Case Designation: NW3C is committed to assisting with multi-state investigations. In order to receive limited case funding and/or analytical support, cases must be reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors. For cases to be designated they must: be multi-jurisdictional, involve two or more member agencies from two or more states, and demonstrate a significant financial need.

Limited Case Funding: NW3C may be used as a source of limited funding for voting member agencies that are faced with budgetary shortfalls. Limited case funding is available for NW3C designated cases which possess a multi-state nexus and for agencies demonstrating financial need. Case funding monies can be utilized in the following ways: out-of-state investigative travel, out-of-state witness travel, document recovery, expert witnesses, equipment lease/rental, and temporary employees.

Analytical Support: Analytical assistance is available to our voting member agencies involved in designated cases. We have analysts on staff who are Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE’s), certified i2 Analyst’s Notebook instructors, and certified NW3C FIAT instructors. Our analysts are frequently called upon to assist in establishing financial transaction patterns, developing possible links between criminal targets and associated criminal activity and providing link charts, timelines, and graphs for court presentations. The types of analytical products produced include: financial analysis (bank record analysis, source and application of funds, net worth analysis), communications analysis (telephone tolls, email analysis, electronic messaging), and link analysis (association charting, event/timeline charting, commodity flow charting).

Public Database Searches: NW3C member agencies (both voting and associate) can submit search requests to the intelligence section and for no charge receive the results of their search request within 24 hours. Intelligence technicians perform database searches on individuals and businesses as they relate to white collar crimes. A wealth of information can be uncovered through these searches, such as: identifying corporate officers and other business interests, establishing property ownership, finding hidden assets, locating individuals, and identifying relatives and associates.

Criminal Information Pointer Database (CIPD): CIPD is a criminal intelligence database that is maintained by NW3C. The main function of CIPD is to act as a pointer index, which allows various law enforcement “NW3C member agencies” to communicate with one another when a “hit” is made. For example, if “Metropolitan” Police Department does a CIPD submission on a suspect and a second police NW3C member agency inquires about the same suspect in CIPD, a “hit” is made. When a “hit” is made the inquiring agency is notified of the submitting agency. Information regarding the submitting agency is disseminated to the inquiring agency by ISS Intel staff. The two agencies would know that the other is investigating the same subject and would be able to communicate their aspects and information regarding their particular investigations. NW3C keeps the submitters record in CIPD so that when a “hit” is established from an inquiry, the inquiring agency knows what law enforcement agency submitted the record. The idea is to let the law enforcement agencies know who is working a particular suspect, business, or organization. Thus, CIPD points one law enforcement agency to another when they are working the same target. Records placed into CIPD are called submissions. All submissions must comply with 28 CFR Part 23.