September 22, 2008
Press Release

Sheriff Mike Brown Re-elected to Board of Directors

National White Collar Crime Center

Richmond, VA – The National White Collar Crime Center, NW3C for short, recently announced results of their 2009 election for their organization. 
 
Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown has again been re-elected as Director of the Southeast Region.
 
Sheriff Brown and BCSO first became active members of the NW3C in 2000 and Brown was invited to run for Board Director in 2005. Sheriff Brown was re-elected in 2007 and now again for the 2009 and 2010 term.
 
The mission of the NW3C is to provide a nationwide support system for agencies involved in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of economic and high-tech crimes and to support and partner with other appropriate entities in addressing homeland security initiatives, as they relate to economic and high-tech crimes.
 
In 2004, Sheriff Brown was awarded the NW3C annual "Member Agency Award for Excellence" which recognizes accomplishments by an agency that contributes to both the success of the agency and the National White Collar Crime Center.
 
Sheriff Brown and his agency were cited for their success in combating economic and cyber crimes against children.
 
NW3C has supported state and local enforcement efforts for over 28 years. Membership to the NW3C totals over 2,000 organizations and is a national program with a presence in all 50 states.