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60 U.S. Att'ys Bull. 35 (2012)
The National Anti-Gang Task Force and the Special Operations Division

handle is hein.journals/usab60 and id is 415 raw text is: The National Anti-Gang Task Force and the Special Operations Division John J Sieder Director GangTECC On February 15, 2006, the Attorney General of the United States announced that, as part of the unified Department of Justice anti-gang strategy, the Department would form a National Anti-Gang Task Force to create law enforcement strategies and facilitate anti-gang operations across agency and jurisdictional lines. Gang Targeting, Enforcement & Coordination Center (GangTECC) was officially established by Memorandum of the Deputy Attorney General on July 25, 2006. GangTECC was created as a multi-agency center designed to leverage the strengths of several federal law enforcement entities in the fight against gang violence. To ensure open sharing of intelligence and operational information and to support coordination of multi-district prosecutions, the Deputy Attorney directed participation from the ATF, BOP, DEA, FBI, and USMS. Through the Assistant Secretary of DHS, ICE was also invited to participate. At the time of its inception, GangTECC's stated mission was to serve as a critical catalyst in a unified federal effort to disrupt and dismantle the most violent gangs in the United States as they relate to national security, border protection, and public safety. GangTECC was to accomplish this mission by assisting in the initiation of gang-related investigations, aiding in coordination and de-confliction of existing investigations and prosecutions, developing an enhanced understanding of the national gang problem, and proposing strategies to neutralize the most violent and significant threats. By the end of 2009, it was apparent that GangTECC's mission would be best served by establishing a formal partnership with the DEA-led, multi-agency Special Operations Division (SOD). In January 2010, SOD and GangTECC partnered, and SOD set up its gang section (OSG). Established in 1994, SOD brings together numerous participating law enforcement agencies to pool investigative capabilities and intelligence. Its goal is to coordinate seamless law enforcement strategies and operations aimed at dismantling national and international drug trafficking and narco- terrorism organizations by attacking their command and control communications. This critical information is shared with a wide range of law enforcement entities in foreign and domestic offices and is instrumental in expanding the scope, breadth, and depth of current multi-agency, multi-jurisdiction, and/or multi-nation investigations of major criminal organizations. Special emphasis and priority is placed on those organizations that operate across jurisdictional boundaries on a regional, national, and international level. Capable of operating at a classified level, SOD provides foreign and domestic-based law enforcement personnel with timely investigative information. This information enables them to fully exploit federal law enforcement's investigative authority under United States law, including electronic surveillance conducted under Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, as amended, or analogous state law. Through the many information sources utilized, SOD personnel are able to provide big picture analysis and added value to field investigative elements. UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS' BULLETIN NOVEMBER 2012 35

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