New York, Nov. 2, 2009 - Bryan Earl '90 recently received an Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service from United States Attorney General Eric Holder '76. Holder awarded Earl for his work on the prosecution team of United States v. Pavel Lazarenko, the first prosecution of a foreign political leader for laundering the proceeds of foreign crimes involving political corruption, fraud and extortion through financial institutions in the United States.
The Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service is a Justice Department award for employee performance. Earl is currently on assignment as the supervising Legal Attaché in Moscow, where he resides with his wife and four children.
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