04/23/2013: Boston Marathon Support — The National RCFL Program is contributing to law enforcement's efforts in the Boston Marathon bombing case.  

04/16/2013: UK Citizen Extradited on Child Sex Offences — The Miami Valley RCFL played a key role in the investigation leading to the extradition of a U.K. citizen on charges that include traveling to the U.S. to have sex with a minor. The subject appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Dayton, Ohio, who ordered him held without bond pending trial.   Read the DOJ Press Release.

02/06/2013: MVRCFL Assists in Case Alleging Production of Child Pornography — A Cincinnati man was charged on February 6 by a federal grand jury on 20 counts of producing child pornography. The indictment alleges that James O. Napier abused an infant and an approximately 9-year old child, made video recordings of the acts, and advertised the videos. The Miami Valley RCFL provided computer forensic expertise in the investigation. Read the FBI Press Release or get the full story here.  

01/08/2013: MVRCFL Examines Digital Evidence in Child Rape Cases — The Miami Valley RCFL examined subjects' computers in related cases of child rape that have, to date, resulted in prison sentences for two defendants. The cases involve an adoptive father, minor children under his care, and meetings that he arranged between adults and a child after posting an online ad. The Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched the investigations last year. More...  

02/08/2013: Former Marine Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography — The Northwest RCFL provided assistance with the search of a subject's home and examination of his computers in a case that led to a guilty plea and a five year prison sentence for a decorated former Marine. Jefferson Franklin Williams of Salem, Oregon, faces both prison time and five years of supervised release for exchanging images of child pornography. (Full Story)  

04/18/2013: News Radio KFWB Reports on the OCRCFL — The Orange County RCFL was recently featured in story on radio station KFWB.  

04/03/2013: OCRCFL Receives Prestigious International Accreditation — The Orange County RCFL has received International Program accreditation by the American Society of Crime Lab Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB). ASCLD/LAB's Executive Director, Ralph Keaton, presented a plaque to the Local Executive Board chairs at today's accreditation ceremony. Read the official FBI press release or full story and click here to watch the video.  

04/29/2013: Retired U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Supervisor Found Guilty — Thanks to the help of the San Diego RCFL, a retired U.S. Customs and Border Patrol supervisor was found guilty of downloading child pornography and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Click here to read the whole story.  

02/05/2013: Go Inside FBI Crime Lab Catching Criminals With Technology — The San Diego RCFL was featured in a local NBC news story. Click here for the story and to learn what RCFLs do and how the San Diego team is meeting the challenges of rapidly changing technology.  

03/01/2012: FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, Talks about The RCFL Program — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, mentioned the RCFL Program in a speech before the RSA Cyber Security conference in San Francisco. Read the full transcript to learn how the FBI is combatting cyber crime through technology and partnerships like the RCFLs.  

01/30/2012: Digital Detectives Dig Through Data Deluge — The RCFL Program was featured on ABC's "20/20" news magazine. Click here to read the story which included an interview with the Rocky Mountain RCFL Director, SSA Sean O'Brien.  

11/02/2012: Heart of America RCFL Satellite Laboratory Opens in Topeka — Heart of America RCFL's (HARCFL) satellite laboratory opened today in Topeka, Kansas. The Topeka facility is the RCFL Program's first transitional laboratory. Built with state of Kansas funding and located within the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Headquarters, the Topeka Satellite RCFL will operate under the direction of the HARCFL for three to five years and then transition to full state control. In addition to operational oversight, the FBI is also providing equipment and training. Participating agencies are the KBI, Shawnee County Sheriff's Department, Topeka Police Department and the FBI. Read the FBI Press Release.  

05/25/2012: Dayton Restaurant Owner Guilty of Insurance Fraud — Miami Valley RCFL Examiners Testify — Forensic examiners from the Miami Valley RCFL (MVRCFL) testified in the successful fraud prosecution of Eva Christian, owner of a Dayton restaurant. Christian, who faces up to 17 years in prison, was found guilty on five counts of insurance fraud for a scheme that involved two break-ins that were staged to collect insurance money. Click here to learn more.  

05/24/2012: New Jersey RCFL Receives Prestigious ASCLD/LAB-International Accreditation — The New Jersey RCFL (NJRCFL) was recently approved for the ASCLD/LAB International Accreditation Program after completing an intensive assessment by expert evaluators. The lab, which opened in 2004, achieved ASCLD/LAB Legacy Accreditation in 2006. . Click here for more information.  

05/23/2012: Albuquerque Man Sentenced in Child Exploitation and Child Pornography Charges — Edward Christy, 59, was sentenced to nine years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to charges relating to a 2009 incident involving a 16-year old California girl. Christy admitted to inducing and then transporting the child to Albuquerque, without her parent's permission, to engage in sexual activity. He also admitted to possession of child pornography. The New Mexico RCFL provided digital forensic expertise in the investigation. The case was brought as part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood and New Mexico Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Read the DOJ press release.  

04/17/2012: Child Porn Sweep Nets More Than 2 Dozen In NJ — Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa today announced the arrests associated with a large-scale child porn investigation dubbed Operation Watchdog. The three-month, multi-agency effort resulted in 27 men and one woman being charged with distribution and possession of child pornography. The New Jersey RCFL (NJRCFL) has received all digital evidence related to the effort and is assisting in the investigation. Read the full article.  

11/14/2012: New Mexico Man Receives 97-Month Sentence for Child Pornography Charges — Robert Schmidt of Albuquerque entered a guilty plea on November 14, 2012 to charges of transportation and possession of child pornography. An investigation of Schmidt was initiated last year after a maintenance employee at the apartment complex where Schmidt was a tenant reported seeing child pornography on a computer in Schmidt's residence. The New Mexico RCFL assisted with the investigation. Read more.  

09/04/2012: Former National Guardsman Receives 10-Year Sentence in Federal Child Exploitation Conviction — A former military recruiter for the National Guard, was sentenced to ten years in prison and ten years supervised release on federal charges of sexual exploitation. Jeffrey Neal Jackson admitted to responding to a "craigslist.com" ad, engaging in a 3-week online relationship and then traveling from Texas to New Mexico to meet with a person he believed to be 15-years old. The New Mexico RCFL supported the investigation. Full story.  

07/25/2012: New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case — Duane Chavez, a former state corrections officer, faces 36 months imprisonment and a term of supervised release after he plead guilty today to federal child pornography charges. Chavez admitted to using a file sharing program to download child pornography. The New Mexico RCFL's forensic examination of Chavez's computer and computer-related media revealed 15 such files. Full story.  

10/17/2012: Man Found Guilty of Murdering Infant Son - NWRCFL Examiner Testifies — A NWRCFL Forensic Examiner testified in the successful prosecution of Kaliq Mansor, convicted of murdering one of his 11-week-old twins and abusing the child's brother. The boy died of abusive head trauma in June 2011, a day after Mansor called 911 to report that his son was having trouble breathing. Forensic Examiner Justin Lazenby testified that he found search terms on Mansor's computer that included "11 week old baby pulse no breathing," "abuse newborn symptoms," "how do I stop abusing my baby," and "father hates infant." Click here for the FBI Press Release.  

12/14/2012: OCRCFL Sponsors National Academy of Sciences Event — The Orange County Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory partnered with the FBI, Los Angeles Division and the National Academy of Sciences, to co-sponsor a Distinctive Voices event on December 14, 2012 at the Beckman Center, Irvine, CA. The half-day program, entitled "Digital Forensics in the 21st Century," featured presentations, case studies, hands-on demonstrations of technology and methods by OCRCFL examiners, and tours of the FBI's state-of-the-art mobile laboratory. More than 280 people attended the program. (Full Story)  

08/09/2012: Man Arrested After Recording Device Found in Elementary School — Angel Rojas Jr., a substitute custodian for the Santa Ana School District Police Department, was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of installing a video recording device in an elementary school bathroom. Press accounts report that a female school volunteer discovered the device. During a search of Mr. Rojas' home, the Santa Ana School District Police found other electronic devices, according to a police spokeswoman. The Orange County RCFL is analyzing the recording found at the school. (Click here to read the school district press release.)  

