[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16437]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING DETECTIVE STEVE LAIR FOR RECEIVING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR 
                          PUBLIC SAFETY AWARD

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 29, 2013

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Detective 
Steve Lair of Carrollton, Texas and his earning of the Partnership for 
Public Safety award for going above and beyond his normal duties as a 
Carrollton police officer in his work with an Immigrations and Customs 
Enforcement Task Force involved in the statewide, multi-agency 
investigation and prosecution of members of the Aryan Brotherhood of 
Texas.
  The Partnership for Public Safety Award is given to an officer on a 
local level which proves critical in the joint actions with 
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Detective Lair was selected from 
among hundreds of other applicants throughout the nation, where his 
credentials withstood the rigorous process of approval. The citizens of 
North Texas are certainly safer due to his actions, and he is a perfect 
example of how all members of Operation Community Shield Gang Task 
Force should operate.
  In August 2011, Detective Lair was asked to participate in an ongoing 
investigation of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas as well as organize 
Dallas-Fort Worth area law enforcement in an effort to disrupt and 
dismantle the powerful race-based criminal prison street gang in North 
Texas. As a direct result of the actions of the law enforcement 
agencies Detective Lair organized, three Aryan Brotherhood of Texas 
members have been indicted, one of which has pleaded guilty. The 
overall case currently has 36 defendants who have been indicted on 
racketeering charges. Detective Lair has been instrumental in 
coordinating the flow of information between agency partners and the 
Special Prosecutor from the Department of Justice Organized Crime and 
Gang Section. Additionally, he has been essential in the development of 
confidential sources, providing information on numerous short term 
investigations of both federal and state violations.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congressional District of Texas, I 
ask all my distinguished colleagues to join me in recognizing the work 
of Detective Steve Lair and congratulating him on this prestigious 
award.

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