Within months of joining the Office , Garcia was assigned to the trial team prosecuting four defendants for perpetrating the 1993 World Trade Center bombing . In the ensuing trial , the four defendants were convicted on all counts . For his work on that case , Garcia received the Attorney General 's Award for Exceptional Service , the highest reward presented by the U.S. Department of Justice . Garcia said the case " would define my career in Government service . " In 1995 , Garcia went to Manila in the Philippines to direct the investigation and prosecution of the terrorist conspiracy led by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to bomb 12 U.S. airliners flying from Asia to the United States . In 1996 , Yousef and two other defendants were convicted of all counts . For his work on that case , Garcia received his second Attorney General 's Award for Exceptional Service
1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Michael J. Garcia