Wireless Access Code:
9166703926
eCrime Unit
Robert Morgester
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Robert.Morgester@doj.ca.gov
eCrime Unit (eCU)
• The primary mission of the eCrime Unit is to
investigate and prosecute multi-jurisdictional
criminal organizations, networks, and groups
that perpetrate identity theft crimes, use an
electronic device or network to facilitate a
crime, or commit a crime targeting an
electronic device, network or intellectual
property.
– http://oag.ca.gov/ecrime
eCU Investigative Teams
• North Team
– Three SA / one SAS
– SAS Jamin Teague 916 324 7350
• South Team
– Three SA / one SAS
– SAS Cynthia Bentley 619 645 3122
eCU Legal Staff
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DAG Tawnya Boulan (619) 645-2823 / SD
DAG Natasha Fagen (213) 897-2250 / LA
DAG Johnette Jauron (415) 703-1662 / SF
DAG Keith Lyon (916) 324-5412 / SAC
DAG Ralph Sivila (415) 703-1339 / SF
eCU Objectives
• Provides investigative and prosecutorial
support to the five California regional hightech task forces funded through the High
Technology Theft Apprehension and
Prosecution (HTTAP) Program Trust Fund
HTTAP Task Forces
• Northern California Computer
Crimes Task Force (NC3TF)
• Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes
Task Force (SVHTCTF)
• Rapid Enforcement Allied
Computer Team (REACT)
• Southern California High Tech
Task Force (SCHTTF)
• Computer and Technology Crime
High-Tech Response Team
(CATCH)
http://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/httap
HTTAP Program Mission
The mission of the HTTAP Program is the
investigation, apprehension, and prosecution
of high technology crimes and to combat
identity theft.
• High technology crimes (or cybercrimes) are
generally defined as any type of illegal activity
that makes use of the internet, a private or
public network, or an in-house computer
system.
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Types of Cases
• Malware and malicious
code
• Extortion
• Denial-of-service
attacks
• Counterfeiting and
piracy
• Computer viruses
• Email extortion
• Cyber stalking
• Auction fraud
• Theft of intellectual
property
• Reshipping
• Identity theft
• Phishing, pharming,
spearing, and whaling
• Network intrusions
(hacking)
• Cyber terrorism
eCU Objectives
• Provides investigative, legal, and prosecutorial
support for technology crime or identity theft
crime investigations to those rural counties
that are not represented by an HTTAP-funded
task force
eCU Objectives
• Provides coordination for out-of-state
technology-crime or identity theft crime
investigation requests
eCU Objectives
• Provides legal support for state-operated
digital forensic laboratories
eCU Objectives
• Develops and provides training for judges,
prosecutors, law enforcement officers and the
public on the importance of strong
information-security practices and evolving
technology-related or identity theft crime
issues
Got an app for that?
• Mediamp4.com
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Linked website
1000 links
Motion picture content
Mobile or Apple devices
Advertisement on site
generated:
• over $100,000
• from 3/09 to 9/11
Fashion merchandise
• eBay seller
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Lia Sophia product
3,000 documented sales
Counterfeit
Multiple seller IDs
$50,000 loss
Uses false mailing
address
– Uses PayPal
We need a bigger truck
Software for sale
• NC3TF
– Agent funded by federal
grant
• The Intellectual Property
Theft Enforcement Program
BJA-2012-3119 / OMB 1121-0329
– Craig’s list sale
– Seller on probation for
the sale of counterfeit
softeware
– eCU prosecuting case
Wireless Access Code:
9166703926