06/01/2012: Former California National Guard Master Sergeant Receives 30 Month Sentence for Misappropriating $15.2 M — Retired Master Sergeant Toni L. Jaffe pleaded guilty to submitting millions of dollars of false claims for bonuses and loan payments to guardsmen who were ineligible for the payments. She received a 30-month prison sentence and was ordered to pay $15.2 million. The Orange County RCFL provided digital forensic expertise in this case. Click here to read the FBI press release.  

10/29/2012: Esteban Convicted of First Degree Murder; SVRCFL Examiner Testified at Trial — Silicon Valley RCFL forensic examiner, Jann Hayes, provided important testimony at the murder trial of Giselle Esteban, 28, convicted today of murdering nursing student Michelle Le in 2011. Ms. Hayes testified to the results of forensic examination conducted on a computer belonging to Esteban. The examination revealed internet searches on Le's name and multiple searches on tactics to harm another person. Esteban faces a prison sentence of 25 years to life for the first-degree murder conviction. Full story  

05/20/2011: RCFL Program Mentioned In Infosecurity Magazine — The RCFL Program was recently mentioned in Infosecurity Magazine read the article entitled "Cybercrime Knows No Borders."  

06/01/2011: RCFL Program Featured on FBI.gov — The RCFL Program, specifically the Chicago RCFL, is currently featured on the FBI homepage. Click here to read the full article.  

05/06/2011: Audio/Video Forensics Benefits Diverse Investigations — The ability to enhance images extracted from video and digital cameras has helped solve many investigations — from fleeing bank robbers caught on camera to actual crimes recorded on tape. Chicago RCFL Examiner Paul Rettig is applying his video forensics skills to aid two very different investigations — one for the National Hockey League and another involving a violent criminal who not only robs but chokes his victims — learn more.  

01/17/2011: Heart of America RCFL (HARCFL) Director SSA Lou Ann Stovall Featured in a Kansas City Star Article about Child Prostitution — According to the article, child exploitation is so prevalent, “Federal courts have been flooded in recent years with cases charging defendants with the possession, distribution or production of child pornography." Much of that evidence is processed through the HARCFL - read the full text.  

07/06/2011: IWRCFL Feature Article — The Salt Lake City Tribune recently profiled the Intermountain West RCFL — read the full article.  

12/06/2011: NMRCFL Open for Business — The New Mexico Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (NMRCFL) officially opened on the grounds of the University of New Mexico.

Below you will find links to related articles and videos:

• Official FBI Press Release
• Crime lab scores before actual opening (video)
• FBI Opens New Forensics Lab At UNM
• Digital Gumshoes – Computer Forensics on the Rise
• FBI opens digital forensics lab in New Mexico
• UNM's Anderson School of Management Students to Benefit from Computer Forensics Lab
• Slideshow: FBI opens computer forensics lab in Albuquerque
• FBI opens new forensics lab for local law agencies in New Mexico

01/05/2011: OCRCFL Open for Business — The Orange County RCFL (OCRCFL) officially opened on January 5, 2011 with FBI Director Mueller in attendance. Click here to view some of the news reports or here to read the FBI's press release.  

01/05/2011: LA TIMES - FBI cyber-crime lab opens in Orange — The $7-million regional crime lab will help law enforcement agencies analyze evidence from computers, cellphones and other digital devices. Click here to view the full story.  

01/05/2011: Regional forensics computer crime lab opens in Orange County — Law enforcement agencies throughout Southern California now have a new tool for fighting crime: a new regional computer forensics crime lab in Orange. Click here to view the full story.  

01/05/2011: Computer Forensics Lab to Tackle Cyber Crime — With criminals becoming more technologically savvy, the FBI and local law enforcement agencies have joined forces to tackle cyber crime using the new $7 million Orange County Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory in Orange. Click here to view the full story.  

05/09/2011: News Feature — Philadelphia RCFL Director JP McDonald was recently featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer news article about the FBI's cybercrime and digital forensics programs — read it now.  

02/12/2010: FAVIAU Story — The RCFL Program is part of the FBI's Operational Technology Division. Click here to read about the work performed by another OTD Unit, Forensic Audio, Video, and Image Analysis (FAVIAU).  

12/09/2010: Digital Evidence Section Assists "Operation Trident Breach" — A Joint Cybercrime Operation Conducted by the FBI and International Law Enforcement — Read on.  

03/30/2010: Federal Grand Jury Convicts Houston Man of Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Coercing and Enticing an Adult to Commit Prostitution — The Greater Houston RCFL (GHRCFL) supported the investigation, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. GHRCFL Deputy Director Larry Hovey testified at trial – click here for the full story.  

05/27/2010: Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges — The Heart of America RCFL (HARCFL) provided digital forensics expertise to the Heart of America Joint Terrorism Task Force during the federal investigation of Khalid Quazzani, 32. The married father of two, and naturalized American citizen plead guilty in federal court to conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda. He now faces up to 65 years in prison without parole, plus a fine of up to $1 million and an order of restitution – click here to read the FBI's Kansas City Division's press release.  

02/11/2010: HARCFL Helps Send Long-Time Child Molester to Jail — Thanks in part to digital evidence recovered by the Heart of America RCFL (HARCFL); a judge gave registered sex offender Robin Roggenbuck, 57, the maximum prison sentence of 35 years. Click here for the full story.  

06/15/2010: Former Corrections Officers Sentenced on Civil Rights Charges — The Kentucky RCFL (KYRCFL) provided digital forensics expertise to authorities investigating civil rights allegations at the Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Click here to learn more or read the FBI's press release.  

11/16/2010: Ohio Man Found Guilty of Homicide – Miami Valley RCFL Examiner Testified at Trial — Read more.  

09/14/2010: Jury Convicts Ohio Man of Rape – Facebook Messages Support Prosecution's Case — An Examiner with the Miami Valley RCFL (MVRCFL) testified during the trial of an Ohio man convicted of rape and aggravated burglary. Although no DNA or fingerprints were found—digital evidence uncovered by the MVRCFL staff played a pivotal role in the case – learn more.  

08/09/2010: Former Teacher Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography — The Miami Valley RCFL (MVRCFL) assisted the FBI Columbus Cybercrimes Task Force in the investigation of Michael Highman, 43, a former teacher and coach who received an 11-year jail sentence for using an Internet site to share more than 200,000 images and movies of prepubescent teenage boys engaged in sexual acts – learn more.  

08/09/2010: Former High School Coach Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography, Obscenity Charges — The Miami Valley RCFL (MVRCFL) supported the investigation of attorney Marc Greenberg, 33, who plead guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and one count of transferring obscene material to minors – learn more.  

03/30/2010: Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography — Kendra L. Sasser, 33, received a 20-month sentence for enticing a 16-year old boy to create child pornography. The Miami Valley RCFL (MVRCFL) supported the investigation which began in 2007—click here to learn more.  

02/10/2010: Church Music Director Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault Against Minors — The Miami Valley RCFL supported this federal investigation—click here to read the full story.  

11/05/2010: Former New Jersey Lawmaker Sentenced to State Prison — Neil M. Cohen, 59, who served in the New Jersey State Assembly, is now headed to state prison for viewing and distributing child pornography in his legislative office. The New Jersey Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (NJRCFL) supported the investigation – learn more.  

08/05/2010: Former Hoboken Mayor Sentenced — Peter J. Cammarano, III received a two year prison sentence for accepting illegal campaign contributions totaling $25,000, in return for aiding proposed development projects. The New Jersey RCFL (NJRCFL) is supporting the on-going investigation – learn more.  

04/27/2010: Former Hoboken Mayor Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges — Peter J. Cammarano, III pleaded guilty on April 20, 2010 to accepting illegal campaign contributions in return for aiding proposed development projects. He was one of 44 people arrested last summer, as part of a massive public corruption and international money laundering investigation. The New Jersey RCFL (NJRCFL) is supporting the on-going investigation—learn more.  

11/15/2010: Dallas Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography – North Texas RCFL Examiner Testified at Trial — Monte Melugin, 24, of Dallas faces up to 20 years in prison for receiving child pornography and a $250,000 fine. An Examiner assigned to the North Texas RCFL testified at his trial – learn more.  

