8/23/11: Kentucky RCFL Aids Fake Collar Bomb Investigation — The FBI arrested Australian businessman Paul "Doug" Peters on August 15, 2011 for allegedly strapping a fake collar bomb to Madeline Pulver, 18. The Kentucky RCFL is assisting investigators in the case which captured international attention — read on.
8/8/11: Former Health Care Executive Indicted — Kentucky RCFL Aids Investigators — A grand jury handed down a five-count indictment against the former vice president of a health care company based in Louisville — listing the misbranding of drugs among the charges. The Kentucky RCFL is providing digital forensics expertise to federal prosecutors — learn more.
7/27/11: Kentucky Businessman Sentenced for Possessing and Producing Child Pornography — A federal judge sentenced Robert Dundon, 57, to 235 months in prison for possessing and producing child pornography. The Kentucky RCFL (KRCFL) provided digital forensics expertise to investigators — learn more.
6/1/11: Kentucky RCFL Supporting Federal Terrorism Case — Two Iraqi nationals were arrested and indicted for allegedly carrying out numerous improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq. Both suspects have lived in Bowling Green, Kentucky since 2009, and were charged in a 23-count grand jury indictment. The Kentucky RCFL is examining digital evidence associated with the investigation — click here to read the FBI Louisville's press release.
Former Corrections Officers Sentenced on Civil Rights Charges The Kentucky RCFL (KYRCFL) provided digital forensics expertise to authorities investigating civil rights allegations at the Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Click here to learn more or read the FBI’s press release.
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Crime-fighting in the electronic age FBI setting up lab to track digital data Office will help agencies statewide Crime scenes aren't just about fingerprints and blood samples anymore. Increasingly, criminals are leaving behind digital traces of their activities -- on computers, cell phones, BlackBerries and other electronic devices...(Posted: 10/20/06)
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Kentucky now has a new forensics lab equipped to zero in on digital clues Fingerprints, fibers, and weapons. Those used to be the key pieces of evidence needed to solve crimes. But these days a computer or cell phone may contain crucial evidence. Kentucky now has a new forensics lab equipped to zero in on digital clues. The RCFL, Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, is located on U of L's Shelby Campus...(Posted: 10/20/06)
New Crime Lab Opens In Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A new state-of-the-art crime lab opened in Louisville Thursday. The Kentucky Regional Computer Forensic Lab is one of only 14 in the country. Experts at the lab will focus on digital evidence –- extracting it, preserving it and enhancing it. "Today the smoking gun that every investigator hopes to find might take the form of a time computer chip hidden in an ordinary electronic device," Kerry Haines, executive director of the FBI's science and technology branch said...(Posted: 10/20/06)
Louisville home to digital forensic investigation center LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A new digital forensics center opened Thursday in Louisville, a move Kentucky law enforcement said will help them catch and prosecute criminals. The Kentucky Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory will serve as a central place for law enforcement officers to seek help in crimes involving computers and other technology used to store or hide information, said Tracy Reinhold, the FBI's special agent in charge for Kentucky...(Posted: 10/20/06)
Digital Forensic Investigation Center Opens In Louisville (LOUISVILLE, Oct. 19th, 2006) -- FBI Agents were in Louisville this week to unveil a new state-of-the art crime lab. Located on UofL's Shelby campus, the new Kentucky Regional Computer Forensics Lab is one of only 14 in the nation, with the goal of analyzing digital evidence from crime scenes, and training future crime fighters. As WAVE 3's Caton Bredar reports, law enforcement agencies from across the state believe the new lab will help the Commonwealth stay one step ahead of the criminals...(Posted: 10/20/06)
FBI News—RCFL Opened in Kentucky The new Kentucky Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory—located on the University of Louisville, Shelby Campus—provides high-quality digital forensics services to any law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in the state of Kentucky. There are currently 14 FBI-sponsored RCFLs around the nation, serving more than 4,000 agencies in 17 states...(Posted: 10/26/06)