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AG creates Cyber Crimes Unit division: Conway hopes to target Internet predators

By: Medical Leader Staff/Press Release/Other See more articles by Medical Leader Staff/Press Release/Other Published: 06/13/2008

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ANOUNCEMENT: Attorney General Jack Conway announced the development of a Cybercrimes Division last week.

FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Attorney General’s office created a new cyber crimes unit to focus on Internet crimes.

The Cybercrimes Division will investigate predators who are trying to harm Kentucky kids and crack down on identity theft, the fastest-growing crime in America.

The six investigators in the group will also pursue criminals who steal from consumers via Internet scams. The unit will lead statewide efforts to train local law-enforcement officers in processing computer or digital forensics evidence.

Microsoft has chosen Attorney General Jack Conway’s office as one of nine agencies in the nation to host cyber crimes training and data-collection seminars. Employees from Microsoft will conduct trainings for police officers and prosecutors from across the Commonwealth in September.

“I’m hearing from lawenforcement officers that 80 percent of crimes are committed using a computer and involve digital or computer forensics,” Conway said. “It’s imperative that we reach out to investigators across Kentucky to make sure they are discovering and preserving crucial evidence that could lead to the successful prosecution of cyber criminals, and that we are expediting the turnaround time of processing digital evidence.”

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