10/21/2010: Dallas Man Sentenced for Attempted Bombing of Skyscraper — The North Texas RCFL (NTRCFL) supported the successful investigation of Hosam Smadi, 20, a Jordanian native who plotted to blow up the famed Fountain Place skyscraper in Dallas. Prior to the attempted bombing, the FBI was monitoring Smadi after discovering posts he made on an online Islamic extremist forum. U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn sentenced Smadi to 24 years in prison. Click here to read the FBI's press release or here to read a “top story” feature from FBI.GOV.  

12/23/2010: Oregon Bank Bombers Receive Death Sentence – NWRCFL Supported Investigation — A jury handed the death sentence to convicted bank robbers Joshua Turnidge and his father, Bruce. The pair set a bomb in a West Coach Bank in Woodburn, Oregon which killed two officers and seriously injured the police chief - learn more.  

12/14/2010: Northwest RCFL Support Successful Child Pornography Prosecution — Convicted sex offender Donald Wayne George, 64, is going to prison for 25 years for his many crimes against his 4-year old step granddaughter. The Northwest RCFL examined several pieces of media seized during the investigation, which was brought under Project Safe Childhood – read the FBI's press release.  

09/28/2010: Comcast Hackers Sentenced — The Philadelphia RCFL (PHRCFL) supported the successful investigation of two hackers who disrupted Comcast's website – read more.  

02/22/2010: RMRCFL Supports Bombing Case — The Rocky Mountain RCFL (RCFL) supported the investigation into Najibullah Zazi, who plead guilty to conspiracy to use explosives against persons or property in the U.S., conspiracy to murder abroad, and providing material support to al Qaeda. Click here to read the FBI's press release.  

08/30/2010: San Diego Man Receives Heavy Sentence for Possessing Child Pornography — Former San Diego resident David Grummer received a 295-month prison sentence for 18 counts of receipt of child pornography and five counts of possession of child pornography, in a case investigated by the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The San Diego RCFL (SDRCFL) provided digital forensics expertise to investigators who pursued this case as part of Project Safe Childhood – learn more.  

06/30/2010: San Diego RCFL Assists Successful Child Pornography Investigation — A San Diego man was convicted on June 24, 2010 on 18 counts of receipt of child pornography and five counts of possession of child pornography in a case investigated by the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The San Diego RCFL (SDRCFL) provided digital forensics expertise to investigators in the case which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood – learn more.  

05/12/2010: Teen Hacker Found Guilty for Crashing PlayStation Website — The San Diego RCFL supported the federal investigation – click here to learn more.  

05/12/2010: San Diego Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Children — The San Diego RCFL assisted the San Diego County District Attorney's Office in the investigation of Jared Ravin Yaffe, who paid a babysitter to bring children in his care to him, so he could molest them. On May 7, 2010, Yaffe plead guilty – learn more.  

04/26/2010: Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Teens' Murders — By pleading guilty to the murders of Chelsea King, 17 and Amber Dubois, 14, John Gardner will spend the rest of his life in a jail cell, and will not face the death penalty. The San Diego RCFL was involved in the forensic analysis of several computers from both investigations—learn more.  

11/18/2010: Murder-for-Hire Participants Found Guilty – Silicon Valley RCFL Examiners Presented Findings at Trial — Read the full story.  

10/18/2010: Buffalo Man Receives 17-Year Prison Term for Possessing Child Pornography — The Western New York RCFL (WNYRCFL) examined the digital evidence in the investigation which was part of Project Safe Childhood - read the story broadcast by WIVB.  

06/15/2010: Trucker Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter — Truck driver Thomas Wallace, 45, plead guilty to second degree manslaughter for running his rig into a disabled car on the New York Thruway. The driver of the disabled car, mother of two, Julie Stratton, was waiting for assistance after hitting a deer. The Western New York RCFL (WNYRCFL) provided digital forensics support to investigators and processed the trucker's laptop two days after being submitted to the laboratory for examination – learn more.  

08/18/2009: COMPUTER FORENSICS LABS Making a Digital Difference — A domestic terrorist. A kidnapper. A corrupt politician. An identity thief. These are just of a few of those brought to justice with the help of our Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories (RCFLs), according to the latest RCFL annual report now available online. Fiscal year (FY) 2008—which ran from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008—marked the ninth year for the RCFL program, which had 14 labs operating around the country by the end of the fiscal year. Labs planned in Orange County, California and Albuquerque, New Mexico will soon bring the total to 16. Read more.  

12/04/2009: Chicago lab goes after digital crooks — Trying to conceal wrongdoing, criminals often do whatever possible to get rid of digital evidence, sometimes acting in a moment of panic. That can include anything from deleting e-mails to shooting computers with a shotgun or even burning the house down. It's left to the Chicago Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory to try and recover the data. "The stuff isn't always looking pretty when it comes in here," John Parcol, a Chicago forensic examiner, said Thursday. Read on.  

12/03/2009: FBI Techno-sleuths Find Evidence In Digital Codes — With FBI agents closing in on him, one suspect tried to burn down his own home in hopes the flames would destroy the computer hard drive holding the evidence to send him to prison. He failed. Another fired a shotgun into his computer at point blank range in hopes that blowing its two hard drives to smithereens would save him from the federal pen. He ruined one hard drive but the other survived and he went to prison. Read more.  

12/03/2009: FBI's electronic sleuths find key evidence buried on hard drives and in cellphone messages — The FBI is celebrating a new honor for its high-tech Chicago Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory. The laboratory, which handles 500 cases a year in northern Illinois, on Thursday received full accreditation from the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors-Laboratory Accreditation. The recognition puts it in the top level of such laboratories nationwide. Continue reading.  

07/25/2009: SHSU students to work with FBI by Raegen Castillo — Two graduate students in Sam Houston State University's digital forensics program have been chosen to work with the FBI at the Greater Houston Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory this summer. The selected interns are Jeffrey Szczepanski, of Port Neches, and Todd Whiting, of Houston, both recipients of a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science this past May, and are now part of the SHSU digital forensics graduate program. Read more.  

05/12/2009: Police cracking down on child porn- Special Victim's Unit Takes On Child Porn — Tucked in a corner of the Independence, MO police headquarters, an office hums with activity. Computers are on, evidence bags with DVD's, CD-ROM's, and computer hardware line the desks and shelves. It's not your normal office of detectives. It's the reorganized Special Victim's Unit. And it's working. Read more.  

09/23/2009: Child porn on computer lands man 8-year prison sentence — DAYTON – A West Carrollton man who took his computer to a repair shop only to have the shop employees discover child pornography on the laptop has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison. Read more.  

05/04/2009: Attorney Arrested for Solicitation of Minors — KETTERING, Ohio -- FBI agents said they arrested Kettering attorney, Marc Norman Greenberg, 32, at his law office on Monday morning. Greenberg was charged in a federal complaint filed at the U.S. District Court, with 12 counts of violating obscenity laws by transferring obscene images to minors. Greenberg is the girls basketball coach at Chaminade-Julienne High School. The complaint charging Greenberg alleged that between February and April of 2009, he used computers at his home and office to engage in graphic sexual conversations and to transmit obscene images. The images were allegedly sent to individuals who Greenberg believed were underage females.   Click here for more.

03/10/2009: I-Team- Inside An FBI Probe — The email came in the dead of winter and was chilling indeed. A man calling himself Abdul Yohanish said he was about to bomb the major local bridges connecting Ohio to Kentucky, the local international airport, and Paul Brown Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals. Just who was Abdul Yohanish? And was the threat real?   Read more.

01/29/2009: FBI center in Centerville examines computers, other electronics — DAYTON – When the FBI started investigating computer crimes, the focus was mainly on child pornography. Now, agents find that computers are used in all sorts of crimes, from terrorism and identity theft to fraud and murder. "Crimes are committed with the click of a mouse," said Keith Bennett, special agent in charge of the Cincinnati Field Office. "Now we have crimes crossing continents. You could have a criminal in Europe committing a crime in southern Ohio."   Continue reading.

07/27/2009: Interview with Darrin Jones, Director of New Mexico RCFL — The Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) Program is a partnership between the FBI and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The Program provides forensics resources and advanced techniques that can be brought to bear on cases being worked by participating agencies. The first RCFL was established in 1999 in San Diego, California. This successful partnership between FBI and Southern California law enforcement led to fifteen more centers over the ten years that followed. One of the most recent is in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Read more.  

