U.S. Attorney’s Office welcomes new prosecutor

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia added a new resource in the effort to combat financial crime today as L. Danaë DeMasi-Lemon was appointed to the position of Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.

Demasi-Lemon has been assigned to the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 2011 as a Senior Law Clerk with Forfeiture Support Associates, LLC. In that capacity, she provided critical guidance to support the office’s criminal, civil, and administrative asset forfeiture strategy.  She took the formal oath of office as an Assistant U.S. Attorney before U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey this afternoon.

U.S. Attorney Ihlenfeld is “excited to have Danaë transition into her new role as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. She brings a wealth of specialized knowledge and experience dealing with complex financial matters and I know she will have an immediate impact on our office’s ability to identify and react to financial crimes in the region.”

In her new role as a federal prosecutor, Demasi-Lemon will leverage her financial expertise to prosecute complex white collar matters, fraud cases, and investigations arising under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program, a national strategy designed to disrupt and dismantle major drug trafficking organizations, money laundering schemes, and related criminal enterprises. She will also coordinate the Northern West Virginia Financial Alliance, a multi-jurisdictional financial crimes working group.

Demasi-Lemon graduated from the West Virginia University College of Human Resources and Education with a Bachelor of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies and a Master of Arts in Elementary Education in 2004. She is a proud 2008 graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law. After graduating from law school, she served as Assistant General Counsel to the West Virginia State Auditor.

United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, Assistant United States Attorney L. Danaë DeMasi-Lemon, and U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey.

Assistant United States Attorney L. Danaë DeMasi-Lemon.