North Texas RCFL

This RCFL began operations in 2001 and continues to positively impact the North Texas region where it is based. The RCFL mostly supports investigations into child pornography, computer intrusion and financial fraud. Highlights of past successes include:

Sexual Assault Against a Minor

A 15-year-old female student accused a teacher with the Plano Independent School District of sexual assault. Detectives were concerned that there may have been other victims, but all of the other potential victims denied any involvement with the teacher. The mother of one of the victims consented to a search of a computer used by her daughter. Through recovered deleted emails, the detectives learned that there were other victims and once they reviewed the email message, they admitted that the subject had victimized them.

Check Writing Software Scam

A suspect used a graphic software package to create checks drawn on a closed account by using a false name and presented them to retailers for large purchases. After making all of his purchases, the subjected deleted his "art work" from the computer. An RCFL examiner retrieved the deleted checks and, based on this development, the subject pleaded guilty.

Reclaimed Data from Melted Computer Terminal

A suspect rang the doorbell of his victim, fatally shot them five times in the face, and then set a computer in the victim's house on fire. After the fire department put out the blaze, the Dallas Police Department brought the smoldering mound of plastic that was once a computer in for examination. After removing the computer's hard drive, drying and cleaning it, the RCFL examiners retrieved pictures and correspondence off of the hard drive.

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