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Milton E. Nix, Jr. Director
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Governor Zell Miller Members of the General Assembly Board of Public Safety Citizens of Georgia I am pleased to submit the Annual Report of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995. The Annual Report provides an overview of the contribution each division made toward the overall goals of the GBI. FY95 was a productive year for the agency due to the continued dedication and commitment of GBI employees. The GBI will maintain its pledge to preserve and ensure a high quality oflife for the citizens of the State of Georgia. On behalf of the GBI and its employees, thank you for your continuted support. Sincerely,
Milton E. Nix, Jr. Director

Performs fiscal, personnel, supply, planning and training, internal and publk affairs functions, and legal services

Provides assistance upon request to local law enforcement agencies through regional offices in the investigation of crime
Combats illicit drug trade in Georgia through specialized drug enforcement units
Conducts special investigations into organized crime, white collar crime and terrorist groups

Furnishes scientific support to the criminal justice system of Georgia
Conducts ballistics, criminalistics, drug identification, handwriting, blood alcohol, serology, toxicology, pathology and fingerprint identification tests for law enforcement agencies statewide
Provides expert testimony to test results in court

Operates the Georgia Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Network
Maintains Georgia's repository for all criminal history records and fingerprint files
Contributes to the national Uniform Crime Reporting System
Operates Georgia's Firearms program
Conducts audits of criminal justice agencies

Administration
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reconciled the departmental inventory. Logistical support, such as central supply and the mail room were provided to GBI regional offices and branch labs statewide. Staff Services also provides tecommunications management for the department, maintaining liaison with DOAS District Offices throughout the state. Additionally, Staff Services provides records management by maintaining central GBI training records and preparing credentials for GBI employees.
Public Affairs
The Public Affairs Office is responsible for coordinating the support functions ofpublic information, media relations and community affairs for the GBI. In addition to providing speakers to civic groups and schools, Public Affairs issues news releases to inform the public of activities, programs, achievements and other items of public interest involving the GBI and its employees.

1993 for the purpose of handling open records requests, internal affairs investigations, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues, employee grievances and adverse actions.
During FY95, the Office of Professional Standards conducted four internal affairs investigations. OPS also looked into internal complaints, adverse actions, grievances, preliminary and administrative inquiries.
Under the OPS umbrella, the Legal Services Office was created on February 1, 1995. An attorney and special agent with the GBI was named to the position of Director of Legal Services. In his new capacity, the DLS assisted the agency by acting as a liaison between the GBI and the Department of Law, and provided legal services in the areas of legal instruction and operational matters, such as policy, administrative issues, personnel lawand legal research.

Office of Professional Standards
The Office of Professional Standards was created in June of

Administration

Investigative Division
Vernon Keenan, Deputy Director 376 Positions
$22,490,544 Budget

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INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION
FY95 Productivity
During fiscal year 1995, the Investigative Division initiated 10,828 cases, 5,726 of which were full criminal investigations. Narcotics investigators generated 1,035 of the total cases and logged 143,613 investigative hours. Property recovered during FY95 totaled $1,910,985. Contraband seized for the fiscal year was $49,805,526 and 2,644 arrests were made.
Charged with assisting local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of crimes committed in Georgia, the Investigative Division is the largest division within the GBI. The division is supervised by Deputy Director Vernon M. Keenan and a staff of four inspectors and is responsible for a wide variety of investigative duties. These duties are conducted mainly by 15 regional offices that investigate primarily felony crimes throughout the state. Four regional drug enforcement offices (RDEOs) in Atlanta, Gainesville, Macon and Savannah, along with the Governor's Task Force (GTF),

Local Violators Squad (LVS) and multi-jurisdictional task forces (MJTFs) concentrate their efforts in the area of illegal drug activities. Personnel in these offices and task forces often work in conjunction with local and federal authorities.
Several specialized units are vital to the daily operation of the Investigative Division. These include the Polygraph/Intelligence Unit, Crime Analysis Unit, Financial Investigations Unit and Training Unit. The Investigative Division responds to evolving crime trends, "in some cases by creating new specialized units such as the recently activated State Health Care Fraud Unit.
Olympic Projects Unit
The Olympic Projects Unit was created in November of 1995 to coordinate the various GBI projects relating to the 1996 Olympics. The unit now has 13 sworn employees and two secretaries working on a full-time basis. Another smaller number are performing Olympic-related duties on a part-time basis.
Two GBI supervisors are assigned to the State Olympic Planning Task Force on a full-

time basis. The GBI has been given the responsibility of assigning a Law Enforcement Venue Commander for the Aquatics Venue on the campus of Georgia Technical Institute, a Law Enforcement Venue Commander for the Georgia World Congress Center, a Law Enforcement Venue Commander for the International Broadcast Center; and the responsibility for planning, implementing and supervising the ID Team project. Additionally, the GBI is responsible for domestic intelligence as it relates to the Olympics.
At least two hundred GBI sworn personnel will be utilized for the above assignments. The mission of the Olympic Projects Unit is to develop a comprehensive plan for the utilization of these GBI personnel who will be assigned Olympic duties.
Olympic Intelligence Unit Anti-Terrorist Team
During FY95, the Anti-Terrorist Team (ATT) was reassigned to the Olympic Intelligence Unit in preparation for the 1996 Olympic Games.

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The mission of the Olympic Intelligence Unit is to collect, analyze, and disseminate intelligence information, which may have a security-related impact on the Olympic Games or its athletes. That intelligence information is defined as domestic terrorism and public disorder, and includes areas such as organized crime and general criminal activities.
The Olympic Intelligence Unit is responsible for the dissemination of pre-Olympic training notifications as it pertains to Olympic athletes that are training throughout Georgia prior to the beginning of the Olympic Games. Pre-Olympic training sites have been identified throughout Georgia.
Approximately 80 of the 197 countries involved with the Olympics have submitted requests for their Olympic athletes to travel to Georgia for pre-Olympic training. The Anti-Terrorist Team has also become involved with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force regarding Olympic intelligence and domestic terrorism investigations.
Outside of its work connected to the Olympic Games, the ATT also monitors the activities of the

Ku Klux Klan in Georgia. The unit monitored two Klan rallies in Forsyth and Monroe counties in FY95, both without incident. In view of the bombing in Oklahoma, the ATT has also collected information on criminal activities of militia groups in Georgia.
The Olympic Intelligence Unit/Anti-Terrorist Team supports all other GBI work units and other local law enforcement in the dissemination of "situation sheets," regarding special incidents or intelligence information that may be of a concern to that particular work unit area.
Special Response Team (SRT)
The GBI Special Response Team (SRT) consists of approximately 40 agents trained to resolve crisis situations, involving high risk arrests and searches, hostage negotiation or rescue, and explosive device disposal. The SRT is currently training for tactical operations support during the Olympics.
During FY95, the SRT assisted the Atlanta Regional Office in the arrest of four suspects in DeKalb county who

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were posing as GBI agents in order to rob drug dealers. All of the suspects were armed, one with a Mac 10 semiautomatic weapon.
The SRT also responded to a hostage situation in Calhoun, Ga. Working with the Gordon County Sheriffs office, negotiators were able to persuade the suspect to release his ex-girlfriend and surrender.
Another hostage incident was safely resolved by the Sheriff of Dooly County and SRT negotiators in Unadilla, Ga. A suspect, driving a stolen car, was chased to a convenience store by local officers and the Georgia State Patrol. The suspect held three people hostage in the store until a SRT negotiator arranged their release and the suspect surrendered.
The SRT Explosive Disposal Team received a remote control robot capable of removing explosive devices without endangering human lives. This team is also a large part of SRT operations during the 1996 Olympic Games.
Statewide Polygraph Unit
During FY95, the Statewide Polygraph Unit administered

3,545 polygraph examinations. Of this total, 2,352 (66%) were specific issue examinations and 1,193 (34%) were for preemployment. During the fiscal year, 5,147 appointments were made with 1,602 cancellations, a 31 % cancellation rate. From the specific issue examinations conducted, 1,148 (49%) were reported truthful, 643 (27%) reported deceptive, 140 (6%) reported inconclusive, and 421 (18%) were interviews only.
During FY95, 643 (68%) of the 896 known deceptive persons confessed or admitted to guilt; 249 (41 %) of the confessions were made during the pretest interview and 362 (59%) were made after the polygraph examination.
Investigative Staff Services
Investigative Staff Services (ISS) provides staff support to all Investigative Division units in logistical and budgetary matters. The unit is also responsible for the Communications Center and the Bingo Regulation Unit.
The Communications Center serves as the center for all requests for support from all three divisions of the GBI during non-

office hours. Requests during

auditor supervisor, a special agent

office hours are routed through

in charge, an assistant special

the Communications Center to the agent in charge, a secretary and a

appropriate work units.

national guardsman.

