[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF MICHAEL LAHEY

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 21, 2002

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize IRS Special 
Agent in Charge of Criminal Investigation, Michael Lahey, for his 
promotion to Director of the Review and Program Evaluation Section at 
IRS Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
  Mr. Lahey began his career with the Internal Revenue Service in 1982 
as a Special Agent in Miami, Florida. Through his dedication and hard 
work, Mr. Lahey was selected as the Branch Chief in Boston in 1997. He 
held that position until his selection as Special Agent in Charge for 
the Boston Field office in 2000.
  As Special Agent in Charge for New England, his team of 140 IRS 
employees followed the money trail through a wide range of financial 
investigations. His team has examined cases involving tax evasion, 
narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, as well as 
healthcare and insurance fraud. As a direct result of asset forfeitures 
from IRS drug trafficking and organized crime cases, the people of 
Massachusetts have benefited greatly from the substantial sums that 
have been reinvested in state and local police departments during his 
tenure in the Boston office.
  Mr. Lahey, a resident of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, has been a strong 
supporter of sports programs for youngsters in his community. He has 
served as the Director of Minor League Baseball for the Little League 
and has coached for several years.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in congratulating Michael Lahey 
for his outstanding service with the Internal Revenue Service. I wish 
him the best of luck in his new position.

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