supervisory Special Agent Robert Hennigan, Special Agent Brian Fitzpatrick, Special Agent David Cox, and Financial Analyst Vinesh Manglavil were recognized for their work against public corruption in the city of New York.
Jim Fox Award recipient:
- Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Ralph H. Tucker was honored for his work in the Special Operations Division, Surveillance Branch. SSA Tucker has served in the FBI for 33 years and has worked on countless critical cases for the FBI.
| Robert Rosen of FLEF, ADIC Demarest, and SSA Charles Gilgen Photo Credit: Photo Credit: FBI |
Robert Rosen of FLEF, SA Kevin Ponder, SA Dave Caskey, and ADIC Demarest Photo Credit: FBI |
The Federal Law Enforcement Foundation (FLEF) was established in 1988 by a group of concerned business leaders who recognized that, despite the incalculable contribution law enforcement agents make to our quality of life, the economic protection they receive is often inadequate in times of tragedy or disaster. FLEF provides financial support to the families of all federal and local law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty.
| SA James Margolin of FBI New York Office of Public Affairs, acting Emcee for the FLEF Awards Ceremony. Photo Credit: FBI |
ADIC Joseph Demarest addressing the attendees. Photo Credit: FBI |
| Tommy Lasorda entertaining the crowd. Photo Credit: FBI |
Primary Honoree General James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps. Photo Credit: FBI |
FBI ADIC Joseph Demarest attended the ceremony and said, "We are here to honor those agents that have fallen in the line of duty. And we honor their memories by offering our congratulations to the agents recognized today for their efforts. Every one of these agents deserves to be recognized for not only for their successes, but also for their loyalty, dedication, and years of public service with the FBI.”
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