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The role of the United States Secret Service has gradually evolved since its inception in 1865 from its initial mandate to suppress the counterfeiting of currency to protecting the integrity of the nation’s financial payment systems. During this time, modes and methods of payment have evolved and so has the Secret Service mission. Computers and other “chip” devices are now the facilitators of criminal activity or the target of such, compelling the involvement of the Secret Service in combating cyber-crime.  The perpetrators involved in the exploitation of such technology range from traditional fraud artists to violent criminals – all of whom recognize new opportunities to expand and diversify their criminal portfolio. 

With the exponential growth of emerging technology throughout the world today, it only follows that the criminal element will attempt to capitalize on its use to further their quest for anonymity and profitability.  In order for law enforcement to remain ahead of the power curve, it must adapt to the changes presented by both technology and criminals in a timely manner.  The Secret Service developed a plan of action to achieve this goal by recognizing the need for change and innovative ideas to fight the war on criminal activity through the utilization of non-traditional task forces.

The concept of task forces has been around for many years and has proven to be quite successful.  However, traditional task forces have consisted primarily of law enforcement personnel to the exclusion of other parties that could make significant contributions.  The Secret Service developed a new approach to increase the resources, skills and vision by which local, state, and federal law enforcement team with prosecutors, private industry and academia to fully maximize what each has to offer in an effort to combat criminal activity.   By forging new relationships with private sector entities and scholars, the task force opens itself up to a wealth of information and communication lines with limitless potential.   The New York Electronic Crimes Task Force (NYECTF) was formed based on this concept and has been highly successful since its inception in 1995. 

On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law H.R. 3162, the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001.”  In drafting this particular legislation, Congress, recognized the Secret Service philosophy that our success resides in the ability to bring academia, law enforcement and private industry together to combat crime in the information age.  As a result, the U.S. Secret Service was mandated by this Act to establish a nationwide network of Electronic Crimes Task Forces based upon the New York model that encompasses this philosophy.

The Electronic Crimes Task Force has grown from a few dedicated individuals, to a group of hundreds of industry as well as local, state and federal law enforcement members throughout the country. At a recent meeting in New York, there were over 500 members in attendance. Many new regional task forces are now being formed throughout the country and hundreds (soon to be thousands) of law enforcement, government and industry techno specialists are now networking to help prevent and when necessary, prosecute these new kinds of crimes.

Contact information for these new regional ecTaskForce locations is listed below.

BOSTON

Title: New England Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: Tip O'Neil Federal Building
10 Causeway Street Room 791
Boston, MA 02222
Phone: 617/565-6640
Fax: 617/565-5659

CHARLOTTE

Title: Metro-Charlotte Electronic/Financial Crimes Task Force
Address: One Fairview Center
6302 Fairview Road
Charlotte, NC 28210
Phone: 704/442-8370
Fax: 704/442-8369

CHICAGO

Title: Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force (CECTF)
Address: 525 West Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312/353-5431
Fax: 312/353-1225

CLEVELAND

Title: Cleveland Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 6100 Rockside Woods Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44131-2334
Phone: 216/706-4365
Fax: 216/706-4445

DALLAS

Title: Dallas N-Tec Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 125 East John W. Carpenter
Irvine, TX 75062-2752
Phone: 972/868-3200
Fax:

HOUSTON

Title: Houston HITEC Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 602 Sawyer Street
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 713/868-2299
Fax: 713/868-5093

LAS VEGAS

Title: Las Vegas Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 700
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702/388-6571

Fax: 702/388-6668

LOS ANGELES

Title: Los Angeles Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 725 South Figueroa Street, 13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5418
Phone: 213/894-4830 (General Office for USSS)
Phone: 213/533-4650 (Direct Phone for ECTF)

MIAMI

Title: Miami Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 10350 NW 112 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33178
Phone: 305/863-5000

NEW YORK

Title: New York Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 335 Adams Street
32nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718/625-7135
Fax: 718/625-3919

SAN FRANCISCO

Title: Bay Area Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 345 Spear Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415/744-9026
Fax: 415/744-9051

SOUTH CAROLINA

Title: South Carolina Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 107 Westpark Boulevard, Suite 301
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: 803/772-4015
Fax:

WASHINGTON, DC

Title: Washington -Metro Electronic Crimes Task Force
Address: 1100 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202/406-8000
Fax: 202/406-8803

 

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