1. SSA, Todd Petrie The AMLA Presentation: 3/18/2009

2. Office of Investigations 2 To defend the Nation by enforcing trade and immigration laws through investigations that target the people, money, and materials that support terrorists and other criminal activities. Office of Investigations Mission Statement

3. Office of Investigations 3 OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS OVERVIEW

4. Office of Investigations 4 ICE’s INVESTIGATIVE STRATEGY The case studies demonstrate how ICE focuses its investigative resources both Domestically and Internationally to:  Apply its broad jurisdictional authorities and utilize available investigative tools such as BSA  Identify methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by terrorist and other criminal organizations to earn, move and store their illicit proceeds partnership  Eliminate these vulnerabilities in partnership with the private sector through its CORNERSTONE initiative

5. Office of Investigations 5 In an average year ICE Special Agents  Initiate 60,000 new investigations  Make over 25,000 criminal arrests  Seize $100 million in currency and monetary instruments  Investigate currency seizures by CBP of approximately $131 million  Seize nearly 620,000 pounds of narcotics and other dangerous drugs  Seize $83 million of contraband and other illegal merchandise  Respond to 620,000 inquiries and calls for assistance from other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies through ICE’s Law Enforcement Support Center

6. Office of Investigations 6 On an average day, ICE Special Agents  Participate in 21 drug seizures resulting in the seizure of 2,796 pounds of marijuana, 755 pounds of cocaine, and 9 pounds of heroin  Make 11 currency seizures, totaling $650,000  Make grand jury appearances resulting in the indictment of a combination of 40 people and companies  Disseminate 35 criminal investigative leads to field office  Make 281 administrative arrests on immigration-related violations  Make 27 criminal arrests on immigration-related violations  Make 36 arrests on customs violations

7. Office of Investigations 7 156 domestic ICE offices including 26 SAC Offices

8. Office of Investigations 8 OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 50 OFFICES IN 39 COUNTRIES

9. ICE - Office of Investigations The Office of Investigations has a wide range of investigative authorities and responsibilities to include:  Financial Crimes / Bulk Cash Smuggling/MSBs  Narcotics Smuggling / Trafficking  Commercial Trade and Fraud  Alien Smuggling / Human Trafficking  Anti-Gang Enforcement  Weapons Smuggling  Export Enforcement  Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)  Cyber Crimes  Immigration Document / Benefit Fraud  Human Rights Violations  Worksite Enforcement / Critical Infrastructure Protection

10. ~ ~ CORNERSTONE ~ “Partnership In Action” CORNERSTONE: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP

11. Office of Investigations 11 Cornerstone leverages ICE’s traditional investigative authorities to identify methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by terrorists and other criminal organizations to EARN, MOVE, and STORE assets and, in partnership with the private sector, to help close down these identified vulnerabilities

12. Office of Investigations 12  ICE has over 100 dedicated Cornerstone Special Agents that are assigned to ICE’s 26 field offices as liaisons to the private sector.  Cornerstone liaisons share trends and “red flag” indicators of criminal activity with the private sector through outreach efforts.  Cornerstone liaisons continuously develop contacts and partnerships within the private sector. To date, ICE has conducted over 4,000 Cornerstone outreach and training presentations to nearly 77,000 participants, worldwide.  ICE has initiated 272 investigations as a result of Cornerstone outreaches with 203 arrests, 149 convictions, and 245 seizures.

13. Office of Investigations 13 Cornerstone HQ staff publishes a quarterly newsletter titled The Cornerstone Report, which provides useful information on financial crimes and current trends identified by both law enforcement and the private sector. Additional information on Cornerstone, including The Cornerstone Report, is available on the web at www.ice.gov/cornerstone The Cornerstone Report

14. Office of Investigations 14 Bank Secrecy Act Reports Suspicious Activity Report (SAR): Filed by financial institutions on suspicious financial activity Currency Transaction Report (CTR): Cash deposits over $10,000 Report of International Transportation of Currency and Monetary Instruments (CMIR): Filed by persons departing or entering U.S. or shipping/receiving currency or monetary instruments over $10,000 Form 8300: Cash over $10,000 received in a trade or business Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR): U.S. person with financial interest/signatory interest in foreign bank account

15. Office of Investigations 15  ICE utilizes data from BSA reports such as SARs, CTRs, and CMIRs as a critical tool to support its money laundering, bulk cash smuggling and other financial investigations.  BSA data is used not only to initiate investigations but as support to ongoing investigations.  BSA data aids in the identification of suspects, accounts, and criminal activities. Bank Secrecy Act Reports