N.C . Information Sharing And Analysis Center
(NC ISAAC) UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Background
Prior to 9/11, several law enforcement agencies had pieces of the puzzle that could have foretold the events that were planned but there was nothing tying the agencies and the information together.
Fusion centers were created to fill this void.
North Carolina officially opened its fusion center, the NhNorth CliCarolina IIfnformati on ShiSharing an d Analysis Center, in September, 2006. UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Mission
ISAAC enhances and facilitates the collection of information from local, state and federal resources and analyzes that information so that it will benefit homeland security and criminal interdiction programs at all levels.
The center facilitates information exchange among various government agencies, works closely with the community, local law enforcement, and various task forces in the areas of homeland security, gangs, and high intensity drug related cases.
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Terrorism in North Carolina
¾ 1986 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed attended Chowan College
¾ 2000 Hezbollah Cigarette Smuggling case (Iredell Co)
¾ 2003 Olymp ic bom ber Er ic Ru do lp h arres te d in Murphy, NC
¾ 2005 London Bomber Madgy el-Nashar studied at NC State
¾ 2006 UNC Pit: Mohammed Taheri-azar case
¾ 2006 SilSami al-Ar ian p lea d gu ilty to suppor ting PIJ (Duke)
¾ 2008 Aafia Siddique – Raleigh, NC ties: recruited to assist Al Qaeda
¾ 2009 Triangle Terrorist Arrests
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Terrorism in North Carolina
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) Attended Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC (1986) Attended NC A&T University (1986)
BBC
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Terrorism in North Carolina
Eric Rudolph Evaded capture for five years by hiding in the North Carolina woods AdNCArrested in NC in 2003 by a Murphy, NC Police Officer
Associated Press
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Mohammed Taheri- azar Grew upp, in Charlotte, NC UNC-CH grad
MSNBC.com UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Terrorism in North Carolina
Samir Khan Lived with his parents in Charlotte, NC Major contributor and editor of Inspire magazine Killed in Yemen on September 30, 2011
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Terrorism in North Carolina
In 2009, Daniel Boyd and 6 others were arrested and charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and WRAL injure persons
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Structure
NC State Bureau of Investigation
Special Operations Division
ISAAC Criminal Intelligence Unit
Investigative Anal ytical Unit Unit
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Analyypptical Support
NC State Bureau o f Invest igat ion 3 Intelligence Analysts Federal Bureau of Investigation Intelligence Analyst (off-site) Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Officer and Reports Officer NC National Guard Part-time Anti-Terrorism Program Manager
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Investigations
NC State Bureau o f Invest igat ion Special Agent in Charge, Assistant Special Agent In Charge, Special Agents (1 assigned to JTTF, 2 full-time ISAAC)
NC Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement Special Agent
NC State Highway Patrol Captain
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Investigations (Continued)
NC State Un ivers ity Po lice Department Detective Sheriff’s Association of NC Vacant Apex Police Department Detective Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Intelligence Group (FIG) Special Agent
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Partner Agencies
N.C. State Bureau of Investigation Governor’s Crime Commission N.C. State Highway Patrol N.C. Emergency Management Federal Bureau of Investigation Regional Organized Crime Information Center N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security N.C. Sheriff’s Association of Chiefs of Police N.C. Justice Academy Transport ati on Secur ity Admi n is tra tion Citizens Corp U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Secret Service U.S. Coast Guard All Branches of US Military Internal Revenue Service U.S. Customs N.C. National Guard U.S. Marshals Service N.C. Department of Corrections State Emergency Response Commission Division of Public Health Business Community N.C. Department of Agriculture University of N.C. Public Safety Raleigh Police Department IitiImmigration CtCustoms EfEnforcemen t Durham County Sheriff’s Office U.S. Attorney’s Office – Eastern District Southern Shield Eastern Regional Information Center N.C. Crime Control and Public Safety Charlotte Regional Information Analysis N.C. Attorney General’s Office Center NCN.C. Gang Investi ga tor ’s Assoc ia tion N.C. State Capitol Police N.C. State Ports Authority N.C. Community Colleges UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Collaboration
Southern Shield Group of 11 southeastern states who meet quarterly to discuss and share best practices, trends, and information relating to terrorism within the region.
