Provide agencies with technical assessments of their cold cases to ensure all forensic and investigative avenues have been exploredProvide expertise to generate solutions for long-term missing, unidentified, and unclaimed persons casesCollaborate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Missing and Murdered Unit, the National Archives, and other federal, international, and non-government organizations to generate case leads and help resolve cases

Assisting law enforcement, medical examiners, and coroners in their investigations of missing and unidentified persons by reviewing case information/files, informing investigators of NamUs resources, and ensuring all NamUs entry criteria is met.Provide assistance to NamUs stakeholders with entering new NamUs cases, enhancing data on exiting NamUs cases, and facilitating the delivery of forensic services.Develop networks of criminal justice professionals and non-government agencies to enhance outside agencies’ understanding and use of NamUs, and identify agencies in need of additional training on NamUs and other missing/unidentified person resources.Properly document all NamUs cases that are closed, archived, or deemed unfounded for review by the Training and Analysis Division for inclusion in statistical reports related to the effectiveness of the NamUs program.Participate in NamUs training events and curriculum development.

Assisting law enforcement, medical examiners, and coroners in their investigations of missing and unidentified persons by reviewing case information/files, informing investigators of NamUs resources, and ensuring all NamUs entry criteria is met.Provide assistance to NamUs stakeholders with entering new NamUs cases, enhancing data on exiting NamUs cases, and facilitating the delivery of forensic services.Develop networks of criminal justice professionals and non-government agencies to enhance outside agencies’ understanding and use of NamUs, and identify agencies in need of additional training on NamUs and other missing/unidentified person resources.Properly document all NamUs cases that are closed, archived, or deemed unfounded for review by the Training and Analysis Division for inclusion in statistical reports related to the effectiveness of the NamUs program.Participate in NamUs training events and curriculum development.

This Bureau of Justice Assistance initiative supports the testing of unsubmitted sexual assault kits and evidence pertaining to other violent cold cases, the investigation and prosecution of offenders in these cases, and the development of policies and practices that improve the criminal justice and community response to these crimes. This role provides training and technical assistance to law enforcement in the areas of violent cold case investigations, advanced DNA testing, and forensic genetic genealogy.

This initiative supports the seven forensic science grant programs administered by BJA, providing grantees with various resources and tools to improve the reporting, transportation, forensic testing, and identification of missing person and unidentified human remains, including migrants. Assists with site engagement, strategic planning, cohesive use of funding, emerging technology implementation, and sustainability considerations for MUHR grantees. Across the remaining six forensic programs, provides subject matter expertise, assists with implementation of best practices, and identifies emergent issues faced by jurisdictions.

Duties include researching and investigating valuable case information via public records, collecting, analyzing, and documenting vital and accurate information for use in law enforcement investigations, assisting and preparing sensitive requests associated to high profile missing children cases, reviewing and reporting valuable intakes at division meetings, supporting international media affiliates with profiles and summaries of missing children cases, analyzing and comparing missing child cases to unidentified deceased children for potential matches, producing valuable information in regards to time-sensitive requests aiding in the location, recovery, and reunification of missing and unidentified children

Duties included leading and training analysts on new software enhancements, keeping abreast to imminent patterns or trends in all fields related to Anti-Money Laundering, providing recommendations to senior management in regards to suspicious account activity, preparing and filing SARs, reviewing and refining AML Compliance software parameters to more efficient discoveries, or transactions that may help to reduce the risk of loss to the institution

Duties included basic financial analysis investigation, drawing empirical conclusions based on patterns and intricacies pertaining to flow of funds and involved entities, assessing risk level, and preparing and presenting expert reports to senior management which incorporate recommendations of appropriate courses of action in regards to high-risk customers posing threats to the financial institution

Duties included performing analysis of accounts, examining sources and outflow of funds, conducting public record searches, politically exposed persons, OFAC specially designated nationals, and staying abreast of latest trends and techniques in domestic and international money laundering