In a law enforcement setting, cybercrime investigators typically work in a specialized unit within a police department, state or federal agency. They may work in an office setting or in the field, conducting investigations and collecting digital evidence. They may also work closely with other law ...
Federal government / Department of Justice (DOJ) Native American tribal governments International courts or United Nations tribunals In all cases, prosecutors act as representatives of the public or the government and are paid through public funds. ...
Merrick Garland, a former federal judge and prosecutor, currently holds the role. The attorney general is the nation's top cop, overseeing the Department of Justice, a sprawling agency of 115,000 prosecutors, investigators, civil attorneys and other staff. What does the attorney general do? The...
Federal investigators are trying to figure out what role a mechanical switch played in the Amtrak crash that killed 2 people in South CarolinaDavid Choi
be fit, able to control violent suspects, willing to engage in deadly force, train and qualify in firearms, and able to effect arrests of resisting subjects. The job is not like TV or movies. Talk to someone who does the job. Also, the federal government does have a maximum hiring age...
Where necessary, the SEC refers matters to state and federal prosecutors. The Trading and Markets division manages self-regulatory groups like the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). It also interprets regulatory changes. Because the majority of the SEC’s enforcement is delegat...
On Wednesday, December 18, Rudy Kurniawan was found guilty in a federal court of wine fraud. It was the first-ever criminal wine counterfeiting trial in the USA. The prosecution delivered a definitive victory. Now, in the wake of the guilty verdict, we must ponder: What effect will Kurniawa...
As the land in New Orleans sinks, so do the levees. Investigators also suspect that large trees growing nearby undermined the levees. Insufficient funds: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the design and construction of levees, had been hit by budget cuts. This left the ...
The morning after the shooting, a law enforcement official said that the Secret Service and the FBI are investigating the suspect's background and speaking with his family. The FBI has secured his home and federal law enforcement is searching his family's residence in suburban Pittsburgh, the ...
The safety recommendations that stem from NTSB investigations must be accepted and implemented by other agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration, and they’re not always adopted or can take years to implement. “So that gap definitely needs to be closed,” Brickhouse said. ...