Chief, Cyber Crimes Unit
Created the first-of-its-kind Cyber Crimes Unit in Bergen County in 2004Responsible for supervising and prosecuting all cybercrime cases in Bergen CountyParticipated in multiple joint law enforcement operations with state and federal partners including agents from the FBI and HSI. https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases19/pr20190424a.html; https://abc7ny.com/archive/6777996/https://www.nj.com/news/2009/04/bergen_prosecutor_announced_21.htmlLegal advisor for the Digital Forensics Unit – a separate forensics lab located at the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office – which analyzes electronic devices and storage media for evidential dataDrafted hundreds of complex search warrants and communication data warrants for various cyber-related crimes, including cell tower dumps, installation of tap and trace devices, email account dumps, geofence warrants, and wiretapsProsecuted hundreds of cybercrime cases involving sexual assault, luring, child exploitation cases involving the creation/distribution/possession of CSAM, undercover online sting operations, endangering the welfare of a child, terroristic threats, and false public alarm cases involving “swattings”Participated in and led dozens of seminars for students, teachers, and the community about cyber safety