The Bingo Regulation Unit

This unit maintains the GBI's

currently monitors 281

Wire Transfer Database program,

organizations that operate bingo

Suspicious Currency Transaction

games in the state. The average

Reports program, and the GBI's

organization grosses $75,000 to

Federal Asset Forfeiture Sharing

$100,000 annually, with many

program. It also acts as the GBI's

games in the Atlanta metropolitan representative to the National

area grossing over $250,000

annually.

The section also

oversees the $24.3 million

Armed Robbery

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budget of the Investigative

Arson

48

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Division. All budget

Assault

41

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requests and problems are

Burglary

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handled by this section.

Child Abuse

52

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Child Molestation

277

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Financial Investigation

Death Investigation

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Unit

Forgery

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Internal Investigation

483

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The Financial

Kidnapping

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Motor Vehicle Theft

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Murder

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other GBI work units and

Rape

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local law enforcement

Robbery

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agencies in Georgia. It

Terrorist Threats

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Theft

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139

financial investigations,

Illegal Drugs

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asset forfeiture cases, and

Other

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computer-related evidence

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and crimes. The unit is

comprised of five special agents, four auditors, an

Polygraph exams - volume of specific issues, and the number of confessions obtained

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White Collar Crime Center and the State's Coordinator to U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
During FY95 the unit opened 123 cases. These cases resulted in the arrest of 16 persons, and the seizure of $1,707,609 in assets; most of these seizures went through state courts. During the same period, the unit provided training to 558 law enforcement officers in financial crimes and computer crimes investigations.
In FY95, the unit reviewed 484 suspicious currency transaction reports, 259 suspicious wire transfers, and provided other GBI work units and local law enforcement agencies with 314 leads from these reviews. In narcotic investigations, the unit conducted 1,870 public record searches to identify assets obtained with illegal drug proceeds. The unit analyzed 16 computers for evidence of various crimes in FY95, including homicide, fraud, forgery, computer virus, narcotics and child molestation.
In addition, during FY95 the unit opened five public corruption investigations and four telemarketing fraud investigations. The public

corruption investigations involved stolen public money from a school board, a police department, a sheriffs department, a tax commissioner's office and a parks and recreation department. Two of the investigations are being continued into FY96. One investigation led to the conviction of an employee who had stolen over $50,000 from a school. Another investigation led to the conviction of a city employee who stole more than $100,000 in city fine money and the fifth investigation was closed when no criminal activity was ever determined.
The four telemarketing investigations, which are still pending, involve companies that are accused of stealing millions of dollars from elderly victims across the United States. Thus far, two individuals have been indicted and four others arrested as a result of the ongoing investigations. Three telemarketing companies found guilty of fraudulent activity were shutdown.
Intelligence Unit
The Intelligence Unit provides analytical and technical services

to all investigative work units and also provides assistance to others within the criminal justice system. During FY95, the Intelligence Unit was involved in several major cases, such as the Monroe County double homicide, Albany flood, and Healthmaster.
One of the functions of the Intelligence Unit is to serve as Georgia's Missing Children Information Center. National Crime Center Statistics indicate that 394 Georgia children were reported missing during FY95. The Missing Children Center processed or assisted other law enforcement agencies with 77 missing children cases during FY95. This combined total includes parental abductions, runaways and stranger abductions. The Center has assisted-the U.S. State Department with five international parental abduction cases. Additionally, a significant service provided by the Center is the assistance rendered to parents and law enforcement agencies concerning missing children and adults.
The Intelligence Unit is also responsible for maintaining the statewide drug intelligence database, commonly known as

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Metro Atlanta Narcotics Intelligence Exchange (MANIX) and the Georgia State Intelligence Network (GSIN). This program provides better cooperation among law enforcement agencies, assists in preventing jurisdictional disputes, targets major violators, contributes to case leads, and enhances officer safety. The unit also provides assistance to the Georgia State Intelligence Network by providing 211 monthly mailings to member agency representatives concerning meetings and conferences.The Technical Services Division of Intelligence is responsible for providing GSIN-owned equipment to member agencies.
During FY95, the MANIXGSIN database processed 6, 11 7 requests. The database, which supports this program, increases yearly.
The Graphics Section of the Intelligence Unit provides maps, charts, graphs and tables in support of GBI administration. Graphics also provides assistance to Special Agents in preparation of displays to be utilized in court presentations.
The Intelligence Unit acts as a clearing house for Investigative Division archival files and a

database of requests and submissions regarding intelligence. During FY95, the unit processed 2,526 intelligence reports and researched 19,663 requests. Analysts from within the Intelligence Unit participated in various high profile investigations of drugs, vehicle theft and white collar crimes. Additionally, this unit participated in the Regatta held in Savannah, GA; Freedom Fest '95 (Freaknik) held in Atlanta, GA; and Orange Crush held in Savannah, GA. The Technical Services Unit provides specialized assistance to other GBI work units. These activities include surveillance support, audio/video tape enhancement and maintaining command post radio communications equipment during special details. The unit operates as the state's liaison for all inquires to the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), the Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC), and the International Police Organization (INTERPOL).
Middle Georgia Fugitive Squad
The Middle Georgia Fugitive

Squad (MGFS) is a federally sponsored, state administered squad responsible for the apprehension of violent criminal offenders and escapees in the Middle District of Georgia. The MGFS became operational on September 17, 1994, and is comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Since the squad's inception, a total of 520 cases have been initiated, which resulted in the arrest of 327 persons.
In July 1995, the MGFS conducted an undercover "sting" operation in Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia. The operation resulted in 110 arrests, which consisted primarily of walk-in offenders who were notified by mail they had won a cash prize. The offenders were arrested when they arrived to claim their prize and were positively identified.
Metro Fugitive Squad
The Metro Fugitive Squad, supervised through the GBI, is made up of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers from 14 metro law enforcement agencies. The main goal of the Metro Fugitive Squad is to arrest

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fugitive felons - with an emphasis on violent offenders - who are hiding in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
During FY95, the Metro Fugitive Squad conducted a total of 764 investigations and made a total of 759 arrests. During FY95, there were 21 investigators assigned to the Metro Fugitive Squad.
There were numerous significant cases during the year. The Metro Fugitive Squad made 91 violent crime related arrests and 125 drug-related arrests. Approximately 35 to 40 percent of the persons arrested were either armed or had firearms in close proximity at the time of their arrest.
Local Violators Squad (LVS)
The Local Violators Squad is a statewide unit which investigates street and mid-level drug sales. The main focus of the unit is to provide undercover personnel who are able to infiltrate illegal drug organizations and make hand to hand purchases from dealers.
The primary benefit of this unit is its availability for use in cases that would otherwise go without investigation due to a

local agency's lack of personnel. Such investigations require use of undercover operatives.
Narcotics agents not only make undercover drug buys, they assist the law enforcement community in other types of investigations. These agents often obtain information concerning other crimes. This information has resulted in the identification of suspects and gang members, seizure of evidence, and successful prosecution of defendants.
It should be noted that although the number of cases have declined, the amount of drugs removed from the communities is comparable. This is the result of placing an emphasis on identifying and targeting mid-level violators and pre-planning undercover operations.
Crime Analysis Unit
Since its inception on October 1, 1994, the GBI's Crime Analysis Unit (CAU) has continued to provide investigative support to Georgia's criminal justice system with respect to their investigations and prosecutions of violent crime. During FY95, the CAU was

comprised of three sections: the Crime Scene Specialists Section, the Medical Examiner Investigators Section, and the Criminal Investigative Analysis (Profiling) Section.
Crime Scene Specialist Program
With the assistance of the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia, the GBI and the Atlanta Division of the FBI began a cooperative effort to provide crime scene specialist services to metropolitan Atlanta law enforcement agencies. The Crime Scene Specialist Section of the CAU was officially formed in October of 1994. This section was staffed with one GBI ASAC, two GBI special agents, and one FBI special agent. Each specialist was equipped with a van, containing state-of-the-art crime scene processing equipment; and each specialist was trained to use this equipment to identify, collect, examine, and preserve physical evidence at crime scenes.
The CAU's services are also available to supplement the efforts of the crime scene specialists assigned to each of the GBI' s regional offices. The
of ASAC this section is also

