Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Acting United States Attorney Paul McCaffrey honored several federal, state, and local law enforcement professionals on Wednesday, for their outstanding contributions to investigations and prosecutions in the Eastern District of Kentucky.
The Office’s 2025 Law Enforcement Excellence Awards were presented during a ceremony at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Lexington and recognized exceptional work in a number of cases involving Office priority areas, including violent crime, drug trafficking, overdose deaths, money laundering, government program fraud, and child exploitation.
“The results we obtain in court to keep Eastern District of Kentucky communities safe and to preserve taxpayer dollars are only possible because of the exceptional work of our law enforcement partners,” said Acting United States Attorney Paul McCaffrey. “The men and women recognized today stand out for their tremendous courage and character in the pursuit of justice.”
The following law enforcement officers and organizations were honored:
- Ted Jones, Special Agent, FBI
- Matt Resch, Special Agent FBI
- Ben Hughes, Staff Operations Specialist, FBI
- Josh Smith, Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- Kimberly Kidd, Special Agent, FBI
- Michael Frazee, Deputy, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office; Task Force Officer, DEA
- Elisha Morris, Trooper, Kentucky State Police; Task Force Officer, DEA
- Todd Tremaine, Special Agent ATF
- John Barnett, Special Agent, ATF
- Jason McCowan, Detective, Manchester Police Department; Task Force Officer, ATF
- Brian Lewis, Deputy, Laurel County Sheriff’s Office; Task Force Officer, ATF
- Stanley Williams, Task Force Officer, FBI; University of Kentucky Police Department
- Jeff Monnin, Special Agent, U.S. Department of Agriculture- Office of Inspector General
- Diane Ansley, Special Investigator, U.S. Department of Agriculture RMA
- Tressa Whittington, Forensic Accountant, FBI
- Jared Volk, Supervisory Special Agent, IRS
- Chris Boyd, Detective, Newport Police Department; Task Force Officer, DEA
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