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Complex Case Development & Expansion

July 23, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

  • Instructor:  Steve Peterson
  • Date: July 23, 2020
  • Location: RCCC-N, Bldg 400, Room 4133
  • Time: 8 am -5pm
  • Total Hrs: 8

Complex Case Development & Expansion

This 8-hour class will demonstrate how narcotic investigations focusing on successful dismantling of drug trafficking organizations and the seizure of their illegally obtained assets are developed.  An emphasis on conspiracy and money laundering will allow students to develop complex cases resulting in a tremendous local impact in their areas. From the gathering of information to developing case files, to report writing to the preparation for trial and all that’s in between will be explored to assist new investigators as they prepare to initiate and successfully dismantle drug organizations.  Topics include:

Drug Trends

Conspiracy vs. Buy-Bust Cases

Money Laundering

Note Taking

Upon completion of this class, students will be able to:

Understand current drug trafficking trends,

Initiate and develop complex drug investigations,

Recognize the need for independent financial investigations,

Prepare professional reports and

Assist prosecutors with the successful prosecutions of drug traffickers

Lead Instructor Biography

Steven R. Peterson had been a Special Agent (SA) of the United States Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for nearly three decades.  At the time of his retirement, SA Peterson was the most senior DEA street agent in the world.  During his tenure, SA Peterson had been stationed in Boston, New York, Atlanta, retiring in Charlotte in 2010.  For nearly ten years he had been the DEA Atlanta Field Division Training Coordinator (DTC), responsible for coordinating and conducting training to all DEA employees within the Atlanta Division, as well as Task Force Officers, State & Local Police Officers and civilians within Georgia, Tennessee and North & South Carolina.  As a DEA DTC, SA Peterson has taught over

80,000 law enforcement officers.  Prior to training, as a street agent working undercover for over 18 years, SA Peterson received numerous awards and commendations, including appointment as Lead Investigator in the investigation of the murder of DEA SA Ray Stastny in 1987 in Atlanta.

SA Peterson was a DEA Certified Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Tactical/Raids Instructor, Clan Lab Certified, Site Safety Officer, a member of DEA’s Traumatic Incident Response Team, graduate from the DEA Instructor Development Course (IDC), a Georgia POST Certified Instructor and a DHS Certified Instructor.  SA Peterson is also the co-author of the DEA DTC Training Manual distributed by the DEA Academy to all DEA DTCs throughout the US.  SA Peterson served as the President of the National Drug Enforcement Officers Association (NDEOA) for three years, the longest term of any President in the NDEOA’s 40-year history.

In 2010 SA Peterson took over the National Law Enforcement Speakers Bureau, LLC, a network of retired DEA Special Agents and other topic specific experts, providing the highest quality of training to the law enforcement community.  He is an adjunct instructor for DEA’s Academy at the Office of Training in Quantico, VA and a full-time Instructor at the DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston, SC.  But most importantly, he is the husband of a beautiful wife and father of three great daughters.  In actuality, he’s just an ordinary guy battling the forces of evil in extraordinary ways.

To register for this class, please send your request to LETrain@rccc.edu.

Details

Date:
July 23, 2020
Time:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue

North Campus
1333 Jake Alexander Blvd S
Salisbury, NC 28144 United States
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