North Carolina Tennessee
South Carolina Alabama National Fusion Center Conference GiGeorgia MiiiiMississippi Virginia Florida Annual conference for all fusion West Virginia Louisiana centers in the country
Kentucky
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Training
ISAAC strives to offer relevant and state of the art training opportunities to its partners: ISAAC – to pp,public, private sector, and LEOs Human Intelligence (HUMINT) – Feb. 21, 2012 Sovereign Citizens Anarchists Joint training with FBI and other LEAs
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Information Sharing
Bulletins/Publications Monthly law enforcement bulletins Bi-weekly joint FBI/ISAAC bulletins Public sector monthly bulletins Special information bulletins
Public Awareness posters/brochures
Anti-terrorism quick reference guides
HSIN
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO HSIN
HSIN is a secure platform that allows sensitive information to be shared safely.
Within HSIN, there are COIs (Communities of Interest), including a NC COI and Fusion Center Workspace COI.
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO HSIN-NC
What kind of information is Requests for Information being shared in the Fusion WMD Center Intel and Critical Infrastructure Information Workspace? Bulletins ISAAC Training and Events ISAAC Special Information Law Enforcement Alerts ISAAC Law Enforcement Recent Tips and Leads International Terrorism U.S. DHS Daily Open Source Domestic Terrorism Reports
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO HSIN-NC
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO ISAAC Resources
ISAAC serves as a support center for all North Carolina law enforcement who can submit and receive homeland security and criminal information.
Accurint, TLOxp
DCI/Omnixx (DMV, AOC, CCH, ICE)
CJLeads
Linx
NCAWARE
Targus
DHS and FBI resources
ISAAC and SBI case files
And many more…..
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Sharing Process
Information shared back with initial Tip/lead received at agency as ISAAC appropriate
Investigator and ISAAC and FBI Analysts conduct a Analysts complete final review of case analysis
Investigator completes logical investigation and contacts appropriate agency UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Field Liaison Officer Program
The Field Liaison Officer (FLO) Program develops and sustains meaningful integration of a region- wide network of law enforcement officers in order to combat organized crime, Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO), gangs and terrorism.
Additionally, FLO will promote the ISAAC and its mission. FLO
A Field Liaison Officer (FLO) is an identified person (sworn or non-sworn) within the law enforcement, emerggyency services, ,p or private sector community, who is responsible for reporting and disseminating suspicious activity and other criminal information to their local agency and to ISAAC. Program Plan
Through a series of phases, the FLO Coordinator will:
Phase One: COMPLETE Phase Three: · Create an executive board · Provide training to FLO Coordinators · Develop a plan of operations · Activate FLO Coordinators into their AORs · Identify pertinent training · Coordinate quarterly meetings/training with FLO · Develop a Memorandum of Understanding Coordinators
· Develop a FLO Coordinator Handbook
· Identify and purchase FLO equipment Phase Four:
· Evaluate the success of the program through annual meetings with executive board Phase Two: COMPLETE · Identify funding sources to sustain the program · Develop a training program for FLO Coordinators · Identify and train additional FLOs from law enforcement · Identify and get commitments from eight FLO Coordinators · Identify and train FLOs from Emergency Management, · Obtain DHS security clearances for selected FLO Coordinators Military, and the private sector Qualifications
FLOs must: Occupy a sworn or non-sworn position in Law Enforcement, Fire Services/Emergency Medical Services, Public Health, Emergency Management agency, or Private Sector entity Maintain an agency or supervisory recommendation to be a participant in the FLO program Qualify and pass a US Department of Homeland Security background investigation Sign an agreement, to the Roles and Responsibilities of a FLO FLO
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Contact ISAAC
OiOmnixx: Forms > Persons > ISAAC www.ncdoj.gov: Crime Tab > Prevent Terrorism [email protected] Main: 919-716-1111 Toll Free:1-888-NCISAAC (624-7222) Fax: 919-716-1120
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO PO Box 27422 Raleigh, NC 27611-7422 310 New Bern Ave., Raleigh, NC 27601 1-888-NCISAAC (624-7222) [email protected]
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