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FCC ENFORCEMENT BUREAU ADDS DECORATED PROSECUTOR
TO ITS LEADERSHIP TEAM
Katherine Winfree, Maryland’s Chief Deputy Attorney General, 
Joins the Enforcement Bureau as Chief of Staff
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau announced that 
Katherine Winfree has joined the Bureau as Chief of Staff.  Ms. Winfree previously served as the Chief 
Deputy Attorney General for the State of Maryland—the second highest law enforcement officer in the 
state.  
“Kay Winfree is a seasoned prosecutor, proven manager, and dynamic leader,” said Travis LeBlanc, 
Acting Chief of the Enforcement Bureau.  “She brings solid prosecutorial leadership to our enforcement 
team, further enabling us to aggressively enforce the communications laws and combat fraud, waste, and 
abuse in a manner that is tough, fair, and efficient.”  
Ms. Winfree is a nationally recognized leader in the area of prosecution and law enforcement.  During her 
time as Chief Deputy Attorney General, Ms. Winfree supervised the 32 divisions of the Maryland 
Attorney General’s Office.  Last year, she successfully represented the state before the U.S. Supreme 
Court in Maryland v. King, in which the Court upheld the constitutionality of the Maryland DNA 
Collection Act.   
Before joining the Maryland Attorney General’s office, Ms. Winfree served for nearly two decades as a 
federal and state prosecutor, trying high-profile cases including federal public-corruption cases and the 
prosecution of the Beltway snipers, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo.  Among other roles 
with the U.S. Department of Justice, she has worked in the Appellate Section of the Criminal Division 
and has served as Chief of the Economic Crime and Public Corruption Sections in the United States 
Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.  During her tenure as a federal prosecutor, she was the 
recipient of the Harold Sullivan Award honoring her as the top prosecutor from among 350 Assistant 
United States Attorneys.  In addition to numerous Special Achievement Awards for outstanding 
performance, she received the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director’s Superior Performance Award 
for leading a major federal money laundering investigation and prosecuting two major automobile 
dealerships and their employees in a case that resulted in 19 convictions and more than three million 
dollars in forfeitures.
Ms. Winfree is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and the University of Oklahoma College 
of Law.
The Enforcement Bureau is the FCC’s largest bureau and the primary organizational unit responsible for 
enforcement of the Communications Act and other communications statutes, the Commission’s rules, 
Commission orders, and the terms and conditions of FCC authorizations.  The Bureau particularly focuses
on competition, consumer protection, communications funding programs, and public safety.
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