Brian Young Character Analysis

Brian Young Presentation
February 22, 2010

* FBI ASAC Brian Young will be a special guest speaker for the class. ASAC Young is the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office. ASAC Young is a former student in the Department of Criminal Justice, former Indiana State Police trooper, and former Indiana University Police Department full-time officer.

* Establishing a rapport is important * In order to get across a thought, feeling, opinion * Communication is important * Same basic foundation * Interviews/Interrogations * Documents and recording * Investigations focused on the individual (FBI) * UCO’s * Extensive (vs. Limited) source/intelligence based *
Significant public impact cases (FBI) * September 11, 2001 FBI changed forever * All criminal investigations suspended national security * * 5 priorities/duties that are only performed by the FBI * Protect… * Counterintelligence Division and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) * Changes resulting from 9/11 * Emphasis on “Joint Duty” Assignments for all Bureau Managers * Introduction of extensive Intelligence (Analytical) Driven Investigations * FBI Operations move from reactive posture to one firmly planted in “predictive intelligence” * “KNOW YOUR DOMAIN” * Knowing what’s going on around you in the areas you patrol * Judicial Charging * Information (Charging Documents prepared by the Prosecutor’s Office or USAO) * Commonly charged on the basis of information * Most frequently used (vs.
complaint, grand jury) * Complaint (Charging Document prepared by the Investigating Agency/Officer/Agent supported by Affidavit) * Grand Jury (Charging Document in the form of an Indictment)* * Indictment—federal government states their case (one sided) * “May be a violation of law…” * Superseding indictment—make the case more solid, have grand jury look at it * State vs. Local * Federal no warrantless arrests * Usually based on information and investigation and supported by an indictment * Investigative Techniques * Interviews (who, what, when, where,
how) * Review of business, financial and phone records * Source development * Subpoenas * Search warrants * Undercover operations * Physical surveillance * Electronic surveillance * Terrorism Defined * “As any act which attempts to affect political or social change through the use of violence or the threat of violence.” * Domestic Terrorism * U.S. origin * Tied to the left and right wings of political spectrum * FBI IT Operations * CONUS Based Global Focus * CONUS = continental U.S. * We will go anywhere, anytime to protect U.S. citizens who are the target of terrorism * Al-Qaeda * Have “franchised” out (grown from original ‘holy lands’) * Al-Qaeda’s Tactical Goals * Target the U.S. * Fawzi Mustapha Assi—Procurement Case Study * Predication: * Assi was an engineer for Ford Motor Company * Case was predicated on reporting that Assi was involved in procurement activities on behalf of Hizballah * FBI telephonic intercepts confirmed the reporting * Investigative actions * Telephonic monitoring * Investigation in Detroit * 7 pairs of night vision goggles * 1 thermal imaging scope * 2 Boeing GPS modules * He later admitted to being tasked by Hizballah’s R&D department to procure these items * December 2008 plea agreement and 10 years in federal prison (providing support to terrorism) * 1st case FBI used the Material Supports Terrorism law * Washitaw Nation * Louisiana Based * Believes U.S. is an illegal government * U.S. government only has rights to the streets of New Orleans * Believes UN registration number 215 gives legitimacy * Primary violations based in fraud and white collar crime