New England
New England Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (NERCFL)
Pursuant to consent, executive, investigative, administrative seizure, or search order/warrant –
NERCFL exists to assist federal, state, and local agencies in enforcing criminal laws related to computer-related crimes through the forensic collection, recovery, preservation, processing, analysis and presentation of digital evidence.
NERCFL is capable of examining a wide variety of digital media including but not limited to computers, digital storage media and mobile devices.
NERCFL offers upon request, digital forensic assistance and training to federal, state and local law enforcement primarily within the states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, or Rhode Island.
Participating Agencies
The NERCFL is a unique partnership that promotes quality and strengthens computer forensics capacity. Computer forensics professionals from the following organizations are staffing the NERCFL:
Federal Government Agencies
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection