Adam Amir, Phil Pilmar, Melissa Bennett, Ryan Harris, Huda Abouchaer, Saritha Komatireddy and Erin Reid.
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the EDNY
Seventeen current and former members of the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) have been recognized by Attorney General Merrick Garland at the 70th and 71st Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony, recognizing their exceptional contributions to public service.
The honorees, including 14 Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs), two paralegal specialists and a special agent, were selected from more than 800 nominees for their significant achievements in a variety of critical legal areas.
“Each of today’s recipients has served with distinction, and in so doing, they have enabled the Justice Department to advance its work on behalf of the American people,” Garland said. “Their exceptional leadership, heroism, and dedication have benefited people and communities across the country.”
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace echoed this sentiment, praising the EDNY team for their rigorous prosecution of complex cases ranging from economic crime and high-level drug trafficking to foreign terrorism and cybercrime.
“The outstanding work of EDNY attorneys, professional staff and our law enforcement partners in service to our district and our country has been breathtaking, prosecuting complex economic crime, high-level drug trafficking, foreign terrorism, insurrection, cybercriminals and litigating the expert defense of our cases appealed to the Second Circuit,” Peace said. “Their excellence and dedication are boundless, and as a result, they have made the world a safer place.”
Seventeen esteemed members from the Eastern District of New York, including Matt Haggans, Saritha Komatireddy, Josh Hafetz, Huda Abouchaer, David James, Alixandra Smith, Drew Rolle, Dylan Stern, Alex Mindlin, Artie McConnell, Phil Pilmar, Adam Amir, Erin Reid, Ryan Harris, George Dietz, Melissa Bennett and Ian Richardson, were…
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