Special agents of the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General today recognized a Suffolk County fraud prosecutor for his role in convicting a serial scammer, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Resident Agent-in-Charge Steuart Markley, Jr., and Special Agent Mike Leonard presented a plaque to Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Goldberger of Conley’s Special Prosecutions Unit in appreciation for his prosecution of KERR CARRINGTON (D.O.B. 1/10/74) earlier this year.

“We’re grateful for this recognition by our federal partners, and we share their commitment to interagency cooperation,” Conley said. “This is the result when local, state, and federal law enforcement work as one.”

Goldberger proved during the April trial that Carrington purchased high-end cameras and other merchandise from various vendors around the country using forged purchase orders and cashier’s checks, and then sold the items on Craigslist and eBay.

Carrington would convince vendors to ship him the merchandise by impersonating purchasing agents at various agencies, including the Social Security Administration.

In all, Carrington was convicted of 35 indictments charging him with multiple counts of larceny, attempted larceny, and uttering. He was sentenced to eight years in state prison, with that term to begin only after he completes prison terms for similar offenses in Middlesex and Essex counties.

Among other duties, the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General works to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse involving Social Security funds. Special Agent Leonard was assigned to the Carrington investigation, played a major role in its success, and was part of the team that captured the defendant after he fled a controlled delivery of merchandise.

Boston Police detectives and U.S. Postal Service inspectors also assisted in the investigation and apprehension.

The DA’s Special Prosecutions Unit is responsible for prosecuting crimes of financial fraud, white collar crime, and public corruption. As a member of that unit, Goldberger recently led the grand jury investigation that led to a 21-count indictment against the former director of the Revere Public Library; just last month, however, he also secured a 10-year prison term for a violent gang member convicted of his third gun offense.