Law Enforcement Has a Forensics Team - So Can You

In a computer forensics lab, the police have specialized equipment which prevents any alteration of original digital media such as hard drives, disks, and flash drives disks. In addition, they have hardware and software that will retrieve evidence from cell phones, such as text messages and pictures. For computers, specialized software is used to examine the computers and extract the evidence. Methods adopted from the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists, a worldwide organization for computer forensics examiners, are sometimes used. At CentralLaw.com we use a forensics expert to help sort through data used in prosecution of federal indictments and state charges, fraud, hacking, theft of trade secrets, and other forms of cybercrimes.

Forensic Computing and E Discovery Walks Hacking Suspect

A charge of planting a trojan horse was dropped because of "lack of sufficient evidence." A hacking suspect had been charged with computer tampering, a Class D felony that carries a penalty of six months to three years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000, upon conviction.

The case started when a system operator reported a system crash of its servers and its backup systems. It was allecged that suspects had remote access to the computer network through personal computers The suspect denied any responsibility for the transmission and maintained his innocence.The alleged victim "concluded we lacked sufficient evidence," The victim admitted it could not prove that the suspect was "the person who used the computer at the time the . . . system was infected by the virus." South Bend Tribune

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Florida Computer Crime Center

Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has created a Florida Computer Crime Center, code named "FC3." They will investigate computer related crime and investigate complex computer crimes. FC3 will also assist with regional investigations and work to identify computer criminals. Investigations will include cases where computers are used to facilitate or help with the crime - child pornography, fraud, banking scams, drugs, and child exploitation, hacking, denial of service attacks, virus replication, network intrusions and cyber terrorism. FC3 intends to identify and harden potential cyber targets in Florida.

Right to Search Parolees Without Warrant Affirmed by 11th Circuit

United States v. Stewart (No. 06-13076)

Court upheld the right of officers to search a parolee "at any time," even without a warrant. Faron Lee Stewart argued that, although his parole conditions authorized warrantless searches, the Fourth Amendment required reasonable suspicion of criminal activity in order to search.The 11th Circuit ruled that a parolee does not have any Fourth Amendment protection from warrantless search and seizure.

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