George M. Fay

George Morris Fay was born on May 22, 1909, in Pittston, Pennsylvania. His parents were William Michael Fay and Caroline Runner. In 1931, he received a BA from Georgetown University and in 1935 a Bachelors of Law.^[1]

Fay started his career in the law firm of Fay & Anderson.

In 1935, Fay joined the Bureau of War Risk Litigation at the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1940, he joined its criminal division.

In 1944, he joined the United States Naval Reserves as a lieutenant through 1946.^{[citation needed]}

In 1946, he became special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General. Later that year, he received an interim appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia In 1947, he was reappointed and confirmed by the United States Senate and served until 1951.^{[citation needed]}

Starting in 1946, Fay cracked down on sex crimes in the area. "We saw a parade of sex offenses coming in–and nothing could be done. There was no law." Instead, sex crimes–molestation, solicitation, homosexuality–all resulted in disorderly conduct.^[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.^[6]