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responsible for evaluating and implementing training and equipment needs for all GBI crime scene specialists, as well as purchasing and distributing expendable crime scene processing materials.
During FY95, this section of the CAU provided crime scene specialist services in 87 incidents.
Medical Examiner Investigators Section
With the opening of the new branch laboratory in Moultrie, Georgia, and the assignment of a full-time forensic pathologist to the new morgue by the GBI's Division of Forensic Sciences (DOFS), a GBI special agent was

assigned from the Investigative Division to serve as the Moultrie SIA Medical Examiner Investigator. The addition of this SIA brought the total staff of this section to six S\As, five of which are assigned to the Atlanta DOFS Medical Examiners Section.
These investigators are responsible for assisting GBI and local homicide investigators, as well as coroners statewide by scheduling the autopsies and transporting the deceased to the appropriate GBI laboratory facility for a postmortem examination. They are responsible for obtaining pertinent information concerning each death. That information is then provided to the medical examiner

to assist with his/her determination of the manner and cause of death.
The SIA Medical Examiner Investigator is responsible for obtaining postmortem fingerprints of the deceased and taking appropriate photographs. Additionally, the SIA also insures that all evidence obtained during the autopsy is properly package~ and labeled by the doctors and submitted to the laboratory for forensic examinations and tests. When appropriate, the SIA Medical Examiner Investigator will travel to death scenes, conduct a postmortem examination and assist local investigators with the death scene examination.
During FY95, the CAU's Medical Examiner Investigators Section assisted with 1,439 autopsies and postmortem examinations which were conducted at the morgue facilities in Atlanta and Moultrie, Georgia.
Because of an escalating case load wit}:l.in the Investigative Division and a need to reallocate resources, it will become necessary during FY96 to replace some of these GBI Special Agents with civilian personnel, who will be trained by DOFS to assume

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this important function. The Investigative Division has requested the State Merit System to upgrade a OBI S/A position to that of an ASAC to supervise this section.
Criminal Investigative Analysis (Profiling) Section
Working closely with the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC), the CAU's Criminal Investigative Analysis (Profiling) Section has continued to provide investigative assistance to all Georgia law enforcement agencies through a variety of behavioral science related services.
During FY95, the profiling section consulted with investigators on 76 cases. The services include constructing profiles of unknown offenders in homicides, sexual assaults and arson/bombing investigations. Other services include crime scene reconstruction and analysis, threat assessments, interview/ interrogation techniques, investigative strategy, search warrant affidavit assistance and prosecution strategy. Additionally, this section of the CAU provided police training in a

variety of behavioral subjects. During FY95, it conducted 160 hours of training in profiling, 60 hours of training in workplace violence and 40 hours of training in sexual assault investigations.
This section is responsible for managing Georgia's Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) and the GBI's Unsolved Homicide File, a computer database designed to compare and link cases involving victims of homicides, sexual assaults left for dead, missing persons where "foul play" is suspected, and unidentified dead persons where the manner of death is known to be homicide. During FY95, 53 cases were submitted to the OBI's VICAP system, bringing the total number of cases in our database to 533.
On December 15, 1994, a second S/A Investigative Profiler was added to the section. The agent began an extensive 2-year training program on January 1, 1995. The special agent's assignment to this section brings the total number of Investigative Profilers to three.
The 1995 Session of the State Legislature allocated seven special agent positions to the OBI to be trained and assigned to the

regional investigative offices as Child Abuse Specialists. A fourth SIA Investigative Profiler will be added to this section in FY96 to coordinate training and to become the state's expert and resource person regarding violence directed against children.
Training/D.A.R.E.
The OBI Training Unit sponsored approximately 40 training courses, including special agent Inservice, Computer Credit Card Fraud, Advanced Raid Planning, Software Management in Major Cases, Clandestine Lab Enforcement, Protective Operations, Secretary Inservice, Expert Testimony, LVS Inservice, Hostage Negotiations, Freaknik Training, Advanced Crime Scene, Advanced Interviews and Interrogations, FBI Media Relations, Georgia GAIN and Hate Crimes.
The Training Unit also conducted approximately 50 Firearm Range Requalifications throughout the state. A total of 749 training requests were received and processed by the Training Unit.
During FY95, three D.A.R.E. Officer's Training Seminars

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(D.O.T.) were conducted by the GBI/D.A.R.E. Unit staff. A total of 62 officers were certified in the D.A.R.E. Elementary curriculum. In addition, two D.A.R.E. Junior High/Middle School Training Sessions were conducted by the GBI/D.A.R.E. Unit staff, certifying 24 D.A.R.E. officers in the Junior High/Middle School curriculum.
The GBI/D.A.R.E. unit conducted 86 D.A.R.E. officer applicant backgrounds, 97 assistance rendered cases, and 82 classroom observations of D.A.R.E. officers teaching the elementary curriculum.
On Tuesday, September 5,1995, the GBI Basic Agent School began at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center with a total of 40 agents attending. This Basic Agent Class ended on Wednesday, December 20, 1995.
Governor's Task Force
During FY95, the Governor's Task Force on Drug Suppression arrested 23 people after finding 774 plots of marijuana containing 35,664 plants.
One ofthe most significant cases worked by GTF was that of

an individual growing several hundred plants around his 75-acre farm in Palmetto, GA. Two people were arrested and approximately $650,000 in drugs and assets were seized.
REGION I
During FY95, Region 1 initiated 653 investigations, recovered more than $5 million in contraband, and was responsible for 395 arrests.
Significant Cases for FY95
Region 1 agents continue to be the lead agency in the major Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force case called Operation Sandstorm, operating in the Sand Mountain and Northwest Georgia area. This case has yielded 59 convictions and seizures of property and cash totaling $1.7 million, with approximately $300,000 more to be paid in FY96. Roy Mack West (a.k.a. Teeny Man) was the main target of Operation Sandstorm. He was captured, convicted and sentenced in Federal Court to a mandatory life sentence. An additional 19 sealed indictments were to be opened in October,
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1995.
REGION2
During FY95, Region 2 conducted 366 investigations, including 230 criminal cases and 136 assistance rendered cases. This represents a 16% increase in criminal cases. A total of 116 arrests were made during FY95, also a 16% increase.
In FY95, there was a disturbing increase in the number ofpublic corruption investigations. These investigations included elected and appointed public officials.
Significant Cases for FY95
Two historic homicides were solved during FY95: a 1993 Troup County robbery/homicide and a Spalding County rape/ homicide. The rape case was solved as a result of a fingerprint match by the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). A 50% reduction in the number of homicide investigations during FY95 allowed for the dedication of additional time in investigating these historic homicides.

An investigation of a series of safe burglaries in large grocery store chains revealed the operation of a nationwide burglary ring, which was being operated by a group of Armenian nationals in New York.
REGION3
During FY95, the greatest impact to the Region 3 office was the flooding of southwest Georgia. In Sumter County, 15 people were killed at the outset of this disaster. Agents assisted in the recovery, identification and disposition of the bodies. A Flood Task Force was established to investigate a myriad of crimes perpetrated against flood victims.
The Region 3 office has gone through major reconstruction, affecting personnel and territory. This office has a dual role, investigating both index crimes and drug-related cases. Crimes of violence have been in the forefront.
Significant cases for FY95
A serial rapist was apprehended almost 10 months after he allegedly committed a brutal rape in Plains, Georgia

Three pedophiles were arrested on 49 separate charges, involving the molestation and exploitation of white males aged 12-14
A home-invasion gang was apprehended
REGION4
Region 4 opened 23 death investigations and 103 narcotics cases during FY95. This office seized $17,243,577 in contraband and a total of 204 arrests were made as a result of the 267 criminal cases initiated.
The Region 4 office is a dual office which continues to support the Multi Jurisdictional Drug Task Force (M.J.D.T.F.) in Lakeland. Region 4 assisted local agencies in initiating the new M.J.D.T.F. in Baxley --the Altamaha Area Drug Task Force.
REGIONS
Region 5 opened 282 criminal cases in FY95.
Investigations of violent crimes (homicides, assaults, kidnapping, sex offenses, terrorist threats, child abuse/molestation) accounted for 48% of all Region 5 investigative hours.

