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Listed below are the core and participating agencies of the East Texas Identity Theft Task Force.
Core Agencies
United States Postal Inspection Service
As one of our country's oldest federal law enforcement agencies, the United States Postal Inspection Service has a long, proud, and successful history of fighting criminals who attack our nation's postal system and misuse it to defraud, endanger, or otherwise threaten the American public. As fact-finding and investigative agents, U.S. Postal Inspectors are federal law enforcement officers who carry firearms, make arrests and serve federal search warrants and subpoenas. Postal Inspectors work closely with U.S. Attorneys, other law enforcement agencies, and local prosecutors to investigate postal cases and prepare them for court. There are approximately 1,700 Postal Inspectors stationed throughout the United States who enforce more than 200 federal laws covering crimes that adversely affect or fraudulently use the U.S. Mail and postal system.
U.S. Attorney's Office - Eastern District of Texas
The United States Department of Justice is responsible for enforcing the law and defending the interests of the United States according to the law; ensuring public safety against threats foreign and domestic; providing Federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; seeking just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; administering and enforcing the Nation's immigration laws fairly and effectively; and ensuring fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
Frisco Police Department
The Frisco Police Department is committed to teamwork, high morale, professionalism, leadership, effective communication, personal development, personal integrity and people. With 133 sworn officers and 52 civilians, the department is part of the fast growing DFW metroplex. With this growth comes the challenge of dealing with identity theft, which we're now proud to be a part of the East Texas ID Theft Task Force.
United States Secret Service
The Secret Service exercises broad investigative jurisdiction over a variety of financial crimes. As the original guardian of the nation's financial payment systems, the Secret Service has a long history of protecting American consumers and industries from financial fraud. In addition to its original mandate of combating the counterfeiting of U.S. currency, the passage of federal laws in 1982 and 1984 gave the Secret Service primary authority for the investigation of access device fraud, including credit and debit card fraud, and parallel authority with other federal law enforcement agencies in identity crime cases. The Secret Service also was given primary authority for the investigation of fraud as it relates to computers.
Department of Labor – Office of Inspector General, Investigations
Investigations is responsible for conducting criminal, civil, and administrative investigations relating to alleged or suspected violations of Federal laws, rules or regulations, as they pertain to DOL programs, operations, and personnel. These investigations include labor certification circumvention, worker visa fraud, unemployment insurance fraud, and workers’ compensation fraud; Investigations is unique among inspectors general because it has an "external" program function to conduct criminal investigations to combat the influence of labor racketeering and organized crime in the nation’s labor unions. Investigations also conducts labor racketeering investigations in three distinct areas (employee benefit plans, labor-management relations, and internal union affairs).
Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations Division
In support of the overall IRS Mission, Criminal Investigation serves the American public by investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law. While other federal agencies also have investigative jurisdiction for money laundering and some bank secrecy act violations, IRS is the only federal agency that can investigate potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code.
Participating Agencies
Texas Attorney General
Attorney General Greg Abbott is the lawyer for the State of Texas and is charged by the Texas Constitution to defend the laws and the Constitution of the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation and approve public bond issues. The Office of the Attorney General has taken on numerous other roles through the years. Texas statutes contain nearly 2000 references to the Attorney General. In addition to its constitutionally prescribed duties, the Office of the Attorney General files civil suits upon referral by other state agencies. In some circumstances, the Attorney General has original jurisdiction to prosecute violations of the law, but in most cases, criminal prosecutions by the Attorney General are initiated only upon the request of a local prosecutor.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for eliminating vulnerabilities in the nation's border, and with economic, transportation and infrastructure security. The Office of Investigations (OI) is responsible for investigating a range of issues that may threaten national security. OI uses its legal authority to investigate issues such as immigration crime, human rights violations, and human smuggling; narcotics, weapons and other types of smuggling; and financial crimes, cyber crime and export enforcement issues. ICE special agents also conduct investigations aimed at protecting critical infrastructure industries that are vulnerable to sabotage, attack or exploitation.
Texas Rangers
The activities of the Texas Ranger Division consist primarily of making criminal and special investigations; apprehending wanted felons; suppressing major disturbances; the protection of life and property; and rendering assistance to local law enforcement officials in suppressing crime and violence. The Texas Ranger Division will, through investigation and close personal contact with all federal, state, county, and city law enforcement agencies, be responsible for the gathering and dissemination of criminal intelligence pertaining to all facets of organized crime. The Texas Ranger Division joins with all other enforcement agencies in the suppression of the same.
Dallas Police Department
Since its creation more than 120 years ago, the Dallas Police Department has created an atmosphere of ethical, caring behavior. The 2,977 sworn officers and 556 civilians, who make up the department, take special pride in helping to make Dallas a safe place to live, work and visit. The men and women of the Dallas Police Department will work with the citizens of Dallas to provide the highest level of quality, professional service that the City of Dallas deserves.