
U.S. Marshal Robert Dixon |
Robert Anthony Dixon, aka Tony, was appointed to serve as the
fifth U.S. Marshal for the United States Marshals Service for the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia on December 5, 2019.
He began his more than 35 year law enforcement career as a Criminal
Investigator with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Labor
Management Standards where he investigated multiple criminal violations
involving organized labor including, but not limited to, union
embezzlements, election fraud, extortion, job-selling, and illegal
trusteeships. A proven leader and recognized expert in Labor programs,
Tony was relied upon to lead the agency’s most complex investigations
and to train and mentor younger investigators. After being recruited by
and transferring to DOL’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), he quickly
rose to the rank of Senior Special Agent following an impactful field
career investigating labor-racketeering, organized crime, workers
compensation and health care fraud, identity theft, illegal immigration,
and human trafficking, among other crimes. In addition to independently
conducting hundreds of investigations, he actively participated in
numerous task forces, one of which was the Cherry Point (North Carolina)
Federal Employees Compensation Act Fraud Task Force that led to nearly
30 million dollars in program cost avoidances.
Tony was promoted to and served as DOL OIG’s Deputy Director of Program
Fraud; Director of Program Fraud; Director of Labor Racketeering; and,
ultimately, Director of Investigations. His investigative expertise and
management acumen contributed significantly to his legacy of
successfully spearheading investigative and policy changes that
positively impacted DOL programs and the federal investigative
community. He led the OIG’s role as a charter member of the U.S.
Department of Justice’s International [Transnational] Organized Crime
Strategy Group Task Force. The task force marshaled the expertise,
tools, and talents of principal U.S. law enforcement organizations in a
new and creative endeavor to aggressively investigate and prosecute
non-traditional organized crime organizations posing a threat to the
U.S. in a post-911 world. As an architect of the Department of Justice’s
Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team effort, Tony was instrumental in
developing and implementing a federal task force strategy that
identified, combatted, and prosecuted human trafficking violators
throughout the country.
Tony is the recipient of numerous recognitions, among them the Secretary
of Labor’s Exceptional Service Impact, Exceptional Achievement, and
Distinguished Career Service Awards, and the OIG Academy’s William R.
Barton Award. A graduate of Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA and the
Federal Executive Institute, Tony is a life member of the National
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) - recently
serving as president of its Washington Metropolitan Chapter; the
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP); the
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA); the Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; and until recently, served as an
Executive Board member for the Alliance for Safe Traffic Stops. |