Investigations of narcotics made up 14%.
During FY95, the Governor's Strike Force on Drugs and Violent Crimes was utilized in a combined investigation in Liberty (R-5) and Long (R-14) counties, resulting in numerous arrests for drug offenses, motor vehicle thefts and violations of the Federal Food Stamp laws.
With the support from SRDEO, Region 14, Region 4 and Headquarters, R-5 planned and executed the security/ investigative operation for the 1995 Savannah Beach Festival (formerly known as Orange Crush Party) on May 13, 1995.
The SAC and ASAC of Region 5 continue to attend the planning meetings of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games-Savannah Subcommittee in order to identify the role that the Investigative Division of the GBI will have during the Savannah phase of the 1996 Olympics.
Significant Cases For FY95
On Wednesday, February 8, 1995, the GBI Statesboro Regional Field Office was advised that a contract to kill was

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being sought against Atlantic Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge John R. Harvey. An investigation resulted in the arrest of an individual on Wednesday, March 15, 1995, for the offense of criminal attempt to commit murder.
On May 19, 1995, Region 5 received information from Region 1 of a murder-for-hire scheme in Chatham County, Georgia. An individual was approached by a co-worker for the purpose of murdering the coworker's exwife. That individual reported the plan to the ex-wife, who contacted law enforcement. As a result ofRegion 5's investigative efforts, the victim's ex-husband was arrested June 8, 1995, for criminal attempt to commit murder and unlawful possession of a firearm/weapon (silencer).
Region 5 investigated a kidnapping, rape and aggravated assault of a 15-year-old female taken at gunpoint from her front yard in Pembroke, Georgia. The investigation led to the arrest of David Smith, who was tried, convicted and sentenced to two life sentences.

REGION6
Region 6 experienced the worst flooding in recent history during the month of July 1994. R-6 agents participated in flood damage assessments in at least three counties. Agents also performed security and patrol functions in Region 6 counties and Macon County. Three felony arrests were made in one night in Macon County during the flood.
Agents also participated in the cemetery identification detail in Dougherty County, where a crime scene specialist participated in the identification of bodies disinterred by the flood. In addition, agents solved a fraudulent claim of flood damage in Monroe County during this time.
Also in July of 1995, three Region 6 agents were responsible for solving approximately 90 burglaries and arsons of churches in a dozen counties in the Middle Georgia area. Four young men from Monroe County were arrested and 9harged with numerous counts of burglarizing a place of worship. Two arsons of churches in Jones and Morgan Counties were also attributed to this same group. These individuals are now serving

lengthy prison sentences.
Significant Case for FY95
In September 1994, a family camping trip ended in murder in a wooded area of Wilkinson County. Maria Stincer Arnold was murdered by her son, Jeremiah Arnold, during a family camping trip with the boy's father. The teenager shot his mother with a .223 rifle, then fled the area in his father's truck. The boy was captured October 6, 1994, in Daytona Beach, Florida. He later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to life in pnson.
REGION7
During FY95, Region 7 opened a total of 409 cases, including 294 criminal and 115 assistance rendered cases, resulting in 173 arrests. Region 7 opened a total of 49 narcotics investigations, 27 child abuse investigations, 17 aggravated assault investigations, and 25 death investigations. All 25 death investigations were successfully solved during this period.
Significant Cases for FY95

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On Tuesday, August 2, 1994, at 10 p.m., a 21-year-old male, Cassidy Tankersley, a passenger in a vehicle traveling in rural McDuffie County, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant who randomly fired and fled the scene. After an extensive one-year investigation, two suspects were ultimately arrested in_New York. Confessions were obtained from both and they have since been convicted of murder.
On Tuesday, October 18, 1994, at 6:30 a.m., the body of Letha Bargeron, a 20-year-old female, was discovered by a passing motorist on a dirt road in Lincoln County. A scene examination and autopsy revealed the victim was sexually assaulted and shot four times (once in the face), resulting in her death. Investigators determined Bargeron was a dancer at an Augusta night club and resided in downtown Augusta. Michael K. Jaskulski, a motorcycle gang member, was arrested on December 30, 1994, in Florida and charged with murder. Jaskulski has since pled guilty and received a life sentence for this homicide.
On Tuesday, November 22,

1994, at 7:40 a.m., Cariton Eskew, 51, was discovered by a relative beaten to death in his Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia residence. He had been robbed and beaten to death with a rifle.
According to witnesses, Eskew, a local farmer, was last seen the previous night returning home after deer hunting. The victim's vehicle was discovered abandoned on a dirt road approximately four miles from the crime scene. Charles Hills was arrested, charged and eventually convicted of the murder and robbery of Cariton Eskew.
REGIONS
During FY95, Region 8 opened a total of 373 cases, including 151 assistance rendered cases and 222 criminal investigations. These cases produced fines totaling $136,208 and restitution amounting to $184,199. A total of $487,080 in stolen property was reported and $293,620 was recovered.
The total number of cases increased from 337 during FY94 to 373 in FY95. Among those investigations, 88 were categorized as violent crimes.

Significant Cases for FY95
During August of 1994, a latenight boating accident on Lake Lanier resulted in the serious injury of seven persons and the deaths of two, Sherry McManigal and Nathan Cole.
The boat occupied by McManigal and Cole was struck by a second boat that circled the scene and sped away without rendering aid. Several days later, Region 8 was requested by the Department ofNatural Resources to provide assistance. Personnel from the Division of Forensic Sciences examined the victims' boat and provided investigators with the color and type of craft involved. That information, along with other investigative measures, led to a suspect boat, and the identities of its operator and passenger.
After nearly a two month investigation, Terry Wayne and Emma Sapp McCullough were arrested and charged with Failure to Render Aid and Failure to Report a Boating Accident, both of which were misdemeanors. The enormous public outcry regarding this incident was largely responsible for new boating laws in the state, making

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such an act a felony.
During February of 1995, the body of Sandra Tapp was discovered in her Hall County residence. The victim had been attacked and killed with a butcher knife. The victim's car was missing and the residence had been ransacked.
Among the items missing were several credit cards belonging to the victim. Those credit agencies were immediately notified ofthe theft and began monitoring the activity of those accounts. Several days later, activity on one of those credit cards pointed investigators to the state of Texas. There, police located the victim's car and arrested Daniel Wayne Shanahan, a 29-year-old white male. Agents flew to Texas to process the vehicle and interview Shanahan, resulting in a confession.
REGION9
In FY95, Region 9 initiated 243 criminal investigations and 207 assistance rendered cases. There were a total of 16 death investigations. Nine out often counties received assistance in LVS investigations, resulting in

approximately 100 drug arrests.
Significant Cases for FY95
A double homicide investigation in Grady County resulted in the arrest and conviction of Gary Walkofe.
A corruption investigation was conducted at the Valdosta Police Department, resulting in the arrest of Chief Charlie Spray on numerous theft charges.
Region 9 initiated an investigation of Dr. Andrew Dekle, a Thomasville physician, who was exchanging narcotic prescriptions for sexual favors during the course of his practice.
REGION 10
In FY95, the Region 10 office investigated a total of 250 cases; 123 were criminal investigations and 127 were assistance rendered cases. A total of $1,956,000 in contraband was seized and 47 arrests were made.
Significant Cases for FY95
On Friday, December 9, 1994, the Atlanta Police Department
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requested Region 10 to investigate the recovery of OBI raid gear from a stolen van. An informant provided information on a criminal group that was using OBI raid gear to commit home invasion robberies.
On Tuesday, July 25, 1995, a sting operation was set up by Region 10, with the help of the FBI, DeKalb County Police Department, Atlanta Police Department and the OBI SRT Team at the Knights Inn, located at Bouldercrest and 1-285. Two OBI Special Agents were undercover and assisted in the sting.
As a result, four suspects were arrested and charged with attempted armed robbery, impersonating a police officer and carrying a weapon while committing a felony. Two were also charged with carrying a weapon by a convicted felon.
Three weapons were recovered, a Mac II, 38 special and a .40 caliber S&W. There were numerous gloves, masks, police badges, handcuffs and mace recovered at the scene. A black Ford Taurus was also recovered.
On Monday, July 31, 1995, and

Tuesday, August 1, 1995, SIA Larry Landers was introduced via a confidential informant to Louis Debroux, Jr. in Rockdale County. During the course ofthe meeting, Debroux stated his antigovernment views and solicited Agent Landers to take part in a plan to kidnap and murder Rockdale County Superior Court Judge Clarence Vaughn. This plan included luring Vaughn to an area, placing him in a wooden box and injecting Nitrogen gas into the box to kill Vaughn.
After the second meeting with Landers on August 1, 1995, Debroux was arrested for solicitation to commit kidnapping and murder.
REGION 11
The GBI Athens Office, Region 11, has the responsibility of assisting authorities in 11 counties. A total of eight agents are assigned to Region 11, one is a crime scene specialist and seven are field agents.
The Athens office investigated a total of 366 cases during FY95; 190 of these cases were criminal cases and 176 cases were assistance rendered cases.

