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Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
The Looks Too Good To Be True
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
DIVISION COUNSEL (CDC)
Supervisory Special Agent Paul M. Holstein
Telephone: (518)465-7551
Mission
The mission of the Albany
Field Office's Office of the Chief Division Counsel is to provide timely,
accurate and comprehensive legal advice and instruction to employees of the Albany Field
Office on a wide array of national security, litigation, administrative,
technological and investigative operations.
The CDC's Office also
maintains liaison with the United States Department of Justice, the local and
state and federal judiciary, and other members of other local, state and federal
law enforcement, legal and legislative communities.
Ethics
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Rigorous obedience to the Constitution of the United States.
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Respect for the dignity of all those we protect.
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Compassion.
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Fairness.
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Uncompromising personal integrity and institutional integrity.
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Accountability by accepting responsibility for our actions and decisions and the
consequences of our actions and decisions.
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Leadership, both personal and professional.
ASSET SEIZURE & FORFEITURE
The mission of the Asset
Forfeiture Program is to seize and forfeit property under civil and criminal
statutes of the United States. Criminal activity motivated by greed frequently
results in the acquisition of material goods. The ability of the Government to
forfeit property connected with criminal activity can be an effective law
enforcement tool in such cases, because it materially affects the motivation
that resulted in the illegal conduct. Some of the more common violations
resulting in forfeiture of assets include drug-related offenses, sexual
exploitation of children, counterfeiting matters, copyright matters, illegal
gambling and money laundering.
Privacy Policy
Introduction
This World Wide Web site is provided as a public service by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. All information the Bureau provides at this site is considered
public information and may be distributed or copied, subject to Sections 701 and
709 of Title 18, United States Code, which prohibit the unauthorized use of the
FBI seal or the use of the words "Federal Bureau of Investigation," the initials
"FBI," or any colorable imitation of these words and initials "in a manner
reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such [activity] . . . is
approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
Information
Collected and Stored Automatically
If you visit our site to read or download information, such as career
opportunities, press releases, etc., we automatically collect and store only the
following information about you:
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The name of the domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet
access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you are connecting from a university's
domain) and IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer
when you are using the Internet) from which you access our website;
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The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
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The date and time you access our site;
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The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site;
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The pages you visit.
This information is
primarily collected for statistical analysis. This government computer system
uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such
purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest,
determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance
or problem areas. In certain circumstances, however, we may take additional
steps to identify you based on this information and we may share this
information, including your identity, with other government agencies.
Information
Collected from E-Mail
If you identify yourself by sending an E-mail containing personal information:
You may volunteer to provide us personally-identifying information, for example
your mailing address, in an electronic mail message. Before you do so, you
should know that the material you submit may be seen by various people. We may
enter the information into a database and we may share it with other government
agencies. Also, e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If your
communication is very sensitive or includes personal information, you may want
to send it in by postal mail instead. Information collected in this manner may
be used for responding to requests for information as well as other authorized
purposes.
Security, Intrusion, and Detection
For site security purposes, and to ensure that this service remains available to
all users, all network traffic is monitored in order to identify unauthorized
attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage or conduct
criminal activity. To protect the system from unauthorized use and to ensure
that the system is functioning properly, individuals using this computer system
are subject to having all of their activities monitored and recorded by
personnel authorized to do so by the FBI (and such monitoring and recording will
be conducted). Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring
and is advised that if such monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or
criminal activity, system personnel may provide the results of such monitoring
to appropriate officials. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information,
or otherwise cause damage to this service, are strictly prohibited and may be
punishable under applicable federal law.
Disclaimer for Hypertext Links
Neither the FBI nor its contributors are responsible for the content of any
off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference to the FBI's Home Page.
The user specifically acknowledges that neither the FBI nor its contributors are
responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading or illegal conduct of
other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the
foregoing rests entirely with the user.
Links from the FBI Home Page on the World Wide Web to other sites, or from other
sites to the FBI Home Page, do not constitute an endorsement by the FBI. These
links are for convenience only. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate
the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites.
Disclaimer for FBI Information
All information provided by the FBI on this Home Page is made available to
provide immediate access for the convenience of interested persons. While the
FBI believes the information to be reliable, human or mechanical error remains a
possibility. Therefore, the FBI does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness,
timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information. Neither the FBI, nor any
of the sources of the information, shall be responsible for any error or
omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of, this
information.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
Reference herein to any specific commercial products, processes, or services by
trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply
its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government.
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