At the start of 2005 he was awarded an OBE in recognitionof his services to the 13-man code but has since been sidelined after undergoing knee surgery.
Recent reports and discussions make it clear one or more IRS employees responded to a public information request from the news organization ProPublica by giving ProPublica pending applications and subsequent extensive correspondence with the IRS regarding the applications from a number of organizations seeking recognitionof their exemption from tax under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.