Inspection of the Violent Crime Task Forces
in the Southern District of New York
Report Number I-2000-03

EXECUTIVE DIGEST

COVER LETTER

INTRODUCTION

Attorney General's National Anti-Violent Crime Initiative
VCTF Program
The USAO CVTF Proposals
    USAO Asian Gang VCTF
    USAO Latin Kings VCTF
    DEA New York City Housing Authority VCTF
    FBI VCTFs

RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION

ASIAN GANG VCTF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    USAO Expanded Unified Asian Intelligence Database into a Photo-Imaging System
    PIMS Does Not Meet Funding Criteria

CONCLUSION

LATIN KINGS VCTF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    USAO Denied the FBI Overtime Funding for Latin Kings Investigations
    USAO Developed a Case and Cooperator Mapping System

CONCLUSION

DEA HOUSING AUTHORITY VCTF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    DEA Did Not Notify USAO of Task Force End
    USAO Obtained Support Staff for the DEA
    Data Analysts Worked on Non-Housing Authority VCTF Cases

CONCLUSION

FBI VCTFs ACCOMPLISHMENTS>

CONCLUSION

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER THE VCTFs
    USAO Did Not Properly Account for VCTF Property
    USAO Failed to Perform Security Background Investigation
    Quarterly Report Data Inaccurate and Incomplete

RECOMMENDATIONS

OVERSIGHT OF THE VCTFs

RECOMMENDATIONS

EOUSA DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

APPENDIX I Inspection Objectives, Scope, And Methodology

APPENDIX II Index of Abbreviations

APPENDIX III USAO's Comments on the Draft Report

APPENDIX IV EOUSA's Comments on the Draft Report

APPENDIX V DEA's Comments on the Draft Report

APPENDIX VI FBI's Comments on the Draft Report

APPENDIX VII Office of the Inspector General's Analysis of Managements' Responses