George M. Fay

George M. Fay (1909–1957) was a 20th-century American lawyer who twice served as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, first in 1946, then 1947–1951.

In 1935, Fay joined the Bureau of War Risk Litigation at the U.S. Department of Justice.

[citation needed] Starting in 1946, Fay cracked down on sex crimes in the area.

[2][3] On August 26, 1948, shortly after "Confrontation Day" when Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers met publicly for the first time during testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Fay expressed interest in pursuing a perjury charge against one of the two men.

[4][5] In 1949, Fay had eight restaurants in Washington, DC, raided for illegal gambling.

E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse , where Fay presided during his time as United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia .
Richard Nixon started his political rise off of the Hiss case, which Fay considered for perjury charges at the end of August 1948