07/21/2009: DCJ Partners with FBI on Computer Forensics — The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is the only parole and probation department in the nation to have a full-time examiner assigned with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) forensic laboratory. DCJ staff are using these cutting edge approaches to help break the cycle human trafficking, foiling sex crimes, identity theft, drug and gang activity and fraud cases.   Read on.

02/11/2009: FBI Lab Clues Police In — Portland center trains local officers on investigating in digital age — PORTLAND – Police investigators have been digging into computers for years, but now a digital crime scene can include a cell phone, a GPS unit, an Xbox game system ... or a teddy bear. That's why the FBI has established a regional laboratory to assist more than 100 police agencies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.   Click here for more.

02/11/2009: Northwest Regional Computer Forensics Lab Receives Accreditation — The only regional computer forensics laboratory in the Pacific Northwest received accreditation Wednesday. The lab – which is in Portland – is one of only fourteen accredited computer forensic labs in the country. It's operated by the FBI in partnership with local and state police. Police say accreditation is the best way to make sure evidence stands up in court.   Read more.

08/25/2009: Watchmen of Cyberspace — Computer crime is fast becoming one of law enforcement's biggest challenges. That's why the FBI has teamed up with local agencies to open the new five-million-dollar-plus Orange County Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory. Click here (PDF) to view the full story.  

07/22/2009: FBI lab to open in O.C. to nab cyber criminals — SANTA ANA – Orange County law-enforcement agencies will deploy a new, $5 million FBI digital forensics lab in the central part of the county when it opens in February. It will be the 16th such lab in the country. Its location has not been unveiled. Representatives of the participating agencies of the FBI-sponsored Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory signed a Memorandum of Understanding Wednesday to formalize their commitment to pony up forensic examiners and other resources.   Read more.

07/22/2009: Cyber Crime Crackdown (VIDEO) — Tonight we know that Orange County will soon be the home to a $5 million state-of-the-art FBI digital forensic lab. Click here to watch the video  

07/22/2009: Computer Crime Lab (VIDEO) — A new regional lab was inaugurated in Orange County today to fight computer crime. Click here to watch the video.  

07/22/2009: FBI Teaming up with Local Law Enforcement for the Orange County Regional Computer Lab (AUDIO) — SSA Jason Weiss say the new $5M headquarters will help solve a variety of crimes. Click here to hear the complete story.  

12/03/2009: Future cyber sleuths get an early start — A threat in an online game chat room didn't faze Alexis Rivera. The Ridley High School senior immediately contacted local police, who told her to delete her account. "They are just cyber boys," Rivera, 17, said about the teen wannabe hackers who told her to pose before a Web cam or else they would hack her computer. "They think they can control people." Had the cyber boys known whom they were targeting, they might have changed their minds.   Click here for more.

04/08/2009: FBI Computer Forensics Gets National Thumbs-Up — America's criminal forensics laboratories get plenty of criticism these days, but representatives of the FBI's Philadelphia Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (PHRCFL) said yesterday observers should find comparatively little to criticize about their facility.   Continue reading.

04/07/2009: Local forensics lab gets national recognition — RADNOR, Pa. April 7, 2009 (WPVI) -- A Delaware County forensics lab is officially going national. With the help of the latest high-tech gadgets and a little intuition, authorities are making a science out of solving crime.   Read on.

04/07/2009: FBI's high-tech forensics lab in Radnor is accredited — A high-tech FBI laboratory in Delaware County recently was accredited by an independent national forensic science organization, lab officials announced today. The Philadelphia Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory in Radnor received accreditation in digital and multimedia evidence from the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors. The organization reviews procedures used in labs.   Click here for more.

02/11/2009: Who Nailed Bonnie & Clyde, Ft. Dix 6 and Larry Mendte? — NBC10 Investigative Reporter Harry Hairston goes behind the scenes of a special federal task force to show you how they closed in on 3 big local cases that all involved computer forensics. Click here for the video clip.   Read more.

07/12/2009: REGION: Escondido joins regional computer forensics lab — When Escondido teen Amber Dubois disappeared in February, detectives sent the family's computer to the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory in San Diego. Forensic experts there quickly determined that the household's Internet use had spiked in the week before Amber went missing, leading detectives to seek her e-mails and chat records from Yahoo. While Amber's case was given a quick turnaround ---- the search for the missing Escondido High School student continues ---- local police detectives say that computer forensic examinations are not just for high-profile cases. Read more.  

08/12/2009: WNYRCFL Adds Niagra County Sheriff's Office — The Western New York RCFL welcomed the Niagara County Sheriff's Office as a participating agency. Click here to read a news story in the Niagara Gazette.  

12/26/2008: So You Want to Be a Cybersleuth? — DETECTIVE AT WORK Rick Ayers probes the contents of handheld devices. Rick Ayers doesn't look much like the geek he says he has always been. A former golfer and rock guitarist, six feet tall, with a weight lifter's build, long hair and a soul patch, Mr. Ayers, 37, stands out in the gray corridors of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the federal agency in suburban Washington that sets standards for the measurement sciences.   Click here for more.

11/07/2008: BEHIND THE SCENES - FBI Experts Deliver Technical Tools — In our early days, our investigative technologies were fairly high-tech…for the time, that is. Like two-way and short-wave radios, still and motion picture cameras, radio monitoring stations, and mobile surveillance command posts (sometimes disguised as refrigerator trucks!).   Read more.

04/02/2008: Schaumburg woman indicted in theft of business secrets intended for China: She is accused of attempting to take confidential telecommunications documents from Chicago-area company — A Schaumburg woman has been indicted on charges that she stole business trade secrets and attempted to take them to China, which could have cost a suburban telecommunications company more than $600 million over the next three years, federal authorities said Wednesday. Read on.  

07/16/2008: New FBI digital forensics lab partners with local law enforcement — Andrew R. Bland, III, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Houston office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the opening of a new state-of-the art digital forensics laboratory which will better serve the region's law enforcement community. This one-stop, full service forensics laboratory is the new home of the Greater Houston Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (GHRCFL). The GHRCFL is devoted entirely to the examination of digital evidence in support of local, state, and federal criminal investigations.   Click here for more.

07/15/2008: Houston FBI opens new digital crime lab — Video: The opening of the Greater Houston Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (GHRCFL) was held Tuesday.   Watch the video here.

09/07/2008: Police cracking down on child porn — Investigators process more than 300 child porn cases at the FBI's Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Lab every year. The lab and Project Safe Childhood, a federal program, are instrumental in prosecuting people found with the illegal images, said Kim Martin, assistant United States attorney.   Full story here.

06/18/2008: Missouri survey finds an extensive network trading in child pornography — Child-exploitation investigators found something unsettling when they recently took a 30-day snapshot of files being shared through computers in Missouri. More than 7,000 computers were trading known images of child pornography. The Kansas City area accounted for more than 700 of those computers, which used peer-to-peer software similar to that used to trade music.   Click here for more.

01/24/2008: Forensics lab receives national accreditation — As digital media play an increasingly prevalent role in everyday life, gathering evidence for criminal cases has become even more challenging for investigators. That's where the individuals at the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory come in. Investigators at the lab, located in an office building near Briarcliff Village, are trained to analyze computers, cell phones and other media for clues that might produce leads in criminal cases. The investigators represent 18 law enforcement agencies from the local, state and federal levels, including the Platte County Sheriff's Office and the Kansas City Police Department.   Read on.

10/28/2008: The Regional Crime Forensics Lab — It's kind of like the Geek Squad meets James Bond meets Law and Order — This morning I took a tour of the Intermountain West Regional Crime Forensics Lab, in Salt Lake City. They just received international accreditation, and have been here for three years.   Click here for more.

10/28/2008: Forensics lab receives accreditation — Law enforcement's newest technology tool got a boost today. The regional computer forensics lab received international accreditation. The secure evidence room has shelves and shelves of computers, hard drives, cell phones, PDAs and video cameras. Any electronic tool connected to a crime is analyzed there.   Read more.