Significant Cases for FY95
On October 20, 1994, Region 11 was asked to assist the Oconee County Sheriffs Department with the death investigation of 34-yearold William Eddie Tucker, a white male from Crawford, Georgia. Tucker's body was found with several gunshot wounds in a wooded area in Oconee County near the Walton County line off of U.S. Highway 78.
After several days of an intense investigation by the GBI and Oconee County Sheriffs Department, four people were arrested for Tucker's murder. The four were associated with a white supremacist group, known as NVAP (National Vastil Aryan Party), forming in the Hull, Madison County, Georgia area.
On Saturday, February 4, 1995, the GBI Athens Office assi.sted the Walton County Sheriffs Department and the Monroe Police Department in investigating the shooting death ofthree teenagers in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia. Tyrone F. Durden, 18, was shot by Michael Brandon Barrett, 17. Durden was sitting in a vehicle

near a fast food restaurant at the time of the incident.
Durden was transported to the Walton County Hospital by Mario Colquitt, a 19-year-old black male. Durden was being treated in the hospital's emergency room when Barrett entered the hospital carrying a .45 caliber pistol. A gun fight ensued between Barrett and Colquitt. Both teens died at the hospital as a result of gunshot wounds. Durden also died as a result of earlier gunshot wounds.
On February 5, 1995, the GBI Athens Office assisted the Jackson County Sheriffs Department on the shooting death of Wanda Annette Ramey. Ramey was shot by her estranged husband, Anthony Scott Ramey, a 26-year-old white male.
The victim, at the time of the shooting, was working at a Food & Gas Convenience Store in Hoschton, Jackson County, Georgia. She had obtained a restraining order against her estranged husband and had contacted a Magistrate Judge to obtain a warrant. However, a warrant was never issued because she did not have a copy of the restraining order.
On February 5, the night of

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the shooting, the victim contacted the Jackson County Sheriffs Department, regarding protection from her estranged husband, who she claimed was stalking her. Before sheriffs deputies could arrive, the defendant entered the store with a rifle, shot and killed the victim behind the counter, and wounded another employee. Once the two deputy sheriffs arrived on the scene, they shot, wounded and arrested the estranged husband.
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Significant Cases for FY95
On January 16, 1995, Region 12 assisted the Toombs County Sheriffs Office with the death investigation of John Conley Dixon, a 49-year-old white male, who was shot at his store on Laura Dixon Road.
The investigation revealed that five males from Glennville, Georgia drove to Toombs County to rob the store. At approximately 12:25 p.m., three of the males entered the store while the driver remained in the car as a lookout. One of the three, a 16-year-old, was carrying a 12.:.gauge, sawedoff Topper Model 158, H&R,

single-shot shotgun. Dixon was shot when he
attempted to run out of the back of the store. Another teen, age 16, entered the store and watched Dixon fall to the ground. All four took the money from the cash drawer, approximately $250 to $300.
By 2:30 a.m. the next day, all five subjects were in custody. Two pied guilty to armed robbery and felony murder.Three went to trial and the jury found two of them guilty of armed robbery and felony murder. The third was found guilty of armed robbery.
During February 1995 at the request of Telfair County Sheriffs Office, an investigation began into the burglary of an unoccupied estate home in rural Telfair County, Georgia. Following leads generated through the forgery of personal checks stolen in the burglary, GBI investigators focused on Robert and Vernell Carter of Baxley, Georgia.
After five weeks of investigating, Region 12 agents, assisted by local authorities, executed a search warrant at the Carter residence. The search yielded evidence linking both

Carters to numerous burglaries, thefts and forgeries. Approximately $100,000 worth of stolen property was recovered by law enforcement, as well as evidence linking Vernell Carter to over $26,000 in check forgeries.
Currently, prosecution of the Carters is pending in six Georgia counties and three judicial circuits.
On March 20, 1995, Region 12 assisted the Toombs County Sheriffs Office with a missing person's report. The subject in question (Olin Miller, a 68-yearold white male) was reported missing on March 18. Olin Miller's vehicle was also missing, a 1989 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
On Tuesday, March 21 a Blakely, Georgia, police officer stopped Miller's vehicle after the driver of the vehicle was reported leaving a gas station without paying. The driver posted bond before the police department learned the truck was connected with a missing person's report.
On March 23, Region 12 received a call from the mother of a 24-year-old white male. She said she may know the location of Olin Miller's body, explaining

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that her son was obsessed with the aggravated sexual battery and

Military Firing Range and was

movie "Natural Born Killers" and simple battery.

believed to be inert. This shell had

felt sure the body of Olin Miller

been at the student's home for

would be in her son's trailer. The An undercover investigation

approximately 17 years and was

trailer was searched but nothing

resulted in the arrest and

considered an artifact.

was found.

conviction of a former police

After showing the shell to

On March 24, Region 12

officer (a convicted felon) on

several students, it was dropped

received a second call from the

various gun and drug charges. He on the floor by another student

mother, telling investigators the

was targeted after information

and exploded in the classroom,

location of her son and a female

was received of his possible

where 25 students were attending

who were picked up in Toombs

involvement in a homicide.

class. The shell, being a fragment-

County shortly afterwards in

type grenade, caused an enormous

possession of the victim's 1995

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explosion injuring .13 students.

silver pickup truck. Once in

The injured students were

custody, the male confessed and

In FY95, the majority of

evacuated to several area

led investigators to the body of

investigative hours in Region 14

hospitals with serious injuries

Olin Miller, under a bridge in

were expended on death and

reported, fortunately none were

Pendleton Creek, Lyons, Georgia. narcotics investigations. There

fatal.

were two bank robberies in

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Region 14, both of which were

On January 9, 1995, at

successfully resolved. One tragic approximately 11 :45 a.m., four

During FY95 Region 13 initiated event was an explosion at the

armed suspects robbed the Trust

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340 criminal cases and 298

Charlton County High School.

Company Bank in Screven

assistance rendered cases,

(Wayne County) Georgia. They

resulting in 146 arrests.

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were armed with a 12-gauge

shotgun and a .38 caliber pistol.

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On Thursday, November 3,

As the suspects fled the bank

1994, at 2:18 p.m., an explosion

in a car they took from two people

An undercover investigation of occurred in the Band Room of the they assaulted and tied up. The

a Macon doctor, regarding his

Charlton County High School in

suspects shot at a local citizen

examinations of women and his

Folkston, Georgia. The

who attempted to stop them from

eventual arrest, resulted in an

investigation revealed that a

leaving the scene. The four

additional 50 victims coming

student brought a 40mm grenade

suspects left Screven and traveled

forward. The doctor was indicted shell to school to show off to his

to a wooded area outside oftown

for a total of 34 counts of child

friends. This shell had been

and switched vehicles.

molestation, rape, sexual battery, picked up on Fort Stewart

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A Wayne County Deputy

agitated and when he went to

was arrested, following an intense

began pursuing the suspect

check on another clerk, the bank

investigation.

,;.

vehicle after he saw the suspects

manager ran out the back door to

run a stop sign. During the chase, call police.

After the flooding of south

the suspects fired on other

The suspect then grabbed an

Georgia in July 1994 a Flood

vehicles. After running one road employee's car keys and a bank

Fraud Task Force was established,

block, the driver of the suspect

deposit bag the employee brought working from this office with

vehicle was struck in the head by with her to the bank. The suspect supervision by the ASAC.

a shotgun pellet and forced to

fled in the employee's vehicle.

stop.

The vehicle was found about four Atlanta RDEO

All four suspects were

miles from the bank and the

apprehended and all of the money suspect was seen running from the In FY95, the Atlanta Regional

was recovered. The four have

vehicle. A short time later,

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since pled guilty in Federal Court Kenneth Brown was arrested and (ARDEO) continued to focus on

and sentenced to 20-30 years in

taken to the McIntosh County

major drug traffickers, clandestine

prison. They have also been

Sheriffs Office where all of the

laboratories, smugglers and drug

indicted in Superior Court of

stolen money was recovered.

distribution organizations.

