I NTE GRI TY Q UALIT Y S ER VIC E INFORMANTINFORMANT The magazine for professionals who support the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime VOL. 2, NO. 2, JULY - OCTOBER 2006 Crime Spotlight: Internet Crimes and Children New Training Courses Coming Soon! Inside the Mind of a White Collar Crook www.nw3c.org ACFS Full Page ad 3/22/06 6:25 PM Page 1 33 Days,Days, 33 Tracks,Tracks, 30+30+ SessionsSessions ACFS 7th National Fraud Conference September 26–28, 2006 San Francisco, California Holiday Inn Golden Gateway Join anti-fraud professionals from the private and public sectors as they exchange ideas, learn and explore essential strategies to combat financial crimes at the ACFS’ largest national training event. 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Box 13070 • Sacramento, CA 95813 • (804) 320-1947 • www.acfsnet.org CONTENTS VOL. 2, No. 2, JULY - OCTOBER 2006 NW3C BOARD FeatuRE ARTICLES OF Directors 4 New Members Welcome Chairman Glen B. Gainer III 6 Members Corner Vice Chairman 7 Board of Directors Spotlight: Paul Cordia Brian Flood 8 Training: Course Descriptions and Schedule Secretary Christopher Cotta 16 Instructor Spotlight: Dave McLaughlin Treasurer 18 Crime Spotlight: Internet Crimes and Children Paul Cordia • ICAC Task Forces: Protecting our Children Online • The Power of Information • Safety Tips REGions Great Lakes: • Acronyms to Know Philip Rosenthal 28 Con Artist Psyche: Midwest: Inside the Mind of a White Collar Crook Paul Cordia 30 IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) Alerts Mountain: Kathleen Kempley 34 NW3C Member Highlights Northeast: 38 NW3C News: Open House, Focus Groups Held in 2006 Christopher Cotta 40 2006 Outreach Seminars South Central: Brian Flood Southeast: Michael Brown West: Michael Stevenson editorial staff courtney tan • lee dail • april tillar • laura kenny • cam brandon • loreal bond This publication is produced with the support of grant #2006-MU-MU-K002, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. The Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, coordinates the activities of the following program offices and bureaus: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view in this newsletter are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) is the copyright owner of the Informant. This information may not be used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the NW3C. This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. For additional information, please contact Courtney Tan in the Communications Department at [email protected]. ©2006. NW3C, Inc. d/b/a the National White Collar Crime Center. All rights reserved. West Virginia Department of Education, WV Madison County Sheriff’s Office, MT NW3CNW3C West Virginia Division of Corrections, WV Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, NM WelcomesWelcomes MIDWEST WEST Beaver Dam Police Department, WI California State University Police Department-San Luis Obispo, its Newest Members! Cambridge Police Department, MN CA Cassville Police Department, MO Camas Police Department, WA Corcoran Police Department, MN Nevada Department of Corrections, NV NW3C extends a warm welcome to the following agencies that became DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, IL North Las Vegas Police Department, NV members between April and July of 2006: Ellisville Police Department, MO Polk County Sheriff’s Office, OR Lamar Police Department, MO Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner Office, CA Le Mars Police Department, IA Washington Department of Labor and Industries-Investigative Menasha Police Department, WI Unit, WA NORTHEAST Sidney Police Department, OH Nebraska Department of Justice, NE Washougal Police Department, WA Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, ME Upper Allen Township Police Department, PA Phelps County Sheriff’s Office, NE Kennebunk Police Department, ME Washington County Sheriff’s Office, MD Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, WI Leicester Police Department, MA Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, IN Springfield Police Department, MO Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Campus Police Stone County Sheriff’s Office, MO Department, MA Toulon Police Department, IL U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office, District of Maine, Woodbury Public Safety Department, MN internAtionAL ME Woodridge Police Department, IL Bundeswehr Operations Command J6, Germany Waterford Police Department, CT SOUTHEAST German Armed Forces Command USA/Canada, VA Worcester Police Department, MA Auburn Police Department, GA Bristol Virginia Police Department, VA Collier County Sheriff’s Office, FL Crisp County Sheriff’s Office, GA Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, GA SOUTH CENTRAL GREAT LAKES Horry County Police Department, SC Anderson County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, TX Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office, OH James City County Police Department, VA Benton County Sheriff’s Office, AR Edinburgh Police Department, IN Knox County Sheriff’s Office, TN Duncan Police Department, OK Forest Heights Police Department, MD Lake County Sheriff’s Office, FL Duncanville Police Department, TX Hazleton City Police Department, PA Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, GA Highland Park Independent School District Police Depart- Hobart Police Department, IN Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Internal Audit ment, TX Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, NJ Division, FL Southaven Police Department, MS Lansdale Borough Police Department, PA Prosperity Police Department, SC University of North Texas Health Science Center Police Lawrence Police Department, IN Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, VA Department, TX Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office, PA Richmond Sheriff’s Office, VA Lorain Police Department, OH Roseboro Police Department, NC New York County District Attorney’s Office, NY Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, SC Newark Police Department, NY Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, VA Office of the Indiana Inspector General, IN Tallahassee Police Department, FL Point Township Police Department, PA Tennessee Department of Revenue/Special Investigations MOUNTAIN Pottsville Bureau of Police, PA Section, TN Broomfield Police Department, CO Shelby County Sheriff Department, IN University of Florida Police Department, FL Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, WY Membership Region Map 4 I N F orm A nt : M A R C H - J un E 2 0 0 6 www.nw3c.org 5 Welcome to Members Corner! We will address your general membership questions, provide you with the latest membership information, and welcome your suggestions for additional features. We hope you will find Members Corner interesting and informative. 1. How do I request Meet Regina Potis! membership information? Our Membership is Growing and so is our Go to NW3C’s public Web Member Services Staff site, nw3c.org, and select “Membership” on the left side egina joined the member services of the page. This menu provides an overview and the Rteam in the role of “Membership benefits of NW3C membership. To request membership Communications Specialist” at NW3C in information, select “Request Membership” and follow the ergeant Paul Cordia joined the NW3C Board of Directors in August of 2000, repre- June 2006. instructions to complete the form. senting the Midwest Region. For the past eight years Sergeant Cordia has supervised Sthe Computer Forensic Section for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. She comes to us from the Virginia Bar 2. My agency is a member of NW3C. How do I get a Association where, for the past eleven user name and password to access your Web site? According to Sgt.. Cordia, “NW3C continues to be the ‘go to’ place for training, case analysis years, she worked as the Membership and case funding,” pointing out that the Midwest Region has grown substantially in the last Coordinator and also as the Young Law- Contact your agency’s NW3C representative to ask several years, which in turn prompts more requests for training and support. yers Division Coordinator. for an account. If you do not know who your agency representative is, contact Member Services. In a recent interview, Sgt. Cordia talked about his experience with NW3C and fighting white Regina now serves as the point of con- collar crime. The following is a recap of that discussion: tact for agencies applying for member- 3. I am going to be changing jobs soon and need ship and helps to maintain