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Electronic Crimes Task Forces and Working Groups
On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law H.R. 3162, the USA PATRIOT Act. The U.S. Secret Service was mandated by this Act to establish a nationwide network of Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs). The concept of the ECTF network is to bring together not only federal, state and local law enforcement, but also prosecutors, private industry and academia. The common purpose is the prevention, detection, mitigation and aggressive investigation of attacks on the nation's financial and critical infrastructures.
The Secret Service's ECTF and Electronic Crimes Working Group initiatives prioritize investigative cases that involve electronic crimes. These initiatives provide necessary support and resources to field investigations that meet any one of the following criteria:
- Significant economic or community impact
- Participation of organized criminal groups involving multiple districts or transnational organizations
- Use of schemes involving new technology
Please see the following links for information on the ECTF program and on the individual task forces and working groups.
U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Forces
Atlanta
Baltimore
Birmingham
Boston
Buffalo
Charlotte
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Houston
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Louisville
Miami
Minneapolis
New York/New Jersey
Oklahoma
Orlando
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Seattle
South Carolina
Washington, D.C.
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