[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E142]
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   HONORING ALBERT NEDOFF, JR., A NATIONAL LEADER IN DRUG ENFORCEMENT

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                          HON. DEBBIE STABENOW

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 1998

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, ``It is my honor to congratulate Albert 
Nedoff, Jr., who after nearly twenty-four years of service at the Drug 
Enforcement Administration has been appointed the Associate Director of 
the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force.
  ``With this new position, Albert will work under the leadership of 
the U.S. Drug Czar, Gen. Barry McCaffrey.
  ``Albert is a national leader in the area of drug enforcement, who 
has spent more than eight years in Detroit's DEA office. During his 
tenure, he was instrumental in several high-profile cases, including 
the dismantling of the Chambers Family's control of Detroit's crack 
cocaine market and the case that resulted in the arrest and conviction 
of Toni Cato Riggs, the widow of Gulf War Veteran Anthony Riggs.
  ``The 1990 murder of Anthony Riggs drew national attention when he 
was gunned down in the streets of Detroit, just one day after returning 
home from the war. Four years after Anthony Riggs' murder, a task force 
of undercover drug agents and police officers, under the supervision of 
Albert Nedoff, videotaped a confession by Toni Cato Riggs regarding her 
involvement in her husband's murder, resulting in a first-degree murder 
conviction.
  ``I am pleased that after nearly forty years of city and federal 
government service, Albert Nedoff has chosen to continue serving our 
country in the area of law enforcement. Though he will be missed in the 
Michigan area, it is reassuring to know that he will still be fighting 
to rid our nation's streets of drugs. I wish him well in his new 
position and wish his family the very best in the future.''

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