Prosecutors

This course presents awareness-level information on the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and how it is used to aid law enforcement investigations into terrorism and criminal activity. Students will be introduced to the BSA, the USA PATRIOT Act, and definitions of commonly-used terms. This course will also explain the various documents and forms filed by financial institutions under the BSA. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will be discussed with an emphasis on services and resources provided to law enforcement.

This interactive course provides fundamental knowledge on human trafficking. It helps law enforcement, support staff, analysts, and regulatory agencies to recognize the situational and behavioral indicators associated with human trafficking victims, facilitators, and traffickers. The examples and scenarios throughout the course will educate and raise awareness to help understand how technology and social media and networking platforms impact human trafficking.

This course presents awareness-level information on mortgage fraud. The course covers basic definitions and terminology, common types of mortgage fraud schemes, components of fraud, roles in the mortgage process, and legal explanations. Students also learn to recognize fraud indicators associated with a variety of schemes and opportunities to commit fraud throughout the mortgage process. A sample mortgage loan application and other forms used in the process are available to download within this course.

This course presents awareness-level information on intellectual property (IP) theft. Students will be presented with a high-level approach to understanding the scope and trends of IP, general tips on identifying counterfeit products, informational videos, and more. The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center will be discussed at the end of this training with an emphasis on information sharing.

This course presents awareness-level information on a variety of topics related to white collar crime. The course covers basic definitions and terminology, common types of white collar crime, and the effects of white collar crime on society. Students learn to recognize and respond to common internet scams, provide assistance to victims of white collar crime, and recognize warning signs and red flags of criminal behavior. This course emphasizes the role of law enforcement in preventing and responding to white collar crime, and includes additional resources for combating this widespread problem.

This webinar introduces participants to cryptocurrency and its relevance to criminal justice agents and investigations. The webinar will cover topics such as the different categories of cryptocurrency, common cryptocurrencies, the mining process, blockchain, and common cases where cryptocurrency is used or is the target of criminal activity. Participants gain basic knowledge of investigative options that are available to gather intelligence.

Chat rooms, discussion forums,VoIP, instant messaging, and social media platforms have been used to facilitate cyber-enabled fraud, such as the sale of stolen data, skimming, and BEC scams. This webinar introduces participants to cyber-enabled fraud, types of cyber-enabled fraud, and the platforms used in the commission of these types of cybercrime.

Miami-Dade County Police Department and Middlesex County NJ Prosecutors Office team up to look at cases involving artificial intelligence supported criminal trade craft, challenges for investigations, and digital forensic considerations. This presentation will review illustrative cases studies, technical considerations and investigative approaches applied. The webinar will also examine other potential criminal tactics techniques and procedures where support from artificial intelligence is likely to present in the future.

Chat rooms, discussion forums, and VoIP, instant messaging, and social media platforms have been used to facilitate cyber-enabled fraud, such as the sale of stolen data, skimming, and BEC scams.? This webinar introduces participants to cyber-enabled fraud, types of cyber-enabled fraud, and the platforms used in the commission of these types of cybercrime.

This course introduces the history of UAVs and the ways they are commonly used, both legitimately and in relation to a crime, and focuses on the ways law enforcement can gather and analyze evidence involving drones. Topics include gathering evidence both internal and external to the drone, as well as methods for manually processing flight logs and displaying data in Google Earth.