28-year-old Trisha Meili in a "wilding" incident in the north section of Central Park. After Morgenthau's office investigated the confession in 2002 by another man, including finding that his DNA matched evidence at the scene, he recommended vacating the convictions of the five men and dismissal of charges, which the court accomplished. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz (2005): The top two executives of Tyco were found guilty of stealing more than $150 million from the company they had been entrusted to manage. Tupac Shakur (1994), he was convicted in New York City of three charges of sexual molestation, and served nine months in prison. Selected assistant district attorneys under Morgenthau Sonia Sotomayor (1979–1984): Current Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Eliot Spitzer (1986–1992): Former Governor and Attorney General of New York State Andrew Cuomo (1984–1985): Former Governor of New York, previously served as New York State Attorney General, and as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton Lanny A. Breuer (1985–1989): Former head of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice John F. Kennedy Jr. (1989–1993): Son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, journalist, lawyer, and socialite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1982–1983): Third child of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy Linda Fairstein (1976–2002): Former head of the Sex Crimes Unit, and current author of crime novels Cyrus Vance Jr. (1982–1988): Former New York County District Attorney, son of Cyrus Vance, who was the Deputy Secretary of Defense under President Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter Jennifer Choe-Groves (1994-1997): Current Article III Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade Television character The character of District Attorney Adam Schiff (played by actor Steven Hill), the New York district attorney in the long-running TV series Law & Order, was loosely based on Morgenthau. Morgenthau reportedly was a fan of the character. Affiliations Morgenthau's other principal civic activities were the Police Athletic League of New York City, which he served since 1962, first as president and then chairman, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage, of which he was chairman. Awards In 2005, Morgenthau received The Hundred Year Association of New York's Gold Medal "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York". Morgenthau also received the Association Medal of the New York City Bar Association for exceptional contributions to the honor and standing of the bar