Robert Morgester Deputy Attorney General of California Californias

Robert Morgester Deputy Attorney General of California

California’s Initiative On High Tech Crime Combining local and state resources to efficiently combat high tech crime

High Technology Crime Defined: “High technology crime is those crimes in which technology is used as an instrument in committing, or assisting in the commission of , a crime, or which is the target of a criminal act. ” (Pen. Code, § 13848(a). )

New Wine, Old Bottles · Many high tech crimes are multi-jurisdictional “Somebody else’s problem” · Complexity of high tech crime presents unique training, technical, investigative, and prosecutorial challenges · Traditional funding sources never contemplated this new type of crime

Impact of High Technology Crime In California · Annual losses Revenue lost: - Jobs lost: - Wages lost: - Tax revenue lost: - $6. 564 billion 19, 141 $923 million $358 million Office of Criminal Justice Planning, High Technology Crime In California, 1999

Today’s Solution: High Tech Crime Task Forces · Program established by the legislature in 1997 - Solution crafted and supported by industry and law enforcement · · · 1999 funding: 1. 2 million dollars 2000 funding: 3 million dollars 2001 funding: +4 million dollars 2002 funding: +14 million dollars Requirements (pen. Code § 13848 -13848. 6) - Two or more counties Local and state law enforcement and prosecutors · - Federal law enforcement participation Targeting high technology crime

Today’s Solution: High Tech Crime Task Forces · Benefits - Pooling of limited resources - Larger jurisdictional coverage - Offers trained officers with legal and technical support to a defined geographic area - Governments and private industry more willing to provide funds to an organized approach

1999 Sacramento Valley Silicon Valley Los Angeles Basin Task Forces cover only 8 of California’s 58 Counties

1999 Jurisdictional Coverage of Task Force Investigations · 47 counties · 16 states - · Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Washington 3 foreign countries - Canada, Costa Rica, and Germany

Impact of Task Force Investigations · Cases included hardware theft, software piracy, stalking, identity theft, hacking, phreaking, homicides, and terrorist threats. · Victim loss investigated exceeds 126 million dollars · Excess of 14 million dollars in stolen property has been recovered · One investigation had over 200, 000 possible victims

2000 -2001 Sacramento Valley Satellite Lab Stanislaus Silicon Valley Los Angeles Basin North Bay San Diego

Program Results March 1999 To June 2001 3, 441 Cases investigated 876 cases filed 410, 397 victims in cases filed 596 convictions $332, 646, 760 monetary loss $7, 282, 777 grant funds expended

Tomorrow's Challenges Training Investigation Prosecution Computer Forensic Funding

Robert M. Morgester Deputy Attorney General