| The purpose of this project was to explore contemporary investigative methodologies to assemble a framework to effectively address cross-border identity theft cases in the San Diego-Tijuana region. This unique type of crime currently creates significant challenges for law enforcement in the world's largest transnational metropolitan area. Cross-border identity frauds tend to be digital in nature with most schemes utilizing the Internet. Thus, suspect information is rarely available at the onset of an investigation and as a result draw little priority from criminal investigators. Available literature severely lacks investigative methods to address this rapidly growing consumer crime, particularly schemes that straddle the U.S./Mexico border. This project aims to fill that gap. Cross-industry research was completed to identify investigative techniques that could connect the point of use of a victim's personal identifying information with the perpetrator responsible for the act. The findings of this research could be applied in numerous settings; however, this particular project caters to the border region of San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico.;Keywords: Economic crime management, Raymond Philo, e-commerce, IP address tracing, data packet analysis, forensic e-mail analysis, data analysis, criminal networks. |
