UNM Police Sergeant Jeremy Parrish and Information Security Administrator Jeff Gassaway were recognized this week for their contribution to a significant criminal investigation by Acting Chief Postal Inspector William Gilligan and FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Photo (l. to r.): Jeremy Parrish, R.C. Till, Inspector in Charge, Ft. Worth Division, Jeff Gassaway
Parrish coordinated interviews, secured potential evidence and worked with federal agents as he put together a case involving a man who sent more than 65 letters containing white powder to individuals and institutions who he believed were responsible for his losing money. Gassaway worked to secure evidence in the case.
As a result of the investigation, a Tijeras, New Mexico man Richard Goyette eventually pled guilty to one count of threats and false information and one count of threats and hoaxes.
He had apparently lost money when Washington Mutual Bank was placed in receivership by the federal government and sold to J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. for a fraction of its value.
Both Parrish and Gassaway are graduates of UNM.
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