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2005
National Crime Victims' Rights Week The honorees received special recognition during the awards ceremony hosted April 8, 2005, by the Office for Victims of Crime to honor victim advocates, organizations, and programs in the field of victim services.
To view more details, click on a photo for an enlarged view Crime Victims Fund Award
OPERATION HEADWATERS Team Members: Operation Headwaters was a Group I undercover operation run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service under the guidance of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Operation Headwaters Team has posted criminal collections for FY 2004 in the amount of $205,249,916. In addition, the team has recovered $191,258,088 for the Medicare Trust Fund and has been the force behind recoveries to state Medicaid Fund Control Units of another $32,046,662. These extraordinary collections were the result of the aggressive investigation, prosecution, and case management by the entire Operation Headwaters Team. Operation Headwaters was nominated by Ronald Tenpas, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
Financial Litigation Unit FLU Members: Amy S. Howe, Dani M. Renk, Rosemary S. Zimbelman Idaho is not a big district, nor does it have top dollar or high-profile cases. However, its Financial Litigation Unit (FLU) is persistent about collections and sends the message to convicted criminals that they intend to collect on fines, assessments, restitution, and asset forfeitures as well as property financed by federal moneys owed to agencies and other civil settlements. Between October 1, 2003, and September 30, 2004, collections from all sources totaled almost $10 million. The FLU collects far in excess of the overall operating budget of the U.S. Attorney's Office. These positive outcomes are a direct result of the hard work, persistence, and ingenuity of the FLU unit to collect debts. The FLU was nominated by Tom Moss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho. |
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