News Articles/Press Releases

12/23/11: California Pharmacist Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorists — The Orange County RCFL is providing digital forensics expertise to investigators working on the case involving Oytun Ayse Mihalik, 39, of La Palma, California. A grand jury indicted Mihalik on federal charges of providing material support to terrorists for allegedly sending money to Pakistan to help fund attacks against American military personnel. A lawful permanent resident of the United States, Mihalik worked in Orange County as a pharmacist and was en route to her native Turkey when she was arrested at the airport. If convicted of all counts, Mihalik could face up to 53 years in prison — click here to read the FBI's Los Angeles Divisionâ€™s press release.

6/15/11: Authorities Seeking Public's Help with Crimes Against Children Investigation — Orange County RCFL Processing Digital Evidence Associated with Case — The Orange County District Attorney's Office, a participating agency in the Orange County RCFL, is seeking potential victims of Mandak Kahn Griffin of Cypress — read on.

6/13/11: College Student Faces Jail Time for Computer Crimes — Orange County RCFL Aiding Investigators — A 20-year old college student could spend the next six years in jail if found guilty of the 12 felony counts of computer access and fraud against him — learn more.

6/9/11: College Intern Accused of Videotaping Restroom Patrons — The Orange County RCFL (OCRCFL) is providing digital forensics expertise to the Santa Ana Police Department in an investigation involving the illegal videotaping of men using the restroom at City Hall — read the full story.

01/05/2011: LA TIMES - FBI cyber-crime lab opens in Orange The $7-million regional crime lab will help law enforcement agencies analyze evidence from computers, cellphones and other digital devices. Click here to view the full story.

01/05/2011: Regional forensics computer crime lab opens in Orange County Law enforcement agencies throughout Southern California now have a new tool for fighting crime: a new regional computer forensics crime lab in Orange. Click here to view the full story.

01/05/2011: Computer Forensics Lab to Tackle Cyber Crime With criminals becoming more technologically savvy, the FBI and local law enforcement agencies have joined forces to tackle cyber crime using the new $7 million Orange County Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory in Orange. Click here to view the full story.

08/25/2009: Watchmen of Cyberspace Computer crime is fast becoming one of law enforcement's biggest challenges. That's why the FBI has teamed up with local agencies to open the new five-million-dollar-plus Orange County Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory. Click here (PDF) to view the full story.

07/22/2009: FBI lab to open in O.C. to nab cyber criminals SANTA ANA – Orange County law-enforcement agencies will deploy a new, $5 million FBI digital forensics lab in the central part of the county when it opens in February. It will be the 16th such lab in the country. Its location has not been unveiled. Representatives of the participating agencies of the FBI-sponsored Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory signed a Memorandum of Understanding Wednesday to formalize their commitment to pony up forensic examiners and other resources...

07/22/2009: Cyber Crime Crackdown (VIDEO) Tonight we know that Orange County will soon be the home to a $5 million state-of-the-art FBI digital forensic lab. Click here to watch the video.

07/22/2009: Computer Crime Lab (VIDEO) A new regional lab was inaugurated in Orange County today to fight computer crime. Click here to watch the video.

07/22/2009: FBI Teaming up with Local Law Enforcement for the Orange County Regional Computer Lab (AUDIO) SSA Jason G. Weiss says the new $5M headquarters will help solve a variety of crimes. Click here to hear the complete story.

07/21/2009: FBI Press Release MEMBERS OF FEDERALY FUNDED, NEWLY FORMED, COMPUTER LAB TO OFFICIALLY COMMIT RESOURCES, SIGN FORMAL AGREEMENT; EQUIPMENT ON DISPLAY -- WHAT: Orange County law enforcement officials will be available tomorrow to discuss the Regional Computer Forensics Lab (RCFL) and the challenges they face concerning the increasing level of cyber crime in southern California. Chiefs from the following law enforcement agencies participating in the new RCFL will host a press event tomorrow to officially sign a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize their commitment to combatting cyber crime by devoting personnel and other resources...

06/16/2008: FBI Press Release GROWING CYBER CRIME IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADS TO DOJ- APPROVED FUNDING OF NEW REGIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS LABORATORY IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - Earlier this year, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III announced from Washington, D.C. that the Los Angeles Field Office territory; specifically, Orange County, would be one of two sites selected to host a new FBI-sponsored Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory RCFL. The second designated site is Albuquerque, New Mexico...

04/28/2008: Press Release - FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III announces that Los Angeles, California and Albuquerque, New Mexico were selected as the host sites for two new FBI-sponsored RCFLs...

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