Wayne County for armed robbery, Fingerprints lifted from the

burglary and auto theft.

getaway car matched those of

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Kenneth F. Brown.

On February 6, 1995, the

A major methamphetamine

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investigation, involving several

robbed by a lone gunman,

states and a multi-agency

wearing a mask. He entered the

At the beginning ofFY95, the

approach, resulted in the arrest of

bank as employees were arriving

investigative focus for the Albany eight people, and the seizure of

for work. He grabbed an

office was changed from drug

approximately $314,000 in cash

employee and pushed her inside.

enforcement to a dual concept,

and more than $300,000 in

Demanding access to the

working both general and drug

property and vehicles. Ten kilos

bank's vault, the suspect learned

investigations.

of methamphetamin:e were seized.

it could not be opened until the

The investigation is continuing

bank manager arrived with the

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with other imminent arrests and

combination. When the bank

property seizures.

manager arrived, an attempt was

The murder of the President of

Federal cash seizures for

made to open the vault, but the

the Dawson Chapter of the

FY95 totaled $3,630,429, while

manager used the wrong

NAACP had the makings of a

federal property seizures totaled

combination. The suspect became racial disturbance until a suspect

$233,000. State cash seizures

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totaled $91,759, with property

During FY95, additional

in connection with this

seized totaling $123,054.

controlled deliveries and

investigation and are expected to

Combined state and federal

undercover purchases netted

be forfeited.

seizures by ARDEO in FY95

additional defendants in this

A total of five arrests have

totaled $4,703,400.

conspiracy, as well as additional

been made, one being among the

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seizures of marijuana,

three principal targets. Six

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methamphetamine, cocaine and

additional targets have been

more than $14,000 cash.

identified and considerable

During FY95, the Gainesville

evidence has been gathered in

Regional Drug Enforcement

Another major drug

connection with the conspiracy.

Office arrested a total of 60 mid-

investigation adopted as an

It is expected that additional

level and upper-level violators

OCDETF case was initiated in

investigations will yield an even

and seized $7,489,000 of

August of 1994. It involved a

stronger case against these

contraband. Despite a minimal

large marijuana and cocaine

individuals.

staff of agents, the Gainesville

distribution ring of longtime

RDEO has continued to focus on northeast Georgia violators.

MaconRDEO

the large scale violators in the

Overt enforcement activities

northeast Georgia area with

began, following a period of

The Macon Regional Drug

excellent success.

intelligence gathering and

Enforcement office has drug

surveillance to identify methods

responsibility for 34 counties in

Significant Cases for FY95

of operation, patterns and

four regions-Regions 6, 13, 12,

participants in this investigation.

and 2. Also included in the area

An investigation initiated in

During FY95, four primary

of responsibility are two multi-

FY93 into marijuana smuggling

seizures in this case have netted a jurisdictional drug task forces;

in north Georgia continued into

total of 100 pounds of marijuana, Oconee-Dublin and Ocmulgee,

FY95. As additional targets of

more than three kilos of cocaine,

which are an integral part of the

this marijuana smuggling

approximately $25,000 in cash

operations at Macon RDEO.

organization were identified and

and several vehicles. In addition,

During FY95, the Macon

brought into the conspiracy, the

six pieces of real estate identified Regional Drug Enforcement

OBI-initiated investigation was

in this case have liens pending

Office concentrated its efforts on

adopted as an OCDETF case and against them ranging from a

major cases, involving electronic

is now being worked jointly with mobile home on one acre of land intercepts. In addition, agents

the FBI. FY94 seizures in this

to a 100-acre parcel in North

assigned to the Macon Regional

case exceeded $250,000 of

Carolina. Monetary assets

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contraband, in addition to more

consisting of bank accounts, CDs, continued to work interdiction

than $30,000 in cash.

and stocks are also under seizure

investigations, along with

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requests for assistance from local and federal agencies.

Agent Training Class.

possession with intent to distribute and distribution of

Significant Cases for FY95

S'ignificant Cases for FY95

cocaine; and aiding and abetting. One defendant was sentenced

A four-year investigation into

to 240 months in prison, and the

An investigation conducted

conspiracy to import and traffic

other was sentenced to 220

primarily in Jasper County,

marijuana, trafficking in cocaine

months in prison. A third suspect

Georgia involved two separate

and money laundering targeted a

has been indicted in Evans

groups of methamphetamine and

Bulloch County resident and

County for trafficking in cocaine

marijuana suppliers. As a result of several other major violators. The and is pending sentencing at this

the investigation, several

investigation culminated with a

time.

thousand dollars in contraband

28-count federal indictment

were seized. Several hundreds of against three individuals for

A joint investigation initiated in

thousands of dollars in assets

conspiracy to distribute and

1994 by the GBI, DEA, IRS and

were also seized. Disabling this

possession of cocaine

Chatham Savannah Counter

operation ended a major supply of hydrochloride, cocaine base and

Narcotics Team agents was

marijuana and methamphetamine marijuana with intent to

directed toward the crack cocaine

between Atlanta and the Middle

distribute, distribution of cocaine

and money laundering activities

Georgia area.

hydrochloride, cocaine base and

of the Antonio Gaston

.;.

marijuana; and possession of

organization, operating in the

An investigation in Greene and firearms by a convicted felon.

Savannah, Chatham County area.

Fulton Counties involved a major

One defendant has been

As a result of the

"crack" cocaine distribution

sentenced to 112 months in prison investigation, five U.S. District

network operated by a large local and a $30,000 fine. A second

Court search warrants were

family. The family recruited and

defendant has been sentenced to

executed; 18 subjects were

used many others outside of their 54 months in prison

indicted in federal court and

family to distribute large

charged with various violations;

quantities of "crack" cocaine between Greene and Fulton Counties.
Savannah RDEO
During FY95, the SRDEO's staff increased with the assignment of four graduates from the Special

An investigation initiated in December 1993 concerned crack cocaine distribution activities of two Evans County residents. The case resulted in an 11-count Federal indictment against the two for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine;

and two-motor vehicles and $27,340 cash were seized and forfeited.
A total of 16 defendants entered guilty pleas in federal court. One defendant was found guilty at trial and charges were dismissed against one defendant. The case is presently pending

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appeal to the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals regarding sentences imposed on two of the defendants.

highly productive and effective force. Undercover operations were conducted twice during the year in each member county.

Ina joint investigation by GBI,

CNT, ATF and DEA into a heroin

distribution organization in

Savannah, there have been 16

arrests, 8 of those to be prosecuted in federal court.

Total Cases Investigated

384

C.O.D.E./Metro Task Force

Arrests

251

The combined C.O.D.E. (Coastal Organized Drug Enforcement)/ METRO Task Force is in its sixth full year of operation. This work unit is responsible for investigating narcotics trafficking activities in Glynn, Wayne, Camden and McIntosh counties.

Contraband Seized Assets Forfeited

$96,400.00 $44,256.81

Tri-Circuit Drug Task Force

The Tri-Circuit Drug Task Force

(TCDTF) completed its second

full year of operation during

Total Cases Investigated

644

FY95. TCDTF's mission

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Arrests

546

to five counties, eight cities and to

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Georgia Southern University. The following are additional

Contraband Seized

$1.1 Million

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multi-jurisdictional task forces the GBI supervises: Altamaha DTF,

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$33,340 ___, Appalachian MJTF, Cherokee

Multi-Agency Narcotic Squad,

The unit's FY95 statistics

East Central Georgia DTF, Hall

indicate that it continues to be a

County Multi-Agency Narcotic

Investigative Division

Squad, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area TF, Ocmulgee DTF, Oconee Dublin DTF, Piedmont Northern Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad, State DTF, South Georgia DTF, and Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit DTF.

Division of Forensic Sciences
Dr. J. Byron Dawson, Deputy Director 138 Positions
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submissions in FY95 is the second

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largest in DOFS history, exceeding by 217 in FY90 (86,710). FY96

In Fiscal 1995, DOFS continued to face increasing caseloads throughout the six-

submission trends suggest that this increase will continue, showing no signs of slowing.

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In the Serology/DNA Section, a new procedure known as Chemiluminescence was implemented to

laboratory system. Drug Identification, Toxicology and Firearms

decrease the time required for RFLP DNA cases by upto 60%.

Identification all posted record

processing months in FY95.