07/29/2008: Ex-mayor Sentenced — The once powerful ex-mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Sharpe James, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for fraud and conspiracy. His ex-girlfriend, Tamika Riley was sentenced to 15 months in prison. The New Jersey RCFL supported the federal investigation and examined several computers related to the case.   Read full story.

04/23/2008: Teacher charged with distributing child porn — A teacher in the township middle school was arrested today on charges that he received and distributed child pornography from his home computer, authorities said.   Click here for more.

04/29/2008: Computer Forensics Lab Awarded to New Mexico - UNM anchors regional bid — The FBI announced recently that the state of New Mexico, in conjunction with the UNM Police Department, UNM Information Technology Services Department (ITS) and the NSA-certified UNM Anderson School of Management's Center for Information Assurance Research and Education (CIARE), has been awarded the nation's 15th Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL). Read more.  

06/15/2008: Lab decodes ecoterrorists' e-mail files — Once the evidence arrives at the heavily secured lab, it is bagged in bright pink plastic bags, sealed and assigned to a forensic examiner. The examiners aren't looking for fingerprints, blood patterns or DNA profiles. They are combing through computer hard drives, extracting call lists, text messages and photos from suspects' cell phones, or enhancing screen grabs from videotapes of crime scenes. Read on.  

06/19/2008: Rape charges shock NH neighbors — Brian Knippers had a career in the New England software industry, a Newmarket condo he shared with a girlfriend and a passion for fishing that included posting his trophies on-line. And if police charges prove to be true, the 35-year-old is a serial rapist who stalked prostitutes in Massachusetts and brutally attacked and raped them over the past 2 1/2 years. After two days of testimony in a Massachusetts courtroom this week, a judge ordered him held for 90 days, according to the Enterprisenews.com, the Web site of the Brockton (Mass.) Enterprise newspaper. Read on.  

06/12/2008: Gasport man accused of child porn charges — GASPORT – A Gasport man was indicted Monday in federal court on charges that he possessed child pornography. Jason Willis, 36, was charged Monday with unlawful possession, distribution and receipt of child pornography that had been shipped and transported in interstate and foreign commerce by means of a computer, U.S. Attorney Terrance P. Flynn announced Wednesday. Read more.  

05/07/2007: DIGITAL FORENSICS - It's a Bull Market — When the U.S. went to court against Enron, prosecutors arrived with a virtual mountain of evidence gleaned from data—more than 31 terabytes of data—gathered and analyzed during the FBI's five-year investigation. To put that into perspective, a terabyte is equivalent to about 250 million pages of text, which would stack 10 miles high if printed on both sides of the page. Continue reading.  

05/09/2007: Blue Springs man faces child abuse, pornography charges — As a result of a tip from Internet provider America Online, a 65-year-old Blue Springs man was charged today with multiple counts of child abuse and child pornography. Jerry D. Wilson was arrested at his home and was being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond. According to court documents, AOL informed the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2004 that e-mails linked to Wilson contained pornographic images involving children. The national center gave the information computer-crime authorities in St. Louis.   Click here for more.

05/01/2007: Spring/Summer 2007: Digital Forensics by Craig M. Goscha and Eileen M. Sanchez Rehrig — The Value of Partnership in Support of Criminal Investigations. E-mail, the Internet, laptops, USBs, MP3 players, cell phones, PDAs, video equipment - today, nearly every crime has the potential to leave digital fingerprints. A scan of the headlines is evidence of this. Everything from white collar crimes to murders has been successfully prosecuted using digital forensics. As crimes become increasingly sophisticated, it is imperative that progressive law enforcement agencies incorporate the collection, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence into their routine investigative efforts.   Continue reading.

01/28/2007: VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - Usage is multiplying worldwide Cameras gather evidence, help catch criminals — A robber grabbed a convenience store's video surveillance tape and cut it to pieces. An FBI laboratory in Kansas City last year put it back together. A Kansas burglar's face didn't give him away on video, but the tattoos on his neck and arms did. The FBI lab froze the frames, photographed the tattoos and identified the man. As more surveillance cameras appear worldwide, police use them more and more to mine evidence and catch criminals. Even more and better cameras are on the way, and so are more technicians called video forensic experts. Kansas City police want to spend $4 million to upgrade their patrol car cameras to higher-quality digital equipment. Police in both Kansas Citys hope to install cameras in high-crime neighborhoods. And some officers on both forces are being trained in forensic video.   Read more.

11/15/2007: Ex-city worker faces child porn charges - A federal indictment names Charles Evans, former deputy director of the city's IT department — DAYTON – A former city employee suspected of possessing child pornography now faces a two-count federal indictment on those allegations. Charles Evans, the former deputy director of Dayton's information technology department, is charged with one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, Fred Alverson, spokesman for Gregory G. Lockhart, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, said Wednesday night.   Click here for more.

09/25/2007: FBI arrest Miamisburg woman in child porn case — FBI agents arrested a Miamisburg woman Tuesday morning accused of enticing a teenage boy to make child pornography. Kendra L. Sasser, 30, of 28 S. Ninth St., was arrested at her home without incident, said J. Mark Batts, acting special agent in charge of the Cincinnati FBI office. FBI agents also executed a federal search warrant at the home, Batts said. Sasser had been in contact with a 16-year-old boy in Yuma, Ariz. for several weeks, and the two had exchanged explicit photos, according to an affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Scott W. Warren.   Click here for more.

07/12/2007: 25 Years For Webcam Hacking — Mark Wayne Miller, age 47, of Dayton, was sentenced in United States District Court here today to a total of 300 months imprisonment followed by supervised release for the rest of his life. Gregory G. Lockhart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio and J. Mark Batts, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cincinnati Field Division; announced the sentence handed down today by Senior United States District Judge Walter H. Rice.   Read on.

01/25/2007: Former administrator jailed for child porn Ex-Washington Twp. official sentenced to 20 months in prison, five years probation and a $2,500 fine — DAYTON – — Former Washington Twp. Deputy Administrator Tom Toberen was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 20 months in prison, five years probation and fined $2,500 for possession of child pornography. He also will have to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison, said U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Toberen, 51, will be allowed to surrender to U.S. marshals, who will notify him when and where to report in about 30 days, Rose said.   Click here for more.

01/24/2007: Georgia man who had sex with girl, 15, gets 6 years in prison — A Georgia man who picked up his 15-year-old Internet girlfriend from the Dayton Mall and had sex with her in a Tennessee motel has been sentenced to six years and six months in prison. Following his release, Keith Alan Hanshaw will be ordered to register with the proper state sex offender agency and will not be allowed to own or use a computer, according to the sentence U.S. District Court Judge Walter H. Rice ordered Monday.   Continue reading.

11/15/2007: School staffer accused of child porn - Lebanon Boro man an aide at Phillipsburg Middle School — A Lebanon Borough resident employed as a teacher's aide at Phillipsburg Middle School has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. Read on.  

08/23/2007: Probing the criminal mind's memory - A regional lab in Radnor analyzes computer data to catch lawbreakers — Not surprisingly, one just can't stroll into the Philadelphia Regional Computer Forensic Lab in the Radnor Financial Center. In the office lobby, a friendly if not guarded face greets you behind a plate of bulletproof glass, high-security doors surround you and cameras silently survey you. It is in that office in Radnor where digital information technologies like computers and cell phones are taken apart and searched for information as part of law-enforcement investigations and legal cases from all of Eastern Pennsylvania.   Read full article.

07/14/2007: Pa. man convicted of terror bomb plot - Jurors took only an hour to reject his defense that he tried to snare al-Qaeda members — SCRANTON - Apparently agreeing with the government that Michael Curtis Reynolds is a terrorist and not a terrorist-hunter, a federal jury took little more than an hour yesterday to convict the Wilkes-Barre "loner" of trying to help al-Qaeda destroy fuel pipelines and ruin the U.S. economy.   Click here for more.

06/26/2007: "Fort Dix Six" — On May 8, 2007, six foreign-born Muslim men were arrested and faced charges in federal court for plotting to attack Fort Dix and murder American soldiers serving at the Army installation in New Jersey. They are currently being held without bail.   Get the full story.

05/02/2007: Philadelphia RCFL Supporting Investigation Involving Threats Against Colleges — The Philadelphia RCFL (PHRCFL) is assisting state and local authorities in an investigation involving a series of threatening e-mails against five college campuses outside Philadelphia. The campuses are part of Delaware County Community College, which comprises 16 campuses serving approximately 10,000 students. School officials were forced to close the schools for several days, and according to a statement from Jerome S. Parker, President, on the college's Web site, classes will remain closed while the police investigation continues.   Click here for more.

02/09/2007: Pennsylvania State Senator Indicted — One of the most powerful lawmakers in Pennsylvania, State Senator Vincent J. Fumo, was recently indicted on a slew of federal charges. The Philadelphia RCFL is providing U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan's office expert digital forensics expertise in support of this investigation.   Read more.

01/07/2007: Dialogue Denver DA - Computer Crime, Denver 8 Online — Hardly a day goes by that you don't hear about some time of computer crime. As cases increase, so has the law enforcement response. The FBI has opened a regional computer forensic lab to help investigate and prosecute these crimes. FBI Special Agency Chris Buechner joins Denver DA Mitch Morrissey on Dialogue Denver DA. Read more.  

05/24/2007: 2 girls testify that man tied them up, molested them - Suspect dated their mothers — CHULA VISTA – Two girls told a judge yesterday that they were tied up and molested by an Imperial Beach man their mothers dated between 1998 and 2002. Neither of the mothers knew each other, and they dated Robert Samuel Kircher at different times, but their daughters gave strikingly similar accounts in graphic detail of what happened to them. At the end of the hearing in Chula Vista Superior Court, Judge Esteban Hernandez ordered Kircher held in jail without bail pending a hearing June 7 to set a trial date. Read on.  

08/15/2007: Cybercrime forensics lab cinches high-profile cases — From the BALCO steroids scandal to last year's contaminated spinach case, the Silicon Valley Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory has been in involved in nearly every high-profile investigation in the Bay Area.   Click here for more.

01/11/2007: Silicon Valley Computer Forensic Lab Earns Elite Status — Silicon Valley high tech crime fighters are helping maintain the valley's reputation by earning an accreditation as one of the country's elite computer forensic laboratories. The FBI announced today that the Silicon Valley Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory in Menlo Park has been accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board. The Silicon Valley lab becomes one of only 16 in the United States and only three in the FBI's network of 14 such labs to earn the board's stamp of approval, the FBI reported.   Read on.

11/14/2007: Digital DNA: A Look Inside the FBI's Computer Crime Lab — Buffalo is home to one of the FBI's 14 Regional Computer Forensics Labs, or RCFLs. It's here local, state and federal examiners team up to break down computers, cell phones, and iPods in search of evidence from a crime. Read on.  

04/24/2006: DUSTING FOR DIGITAL FINGERPRINTS – Inside the High-Tech World of Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories — The FBI launched a pilot program in 1999 to help law enforcement agencies gather digital evidence from computers and various other devices. Now, seven years later, the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory program has quadrupled and aids agencies in 13 states. Here's how it works.  

02/16/2006: Alleged sexual predator arrested outside library — A 19-year-old Buffalo Grove man was arrested last week for allegedly soliciting sex on the Internet from someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl. Continue reading.  

02/16/2006: Today's FBI: Computer forensics, digital fingerprints — When you think of crime scenes and gathering evidence, perhaps DNA and fingerprints come to mind. But there's another science which is helping law enforcement agencies like HPD find and convict criminals. It is the growing field of forensic computing. Read more.  

10/20/2006: Forensic Technology at the Fingers of Investigators — You may be surprised by exactly how much information about yourself is stored on your cell phone or computer. Now, law enforcement agencies across Kansas are using those clues to fight crime and accessing forensic evidence, right from their desktops. "Everything from terrorism to child pornography to identity theft to complex theft schemes," says Corporal Thad Winkleman of the types of crimes they work on at the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory.   Click here for more.

06/02/2006: Sex-Murder Case — KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- KMBC's Jim Flink reported that when video images are fuzzy, local law enforcement brings the video to the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensic Lab. This week alone, there have been several high-profile cases in which video has been central to the case. More than 22 tapes in the Richard Davis and Dena Riley case are in the hands of the FBI.   Continue reading.

05/01/2006: The Digital Detectives - Hidden Folders, "Deleted" Files and Internet Caches Hide Clues Criminals Never Knew They Left Behind — The night Cindy M.* disappeared, she ate dinner with her parents and older brother in the family's two-story suburban Pittsburgh home, then went to her room and promised to come back for apple-walnut pie. The pretty 13-year-old with dark blond hair and blue-green eyes never returned. When her parents checked her room, they found neither a note nor a sign of forced entry. It was New Year's Day, 2002, and their daughter was simply gone.   Read more.

02/01/2006: Northland lab helps solve major crimes: Computer forensics used to crack high-profile cases throughout area — A quick question: What do Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer, Lisa Montgomery, the lady arrested on suspicion of murdering Bobbie Jo Stinnett and removing an unborn baby from her womb, and Thomas Murray, the former Kansas State University professor convicted of murdering his wife, all have to do with Kansas City?   Click here for more.

10/26/2006: FBI News—RCFL Opened in Kentucky — The new Kentucky Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory—located on the University of Louisville, Shelby Campus—provides high-quality digital forensics services to any law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in the state of Kentucky. There are currently 14 FBI-sponsored RCFLs around the nation, serving more than 4,000 agencies in 17 states.   Read more.

10/20/2006: Crime-fighting in the electronic age FBI setting up lab to track digital data Office will help agencies statewide — Crime scenes aren't just about fingerprints and blood samples anymore. Increasingly, criminals are leaving behind digital traces of their activities -- on computers, cell phones, BlackBerries and other electronic devices.   Read on.

10/20/2006: Kentucky now has a new forensics lab equipped to zero in on digital clues — Fingerprints, fibers, and weapons. Those used to be the key pieces of evidence needed to solve crimes. But these days a computer or cell phone may contain crutial evidence. Kentucky now has a new forensics lab equipped to zero in on digital clues. The RCFL, Regional Computer Forensics Labratory, is located on U of L's Shelby Campus.   Click here for more.

10/19/2006: New Crime Lab Opens In Louisville — LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A new state-of-the-art crime lab opened in Louisville Thursday. The Kentucky Regional Computer Forensic Lab is one of only 14 in the country. Experts at the lab will focus on digital evidence – - extracting it, preserving it and enhancing it. "Today the smoking gun that every investigator hopes to find might take the form of a time computer chip hidden in an ordinary electronic device," Kerry Haines, executive director of the FBI's science and technology branch said.   Continue reading.

10/19/2006: Louisville home to digital forensic investigation center — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A new digital forensics center opened Thursday in Louisville, a move Kentucky law enforcement said will help them catch and prosecute criminals. The Kentucky Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory will serve as a central place for law enforcement officers to seek help in crimes involving computers and other technology used to store or hide information, said Tracy Reinhold, the FBI's special agent in charge for Kentucky.   Click here for more.

10/19/2006: Digital Forensic Investigation Center Opens In Louisville — (LOUISVILLE, Oct. 19th, 2006) -- FBI Agents were in Louisville this week to unveil a new state-of-the art crime lab. Located on UofL's Shelby campus, the new Kentucky Regional Computer Forensics Lab is one of only 14 in the nation, with the goal of analyzing digital evidence from crime scenes, and training future crime fighters. As WAVE 3's Caton Bredar reports, law enforcement agencies from across the state believe the new lab will help the Commonwealth stay one step ahead of the criminals.   Read more.

02/12/2006: Parents key to Internet safety North Caldwell seminar offers tips for children's computer usage — There are ways to protect children from Internet predators, but it's a matter of parents getting involved with their children's online usage, according to federal and county law enforcement officials. "You never know who is online on the other end," FBI Special Agent Dave Freyman told a group of parents last week at West Essex Junior High in North Caldwell.   Read on.

02/02/2006: Rita Cosby Live & Direct — LIVE & DIRECT with us tonight is Larry Depew. He is the director of the New Jersey Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory. Larry, thank you so much for giving sort of a little bit of a tour. You know, before the show, you were showing us the evidence room. Tell us what kind of evidence, you know, in general terms comes into you? And how does it get to you?   View the PDF.

