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The
Ridge Awards is an annual award ceremony and fundraiser
honoring Federal Agents in the Department of Homeland
Security and the Department of Justice. This year, on May
19, the Ridge Awards also honored Dick
Wolf, a two-time Emmy award winning writer, producer,
and creator of Law &
Order, Chicago Med and Chicago
Fire, with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Celebrity presenters included: Yaya
DaCosta and Nick
Gehlfuss of Chicago Med, Hisham
Tawfiq of The Blacklist and many others. Attendees will
include Tiki Barber and Stephen
Baldwin.
A few of
the Award Recipients:
-- John
Miller, Deputy
Commissioner of Intelligence & Counter-terrorism of the NYPD,
will receive the Patriot Award
-- John
J. Riley, Deputy Administrator of the DEA,
will receive the Distinguished Service Award
-- Dick
Wolf, creator
of Law & Order, will receive the Lifetime Achievement
Award
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Fourteen agents within the DEA have
been nominated for a Ridge Award for the disruption and
dismantlement of an international drug trafficking
organization that resulted in 131 arrests.
Federal Agents are
often in harm's way protecting the nations' citizens and
borders. The Federal Enforcement Homeland Security
Foundation (FESHF) provides immediate financial support
through its Grants Program and these
funds are often used to pay for funeral costs or children's
needs. The event raises essential funds to provide immediate
financial relief to families in crisis or who have suffered
a tragedy. If you cover the event, please include this link
to detailed information
regarding Sponsorships, Table and Ticket Purchases:www.fehsf.org
WHEN:
Thursday, May 19th from 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
WHERE: Sheraton
New York Times Square -
811 7th Avenue at W 53rd St, New York, NY
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