DOFS continued to train local

Branch Laboratory cases re- law enforcement personnel in the

ceived exceeded 40,000 for the first time in DOFS history, and three of the five Branch Laboratories received more cases than in any previous year. Branch Labs continue to face higher caseloads with

techniques of marijuana identification, thereby reducing incoming caseloads. The division also began conducting major analyses of productivity to develop improvements that will speed up

no additional personnel.

case turnaround and reduce

The number of drug case sub- backlogs.

missions verify that drug-related

problems are not only prevalent, DOFS obtained two grants to but also on the rise. The 86,493 support the heavily backlogged

Toxicology function. The Atlanta Toxicology Section has also added new drug screening equipment to improve processing time and efficiency.
Technology
Consistent with Georgia's strategic direction of technological leadership, DOFS continues to explore, develop and utilize technology to maximize its effectiveness and provide the most up-to-date services to its customers.
The DOFS Photography Section purchased a new digital video enhancement system designed to improve the quality of videos and other photographic images often critical in investigations where surveillance cameras are muse.
DOFS continued its evaluation and operation of bullet/ cartridge case imaging systems known as Bulletproofand Drug/ire. The Bulletproof system was chosen as the primary DOFS bullet imaging system. As expected, the input of bullets and cartridge cases began to pay off with three "cold" matches, resulting from input from cases involving shootings.

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The value of the system is expected to become more apparent as more bullets and cartridges are entered into the database, providing a greater opportunity to link cases that were previously unconnected.
The Atlanta Implied Consent Section coordinated training and certification of 5,250 operators on the new Intoxilyzer 5000. The section developed a new certification training course/manual, an instrument certification/inspection procedure, and a database network for linking operators, agencies, instruments and locations. This work was completed in addition to the more than 11,000 blood alcohol cases worked by the section during the year.
DOFS continued building experience in the field of DNA and its use in forensics. By the end of FY95, DOFS had completed more than 800 DNA cases since it placed DNA into operation in FY91. DNA evidence continues to be critical in the prosecution of major cases throughout Georgia and the nation.
DOFS introduced a key technological improvement in FY95, the process known as

Chemiluminescence. Chemiluminescence brings two major improvements in processing RFLP DNA cases. First, it reduces the average case processing time from 10 weeks down to four or five weeks and secondly, it eliminates the need for radioactivity in the process.
FY95 Highlights
Albany Flood Support
The DOFS Medical Examiners, Latent Fingerprints and Questioned Documents sections participated in the GBI's successful identification of 308 (76%) of the 405 recovered bodies whose caskets floated to the surface during the 1994 floods, which devastated Albany and much of south Georgia.
Moultrie Branch Lab Dedication
In December, the GBI/DOFS dedicated its state-of-the-art branch lab facility in Moultrie. The new laboratory design stresses the need for both productivity and a safe environment for scientists.
The laboratory is also the home for the state's first regional
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medical examiner. In FY95, Dr. Anthony J. Clark and his staff performed 159 autopsies. These autopsies represent cases that do not have to be sent to the Atlanta laboratory, avoiding delays in funeral planning, and providing a better exchange of critical information between the medical examiner, the investigating officers and the coroner.
District Attorney Training
In February and March, DOFS conducted state-wide training for District Attorney's offices interested in formal instruction in DNA.
More than 200 District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys received training in three sessions sponsored by the Prosecuting Attorney's Council and the Division of Forensic Sciences. The division produced a publication called: DNA Evidence, A Primer On Its Use In Criminal Cases In Georgia Courts, to complement the training. This training represents DOFS' increasing efforts to meet with customers and improve overall service.
Completion ofthe State Audit

During FY95, the Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) and the Department of Audits completed a performance audit ofthe Division of Forensic Sciences. The audit provided DOFS with valuable input regarding customer perceptions of services and needs.
Customers are satisfied with the quality ofDOFS services, but clearly voiced the need for faster turnaround of case work. In comparison with other states in the Southeast, DOFS processed more services than any other state, while doing so at the second lowest cost per service.
Looking Ahead
Customer Support
In FY95, DOFS formulated plans for implementing its Customer Service Team. The team would work with all groups receiving services from DOFS. Although the Department of Audit's report disclosed overall customer satisfaction, DOFS is committed to fully integrate customers into its successful operations.
Access by local agencies
Customers also identified access

Current Toxicology Service Completion in Number of Days

to case processing information as needing improvement. Presently, most agencies must telephone DOFS for the status of a case. In a pilot test, two counties have been connected directly to the DOFS computer system. In these counties, the prosecuting agencies are quickly able to determine case status and whether or not evidence in a case warrants an indictment.
To expand the connection to the case file database, DOFS is looking into connecting its data-

base to local agencies via the Georgia On-line (GO) network. Most departments that need access to DOFS information are already connected through GO and the GCIC Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) network.
These connection possibilities represent a tremendous potential for improving services provided byDOFS.

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Meeting Future Case Demands
DOFS is committed to meeting the processing demands of its customers. As a result of the state audit, DOFS is investigating all possibilities to improve case turnaround time.
It is clear that certain areas need additional personnel resources. Toxicology is one such area, completing only half of its cases in 30 days or less. DOFS is automated wherever possible; however, people are still needed to process cases, analyze results and testify in court.
Still, DOFS is looking beyond

the addition of personnel to solve its processing problems. For example, in Toxicology, DOFS has received a grant to test pilot a local agency for processing of drug screenings in DUI cases.
By developing the skills and technology to perform these tests locally, DOFS can focus on the more critical death investigations. These death investigations are important to citizens who wait for death certificates in order to settle estates and file insurance claims.
The Toxicology section is also pilot testing the use of bar coding of evidence for the entire lab system. The equipment is-now in place and should greatly improve

the control of evidence and expedite case processing.
Northwest Georgia Branch Laboratory
In FY95, funding was approved for the Northwest Georgia Branch Laboratory facility in Summerville, Georgia. The facility is expected to be completed in FY97 and ready for case processing in the beginning of FY98. DOFS expects to draw heavily on its experiences in building the Moultrie laboratory _in creating k Summerville facility. Construction will b~ underway during FY96.

CASES BY FY/LAB
47,135 5,155 6,550 6,763 7,423 8,117
81,143

44,849 5,408 6,626 7,416 6,811 8,419
79,529

47,768 6,090 6,701 8,136 7,717 9,643
86,018

45,768 6,494 6,414 8,435 7,798 10,466
85,375

46,207 6,945 6,176 7,746 8,812 10,607
86,493

Division ofForensic Sciences

Criminalistics/Firearms Drug Identification Implied Consent Latent Prints Pathology
Questioned Documents Serology
Toxicology

6,394 35,192 14,788 2,533 1,656 2,173 3,652 10,447

5,786 35,458 14,022 2,586 1,618 1,673 3,089 10,526

4,986 35,751 16,036 2,293 1,604 1,658 2,895 12,674

4,683 39,570 17,748 2,490 1,111 1,628 3,029 15,404

6,443 37,387 20,054 2,060 1,736 1,209 2,544 15,131

DOFS Statistics

8,568

9,044

8,474

9,096

8,765

934

434

338

380

396

1,136,392 2,844,858 1,016,525 902,229 1,018,884

1,151

1,182

1,428

1,588

1,428

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Georgia Crime Information Center .
Paul C. Heppner, Deputy Director 133 Positions
$6,899,244 Budget

GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER

I I CONFIDENTIAL

SECRETARY

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR

I I AUDITORS
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COMPUTER SERVICES ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR

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AFIS OPERATIONS ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR

RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT
a TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR

FIREARMS PROGRAM SECURITY OFFICER

- MAINFRAME SERVICES

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MICRO-MINI SERVICES

- CJIS NETWORK SUPPORT

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AFIS TENPRINT OPERATIONS
TENPRINT i,...- PRODUCTION
MANAGER
- SYSTEM SUPPORT

I AFIS OPERATIONS SUPPORT
UNIFORM CRIME
REPORTING

- MAJOR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
- NEW PRODUCT/ AUTOMATION
CONTRACT IADMINISTRATION

- RECORD CHALLENGES

BACKGROUND

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CHECK

- CJIS NETWORK OPERATIONS (5/95)

