[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16280]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING JAMIE KONSTAS, RECIPIENT OF THE SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS, 
                   JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT MEDAL

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 2010

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize FBI 
Intelligence Analyst Jamie Konstas for receiving a Service to America 
Medal for Justice and Law Enforcement.
  As a leader of the national initiative to combat the exploitation of 
children through prostitution, Ms. Konstas works with the Innocence 
Lost National Initiative, combining resources from the Department of 
Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She 
is responsible for the development and implementation of a new database 
that is assisting authorities in identifying victims of prostitution, 
particularly children, while also collecting and tracking intelligence 
information in order to build investigations on suspected sex 
offenders.
  A resident of Fairfax, Va., Ms. Konstas considers her work a calling 
rather than a job. Her commitment has lead to the rescue of more than 
1,000 children and the conviction of more than 500 predators, numbers 
that would not be possible if it were not for her innovative database.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing FBI 
Intelligence Analyst Jamie Konstas for her commitment to protecting our 
communities and our at risk young people. She is just one example of 
the tremendous caliber of our federal workforce, and I congratulate her 
for receiving the Service to America Medal for Justice and Law 
Enforcement.

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