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The RCFL Program continues to make the safety and health of our community a top priority. Our laboratories are in the process of taking actions to limit the spread of this virus. Please refer to the individual RCFL pages for more detailed location updates and procedures.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as this unprecedented situation continues to evolve and encourage you to stay up to date with COVID-19 facts
RCFL Service Areas can provide services from evidence seizure to courtroom testimony.
RCFLs train law enforcement to handle, identify, preserve, store, and transport digital evidence. For a schedule, see your local RCFL.
The work of RCFL provides crucial evidence in cases nationwide.
An RCFL is a one-stop, full-service forensics laboratory and training center devoted entirely to the examination of digital evidence in support of criminal investigations such as:
- Terrorism
- Child pornography
- Crimes of violence
- Trade secret theft
- Theft or destruction to intellectual property
- Financial crime
- Property crime
- Internet crime
- Fraud
RCFL Service Areas
News
Colombian National Pleads Guilty to $109 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Colombian national residing in Lighthouse Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with submitting more than $109 million in false and fraudulent claims for durable medical equipment (DME) such as arm, back, knee and shoulder braces.
Denver Doctor Justin Neisler Sentenced to Twenty-Three Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Pornography
DENVER – United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Dr. Justin Neisler, age 32, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced to serve 276 months (23 years) in federal prison, followed by 10 years in supervised release for the production of child pornography.
What is computer forensics?
Computer or digital forensics is the application of science and engineering to the recovery of digital evidence using legally acceptable methods. Examiners use digital investigation and analysis techniques to determine what could be legal evidence on devices ranging from computers to cell phones to cameras. Examiners are capable of locating deleted, encrypted, or damaged files and data that may serve as evidence in a criminal or national security investigation.