02/01/2006: State-of-the-Science Crime Lab Blooms in Garden State — The smell of fresh paint and sawdust is still strong in some corners of the new State Police Technology Center in New Jersey. The Technology Center opened in May 2004, next door to the equally new Troop C Headquarters and Communications Center. Sprawled over 38 acres just outside Hamilton on Route 130, the complex is the new home of the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Forensic Science Center, one of the most preeminent forensic laboratories in the country.   Click here for more.

07/07/2006: Lab turns to cyberspace to solve crimes — Go ahead and argue that you were nowhere near the bank that got robbed. Investigators have evidence that suggests otherwise. Even if you deleted those Internet driving directions to the crime scene, forensic experts can find them - and a whole lot more. "Computers are the crime scene of the new millennium," U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan said yesterday, adding that evidence increasingly surfaces in the cyber world. Read more.  

05/24/2006: FBI Combating Digital Crime — The digital age has brought us serious digital crime, and the FBI is getting up to speed to combat it. An FBI lab is so new, it hasn't even open yet, not scheduled to open until July. But we got an exclusive sneak peak of the FBI's new weapon on crime in the Delaware Valley. Read on.  

09/08/2006: New laboratory to help FBI, local police; BUSTED: Forensic laboratory helps recover erased hard-drive files and catch criminals — Criminals around the region will have to think twice about computer-based identity theft. The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the opening of its new Western New York Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory Thursday. The lab's primary purpose is to aid criminal investigations by recovering files on a computer that a user thought was deleted, said Detective Scott Sheehan of the City of Tonawanda Police Department.   Read more.

06/18/2006: Danger just a click away: Experts warn of Internet predators — It's possible to buy a new car for sale thousands of miles away, find a date, network for business, research any topic at the touch of a few buttons and above all, communicate with virtually anyone, anywhere in chat rooms, topic-specific blogs and popular profile sites.   Continue reading.

01/19/2006: FBI-funded lab unlocks digital clues to crimes — As criminals rely more on the newest technology, law enforcement is keeping pace with high-tech sleuthing. And Colorado is in the forefront. Federal and local officials are heralding the opening of a new computer forensics laboratory where stored, digital information from an array of devices - including cellphones, iPods, digital cameras and computers - can be unlocked by experts and presented as evidence.   Click here for more.

01/19/2006: Lab to turn technology against crime — The folks at the new regional computer forensics lab here say they're going to take a byte out of crime. They led journalists on a tour of the facility on Wednesday, showing off the high-tech gear they say will help crack more child pornography and enticement crimes, identity thefts, eBay cheats and even murders and terrorist plots.   Continue reading.

11/28/2006: Online love triangle led to Dynabrade worker's death — A middle-aged West Virginia woman posing as an attractive young female on the Internet became the apex of a love triangle that sparked a fatal ambush in Clarence in September, Erie County sheriff's officials said Monday after arresting the man suspected of the killing.   Click here for more.

09/08/2006: High-tech Crime Lab Officially Opens in Buffalo — A lot has changed over the years when it comes to criminal investigations. Nowadays, digital evidence can be just as important as physical evidence when it comes to solving a case. A brand new, state-of-the-art forensics lab has just opened in Buffalo...providing high-tech crime fighting techniques to law enforcers throughout Western New York. The Ralph Phillips case could be one that they've been working on.   Read on.

09/08/2006: High-tech Crime Lab Officially Opens in Buffalo — A lot has changed over the years when it comes to criminal investigations. Nowadays, digital evidence can be just as important as physical evidence when it comes to solving a case. A brand new, state-of-the-art forensics lab has just opened in Buffalo...providing high-tech crime fighting techniques to law enforcers throughout Western New York. The Ralph Phillips case could be one that they've been working on.   Read on.

09/08/2006: High-tech lab fights crime of digital age: FBI's $1.5 million facility can recover data, zero in on such offenses as child pornography — Imagine a laboratory filled with equipment advanced enough to locate deleted child pornography on a hard drive, recover old e-mails sent on a cell phone and trace the owner of a camera used to download photographs onto a laptop.   Click here for more.

10/01/2005: Evidence Technology Magazine, September/October 2005,Compression Standard: Most forensic video analysts say they would like to see an industry standard for digital video — It is obvious to anyone who ventures out in public: The security-camera or surveillance-video industry is in a booming market. There are cameras in every corner of our retail stores, entertainment centers, and office buildings- and it won't be long before they are on every corner of our big-city streets. Read more.  

10/01/2005: Evidence Technology Magazine, September/October 2005, Training and certification help video analysts approach their jobs with a new level of confidence — Like many people who are just starting out in the field of forensic video analysis, Paul Hartzell initially felt completely alone. He began working as a graphic artist at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His main job was preparing crime-scene exhibits for court, although he would occasionally do some video editing. When Hartzell recognized an influx of surveillance and digital video, he urged the Attorney's Office to help set up a forensic video analysis system.   Read on.

03/10/2005: Dusting for digital fingerprints — EVERY new technology leads to new forms of crime. As a Chicago policeman once put it: “No other section of the population avail themselves more readily and speedily of the latest triumphs of science than the criminal class.” He was speaking in 1888, about the electric telegraph. But he could just have easily been speaking about computers and networks today. As criminals adopt new technologies, crime-fighters must follow suit, devising new ways to gather and analyse evidence. In the case of modern digital technology, the result is the growing field of “forensic computing”. Read more.  

11/21/2005: Digital Forensics: Fighting Crime One Byte at a Time — After 7 year old, Danielle van Dam, went missing from her suburban San Diego home in February 2002, circumstantial evidence quickly led police to her neighbor, David Alan Westerfield. Initially, police were stumped by the motive... Web version, PDF version. Read more.  

07/06/2005: New High - Tech Crime Lab Targets Cyberspace Criminals — A new, high-tech crime lab in Salt Lake, will be a real tool, in solving crimes. The FBI's Regional Computer Forensics Lab ... might be here ... but, it will serve Utah, Montana and Idaho. It targets high- tech criminals, cyber crooks, who steal ID's, sell pornography and commit other crimes with the help of computers. Read more.  

07/06/2005: New High Tech Crime Lab Opening — A new, high-tech crime lab opens today. It's specifically designed to catch a new generation of high-tech criminals. Traditional crime forensics are not glamorous, but the investigations are a key part of solving crime, as well as a key plot element on shows like Law and Order: SVU. But in an age of 'high-tech crime' --child pornography, Identity theft, fraud, even terrorism-- high tech tools are required. That's why the FBI's Regional Computer Forensics Lab in Salt Lake City is significant. Continue reading.  

07/06/2005: FBI Opens New Crime Lab — The FBI has opened a new crime lab to deal with crimes involving computers. The Regional Computer Forensics Lab will analyze computers that are seized in connection with a crime. Holding up a notebook computer, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says computers are involved in nearly every crime. “This is the weapon of choice for probably the fastest group of criminals there are in the world today.” The lab will analyze all kinds of electronics. Read on.  

10/24/2005: Computer forensics: On the cutting edge — A few miles outside Hamilton, N.J., in a sparkling facility that still smells of fresh paint and sawn wood, Larry Depew flips a switch and a blue light starts flashing overhead. Read on.  

01/28/2005: Child-porn sweep nets 39 arrests — State authorities have arrested 39 people, including a pediatric neurologist and a high school hockey coach, in a child-pornography sweep across New Jersey that traced movies and pictures being traded over the Internet. Read more.  

09/09/2005: RCFL Network Launches 9th Laboratory — The Northwest Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (NWRCFL) officially opened today in Portland, Oregon. The NWRCFL will supply digital forensics expertise and training to hundreds of law enforcement agencies throughout all of Oregon and southwestern Washington. Read more.  

01/07/2005: MENLO PARK FBI opens Silicon Valley lab — Electronic devices a boon for forensics — When forensic examiner Tim Weaver looks at the computers, cell phones and PDAs that aid and entertain people, he sees yet another purpose: evidence. "People rely on electronic devices a lot more than they used to," said Weaver, who works for the Santa Clara County district attorney's office. Read on.  

