Undercover & Special Operations Flashcards
What are the 5 phases of Undercover Operations?
P - Planning I - Initiation O - Operation T - Termination E - Evaluation
What happens during the planning phase?
Choose the UC and Team
Choose Equipment
Get Info
Cost evaluation
What happens during the Initiation phase?
internal case file
brief team
records search
What happens during the Operation phase?
approach suspect
collect evidence
What happens during the Termination phase?
completion of objective
end operation due to safety
What happens during the Evaluation phase?
post-op briefing
post-case assessment
What are the 4 types of Undercover Operations?
S - Short Term
L - Long Term
I - Impromptu
P - Penetration
What type of UC operations is the SS mostly involved in?
Short Term
What is the #1 Quality of a UC Agent?
Willingness to accept the role
What are the purposes of UC Ops?
Observe Planning Buy/Locate contraband Criminal Intelligence ID Conspirators, witnesses, victims Obtain evidence for arrest & search warrants
What is the definition of Undercover Operation?
Use of covers to obtain information and evidence
Who approves “Routine UC/Special Operations”?
Approved by GS14 or above
Who approves “Non-Routine UC/Special Operations”?
First level - USSS Undercover Operations Review Board
What are considered “special circumstances” that require DOJ and DHS approval?
Investigations Involving:
Elected, Appointed, Senior Management
Judicial official in any government
Public Corruption
Foreign Official
Intrusion into local/state/Fed Gov’t
Establishing business and/or covert bank accts
What are the two steps to registering a CI?
- Registration Worksheet & agreement to give information
- Supervisors must approve once CI’s entered and checked
You CANNOT use CI until approved by supervisor
What is the difference between an (source of information) SI and a CI?
SI’s get a one time payment, CI’s get more than one payment
What is the difference between a Deactivated CI and a Terminated CI?
Deactivated CI’s are no longer needed, case finished or info was all received.
Terminated CI’s are “fired” and may not be used again
Who approves special circumstance CI’s?
DOJ
What should you do with a CI before sending them out on an operation?
Search his person
Search his Car
Search his house
What’s the difference between a CI and a (cooperating defendant) CD?
CD’s require:
approval from court
approval from parole/probation
defense attorney
What are “flash rolls”?
money you SHOW, NOT money to spend
Should you show a flash roll more than once?
NO
What are Confidential Funds?
Money used to buy contraband, rewards, UC expenses and emergency responses
What must you do after spending Confidential Funds?
Voucher them
Who can get you Confidential Funds?
$5000 - USSS HQ Approval
Who can help you with UC/CI operations?
TOS - Technical Operations Squad Experienced SA's Task Force & Other LE agencies CID ISD
What is a Confidential Source?
A confidential source of information that doesn’t receive payment or benefit from the information they provide
How does a CI get paid?
Through a confidential funds voucher and always in the presence of another agent
Give an example of a non-routine operation and who has to approve it.
Wire tap (not a consensual wire tap, but a T3), approved by the USSS Undercover Operations Review Board