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
With the completion of the upgrade of Georgia's Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) in late FY94, the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) acquired the system capacity to process daily submissions of post-arrest and applicant fingerprint cards and final disposition reports. However, GCIC still lacked sufficient manpower to run the system at levels required to keep up the pace with daily submissions, thus backlogs quickly developed.
Beginning the second quarter of FY95, GCIC was able to use contract employees to help with data entry and clerical functions. These additional personnel

allowed GCIC to eliminate the applicant card backlog, reduce the disposition backlog by 25 % and inhibit the growth of the criminal card backlog.
During FY95, three additional remote terminals were linked to the GBI's AFIS system. Remote terminals are now in place at the U.S. Secret Service, Atlanta Police Department, Dougherty County Sheriff's Office and Chattanooga, Tennessee Police Department. (NOTE: The Chattanooga, Tn., remote terminal was installed only temporarily until installation of their NEC AFIS 21 was completed.)
These remote terminals can only do searches against the Georgia AFIS. An upgrade to be completed in FY97 will allow the GBI to electronically receive fingerprint images transmitted directly from live scan devices. The upgrade will also allow

GCIC Production for Document Submissions in FY95

252,667 309,385

95,414 81,295

173,408 212,916

remote agencies to search and update AFIS and Computerized Criminal History (CCH) databases. A total of 143 searches were initiated during FY95.
AFIS Operations experienced a major reorganizational change in FY95. Reasons for the reorganization were to: (1.) reduce supervisory/management levels; (2.) reorganize the operations and systems support unit to replace key personnel transferred to the newly created Research and Development Section; and (3.) provide the groundwork for the implementation of SelfDirected Work Teams in all areas of AFIS Operations.
Self-Directed Work Teams, when mature, will ensure more productive and efficient operations through increased employee job knowledge and skills. Increased skill levels and flexibility from cross-training will help ensure adequate and properly trained personnel. This will be particularly evident in the technical identification functions, which cannot be supported by contract personnel.
Automated Dispositions
The Georgia Crime Information

Georgia Crime Iriformation Center

Center was awarded the 1993 Edward Byrne Memorial Drug Control and System Improvement Formula Grant (DCSI) from the Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC). GCIC received $299,750 to assist criminal justice agencies in securing software and hardware necessary to transmit final disposition data electronically to update the CCH database. The original grant period of August 1, 1994, to July 31, 1995, has been extended until June 30, 1996.
The following are the top 10 counties in the submission of court disposition data: Chatham, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Dougherty, Fulton, Gwinnett, Muscogee, Richmond and Rockdale. These counties were targeted as potential DCSI grant recipients. Dougherty County is the only county of the 10 to receive grant money ($4,100) for developing the ability to transmit final disposition data electronically. The remaining nine counties are either in the process of converting, implementing or acquiring case management systems for their agencies, or they are not to the point of reimbursement.

Since the grant was awarded, additional counties and agencies, other than the initial 10, have been contacted. Byron Police and Municipal Court received $7,032 for their efforts in submitting final disposition data electronically.
Currently, $288,618 remain to be awarded from the 1993 Edward Byrne Grant. The goal for the remaining months of the grant is to assist all local and county criminal justice agencies throughout Georgia in the submission of electronic final disposition data.
National Criminal History Improvement Program Grant
The State of Georgia received a $1.5 million grant from the National Criminal History Improvement Program to upgrade the state's Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). This upgraded system will extend AFIS services, now available only at the central site, to agencies throughout the state and will become a cornerstone for planned regional and national AFIS networks.
The upgrade will also allow
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local law enforcement agencies to link live scan devices to the state's AFIS through a UNIX based store/forward processor. The store/forward will be a subsystem of the Georgia AFIS and will rely upon the established Georgia Online (GO) network for remote to central site communications.
The upgraded AFIS will support transmission of fingerprint images based upon the national standard and allow for interfacing of dissimilar AFIS systems. It will also enable local agencies to update both AFIS and CCH databases.
Uniform Crime Reporting
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program continued to provide crime, clearance and arrest statistics through the publication of Georgia Criminal Justice Data - 1994 and 540 special reports. This information went to local law enforcement agencies, the Governor and General Assembly, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, county and municipal officials, media representatives, and all interested citizens.

GCIC continued to expand UCR automated submissions. A total of 77 agencies submit their crime, clearance and arrest statistics via magnetic tape or diskette.
Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Operations
The ens network, managed by
GCIC, supported 4,316 terminals at the end of FY95. This is an increase of 497 terminals from FY94, reducing the number of
Georgia counties without a ens
network to eight.
The ens network processed
and delivered more than 92 million messages in FY95. GCIC provided more than 376
hours of formal ens network
training to 1,658 criminal justice employees during the year. GCIC also sponsored two
seminars for ens terminal
coordinators during the fiscal year.
During FY95, two new ens
network services were
implemented. ens network
customers now have access to the Statewide Pawn Shop File and to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(NOM) Weather Wire Service. The Pawn Shop File provides
the means for all Georgia law enforcement agencies to share pawn shop entry information. The NOM Weather Wire Service feed provides all primary
ens 24-hour service terminals
with severe weather information in a real time mode.
Investigative Assistance
During FY95, GCIC received requests from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies for computerized investigative support in more than 1,793 high priority cases. A total of 2,390 reports were produced as a result of these requests. GCIC also produced an additional 803 reports, detailing inquiries of the
ens databases in response to
370 requests for such assistance.
Computer Services
During FY95, the programming staff completed 754 requests for service. The requests varied from help with problems on single personal computers to developing software applications to be used by many individuals.
A Local Area Network
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(LAN) was installed in the Health Care Fraud Task Force, utilizing the Windows NT Server operating system. This LAN will serve as a model for installing LANs in the other remote GBI offices as funds become available.
A system was developed for use by the medical examiners in the Moultrie Lab and in headquarters. The Moultrie Lab is scheduled to be the second Bureau remote office to have the Windows NT Server operating system installed.
Development of a system to support the new law requiring instant background checks of the purchasers of handguns was started with a projected implementation date of December 1, 1996.
The interface from the ens
network to the new NCIC Gang File was developed.
Funds were procured by DOAS to upgrade the Unisys 1100/9,i" with a Unisys 2200-500 mainframe computer. This
upgrade will provide the ens
network with the necessary resources to support the 1996 Olympics and the NCIC 2000 system. TCP/IP and LU6.2 communications protocols were

implemented as options for
connectivity to the ens network.

than 70 criminal justice agencies in Georgia's more populous

GCIC applied for and received second year funding to

counties. As a result, problems

continue audit examinations and

GCIC Audit Program

with the proper completion of

pursue missing dispositions in

criminal fingerprint cards and

the area audited.

The Georgia audit program

final disposition reports were

continued to function according

identified and brought to the

Georgia Brady Bill

to schedule during FY95. The

attention of agency heads.

program features on-site audits
for ens network agencies

In many cases, audit examinations identified a need

During FY95, the Georgia legislature passed S.B. 58,

utilizing full network services,

for training. Key GCIC staff

enacting a "Georgia Brady Bill."

including the entry of wanted/

were notified of the need to

The bill requires instant

missing person and stolen

correct any problems affecting

background (criminal and mental

property records in GCIC and

the timely, accurate reporting of health) checks of people

NCIC computerized files.

this vital data.

purchasing handguns. GCIC

Correspondence audits are

In March of 1995, a team of was given the responsibility of

used for agencies which only
inquire on ens network data

FBI auditors examined GCIC and implementing the provisions of

selected local criminal justice

this new law. A computer

bases. The latter program is

agencies. The NCIC Audit

program, based on those being

required due to a continuously-

Section report that followed

used in Virginia and South

growing network with no

stated that the Georgia Audit

Carolina, was selected and is

corresponding staff increase

Program met all Federal

being modified to implement the

since 1986. Although presently

requirements.

provisions of Georgia's law.

on track, continued network

Audit work also identified

In addition, to comply with

growth will necessitate an

arrests previously reported to

the new law, a "Mental Health"

expansion of the correspondence GCIC that have no final

database is being developed to

audit program into full-service

dispositions. Special reports

track people who have a history

~

agencies in order to meet FBI

were designed for the audit staff of mental health problems. The

requirements for biennial audits

by GCIC's programmers. The

database includes those who

of all Georgia terminal agencies. reports were then delivered to

have been involuntarily hospital-

During FY95, activity

key personnel in counties audited ized for mental illness, found not

continued in the Byrne Federal

for completion. As a result,

guilty by reason of insanity or

Grant Program for criminal

more than 3,500 disposition

found mentally incompetent to

history record improvement.

reports were completed to update stand trial.

Two federally funded auditors

Georgia's central criminal

The development of this

conducted examinations in more history database.

program is proceeding as

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scheduled and should be ready for testing during November 1995. The program goes into effect January 1, 1996.
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