01/06/2005: FBI Opens New Bay Area Forensics Lab — Regional Lab In Menlo Park — They are the types of evidence now linking virtually every case the FBI investigates -- high-tech devices used by criminals. Now the FBI is sharing its high-tech tools with Bay Area law enforcement by opening a new forensics lab here. ABC7's Thuy Vu takes us on a tour. Read more.  

01/06/2005: FBI Computer Forensics Lab Opens — As many as three-fourths of Americans are surfing the internet — that includes criminals — so is law enforcement. The FBI today opened a state of the art computer forensic laboratory here in the Bay Area, all designed to fight crime. Read on.  

01/06/2005: New FBI Computer Crime Lab Opens on Peninsula — When the evidence of a crime is hidden on a computer, the new FBI computer crime lab in Menlo Park will sniff it out.
"Little did we know how much of a forward-thinking McGruff the Crime Dog was when he said, 'Take a bite out of crime,'" said Michael Gilmore of the FBI. "We'll be doing that, byte by byte." Read more.  

01/01/2004: Building FBI computer forensics capacity: one lab at a time — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is on a mission: to strengthen law enforcement's computer forensic capabilities throughout the United States. How are we fulfilling such a sweeping and ambitious mandate? Through an innovative initiative entitled the Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (RCFL) Program. Read more.  

07/15/2004: Will County sheriff lends an officer to fight terrorism, child pornography — When it comes to matters of homeland security, the Will County Sheriff's Department is doing its part, lending one of its officers to help fight terrorism as well as child pornography and computer fraud. Read more.  

04/12/2004: News Letter for US Probation and Pretrial Services Program — On February 19, Philip Basak of the FBI's Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (RCFL) in Chicago traveled to the Northern District of Ohio and provided high-quality training in the use of Image Scan. Read on.  

12/01/2004: Pregnant-Slay Probe Followed Cyber Trail: Investigators Followed Digital Trail in Pregnant Woman's Killing to Suspect's Cyberspace Address — In the end, it wasn't a fingerprint or a blood spatter that led authorities to the woman suspected of strangling a mother-to-be and cutting the baby from her womb. It was an 11-digit computer code. Read more.  

12/01/2004: Tip Leads to Baby Internet Used to Search for Suspect — A woman in North Carolina tipped off the FBI to the message board where Lisa Montgomery and Bobbie Jo Stinnett may have met. The FBI took that tip and put the Regional Computer Forensics Lab to work in Kansas City, Missouri. Read on.  

02/23/2004: 'CSI' in Jersey: FBI to build high-tech lab — Federal and state authorities yesterday announced plans to create a state-of-the-art digital forensics lab in Hamilton, one of nine FBI-sponsored sites nationally where detectives will extract electronic evidence from hard drives, cell phones, digital cameras, Palm Pilots and other high-tech gear that have become everyday tools for the modern criminal. Read on.  

02/23/2004: Forensics computer lab to open — HAMILTON - Investigators across the state will have a new tool to pursue computer criminals through a new forensic computer lab announced yesterday by the FBI and state officials. Read more.  

02/23/2004: NJ Fights Cyber Crime — The FBI has selected the state as one of only two sites on the east coast to house a high tech laboratory where agencies will work together fighting cyber crime (Video report included). Read more.  

07/26/2004: Identity Theft Case should be Largest so far — A Florida man was indicted Wednesday in an alleged scheme to steal vast amounts of personal information, and the Justice Department said it might be the largest illegal invasion and theft of personal data to date. Read on.  

11/25/2003: Kane County Sheriff's Office Press Release — Thomas J. Kneir, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today that the Kane County Sheriffs office was joining the Chicago Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (RCFL) as a participating agency. Read on.  

07/18/2003: New FBI lab targets computer crimes — The FBI, in partnership with seven state and local law enforcement agencies, this week opened the nation's third regional computer forensics facility in Chicago, where a 14-person team will examine computers and digital media used in crimes ranging from terrorism to fraud. The Chicago lab, located at 610 N. Canal St., is one of five facilities funded by Congress. An FBI spokesman said Chicago was selected for one of the sites because it's located in the center of the country and, as a major city, is home to a large FBI office that can devote resources to the new operation. Read more.  

07/18/2003: High-tech lab helps police tackle crime byte by byte — Chief David Peters remembers a time when his University of Illinois at Chicago police force had to ask outside agencies for help with any computer-based evidence. With the recent opening of the Chicago Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, Peters' department and law enforcement agencies throughout northern Illinois can find specially trained researchers with the resources to analyze computer evidence. "The crooks nowadays know how to use a computer and are not afraid of it," Peters said Thursday at news conference offering the first public glimpse at the new high-tech lab. Read more.  

02/10/2003: Chicago gets FBI lab tuned to computers — Computers often leave clues that criminals don't think to hide--and that cops aren't necessarily trained to find. Now the FBI has tapped Chicago to become part of a national network of crime labs dedicated to computer forensics, the country's fastest-growing segment of law enforcement. Six Chicago-area agencies, including the police force of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois attorney general's office, will help the FBI staff the $2.3 million lab scheduled to open March 1. Read more.  

11/01/2003: Article in the Forensic Technology Magazine on the RCFL program — This FBI-backed program is the cutting edge for collecting evidence from digital devices ...and it is totally free of charge to law-enforcement agencies in selected regions. Read on.  

07/17/2003: Porn perv tells feds he's guilty — During a tour held for the opening last week of the new regional cyber-crime lab in Clay County, Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd, far right, looks over big-screen monitors in the lab's training room. Platte plans to pursue state charges that he sodomized 4-year-old daughter. A Buffalo, N.Y. man blew the whistle after finding his wife used their then 5-year-old son for pornography supplied to a Northland man. The hotline call started an investigation by Platte City Police Sgt. Dennis Trabue, the department's only investigator on the case, on Aug. 4, 2000. Read more.  

07/17/2003: Cyber-crime lab in Northland serves west Missouri, Kansas — The U.S. attorney for Missouri's western district, Todd Graves of Platte County, stands within one of several $16,000 computer work stations during the opening of the FBI's cyber-crime lab in southern Clay County on July 9. Read on.  

07/10/2003: Law enforcement officials hail opening of new computer forensics lab — Local police and prosecutors said Wednesday that a new computer forensics lab would help them put drug dealers and child pornographers in prison. The $2 million lab opened Wednesday in the Briarcliff development of Kansas City, North, as part of a national effort to expand law enforcement's computer investigative capabilities. Its computer experts come from the FBI and other federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies in the Kansas City area. The lab, which received funds through the USA Patriot Act, will help law enforcement agencies in Kansas and western Missouri. Read more.  

07/09/2003: Lab to help counter computer-using criminals — It might not make a graphic television drama, but a new criminal forensics lab will put Kansas City on the front lines of the burgeoning battle against computer crime. The $2 million lab that is to open today in the Briarcliff development of Kansas City, North, is the third of five planned regional computer-forensics centers in the country. They are funded though the USA Patriot Act, passed by Congress after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Read more.  

10/07/2003: Salt Lake City home to new FBI forensics lab — The FBI selected Salt Lake City as the newest site for a Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory. The lab will provide the most advanced technological resources and pool trained forensic examiners to investigate and analyze information on a variety of national and international criminal cases. Read on.  

10/13/2003: Public Safety facility to house computer forensics lab (Buffalo NY) — FBI said Tuesday that Buffalo has been selected to host one of five Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories. RCFLs are described as highly specialized laboratories that provide forensic examinations of digital media, such as computers, in support of law enforcement investigations. Read on.  

10/11/2002: KC to get computer crimes unit, forensics lab, Ashcroft announces — Ashcroft said Kansas City will be one of 13 U.S. districts to get federal money for a special computer crimes unit and will soon be among five cities to have a forensics laboratory for computer investigations. a href="http://www.rcfl.gov/DSP_45.cfm">Read on.  

10/15/2002: FBI plans computer lab in the valley — The FBI is creating a $3 million computer forensics lab in Silicon Valley, using the latest imaging software and high-end computers to sleuth for cyber-clues of child pornography, corruption, murder and more. Read on.