APPENDIX A

Glossary of Terms and Names

NAMES 
BAILEY James Assistant Regional Director, Intelligence, INS Central Regional office
BENNINGFIELD Debbie Deputy Administrator, Latent Prints Section, Houston Police Department
BENTON Claudia West University Place, TX victim whose murder on December 16, 1998 led to Resendez’s identification as a serial murderer
BIGGS Tim Chief, Biometric Information Systems Section, INS Office of Information Resources Management
BRODERICK Paul Intelligence Operations Specialist, INS Central Regional office, who offered to prepare electronic wanted poster for Resendez as a result of the Houston District Office’s weekly intelligence report
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] Intelligence Border Patrol agent, Del Rio, TX Sector Headquarters involved in the placement of Resendez’s fingerprints in the IDENT lookout database
CARTER Andrew Texas Ranger assigned to help investigate the murder of Claudia Benton
CASON Thomas Special Agent, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, INS Houston District Office, assigned to work with the FBI Resendez Task Force
DARSEE Herb Special Agent, INS Houston District Office, assigned as liaison with Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force
DOZIER Kelly Special Agent, Anti-Smuggling Unit, INS Houston District Office, contacted by West University Place Police Department regarding border lookout on Resendez
ESTEVIS David Lead Intelligence Border Patrol agent, Del Rio, TX Sector Headquarters, took initiative to place Resendez’s record in the IDENT lookout database
FREDRICK Carolyn Gorham, IL June 15, 1999, murder victim (along with George Morber)
FRIESENHAHN Susan Special Agent, Alien Criminal Apprehension Program, INS Houston District Office, Acting Supervisor from December 1998 until April 1999
GREATHOUSE Daniel Manager, Biometric Support Center
JENNINGS David Special Agent, Alien Criminal Apprehension Program, INS Houston District Office, Acting Supervisor from December 1998 until April 1999
JULIANO Michael Special Agent, Intelligence Officer, INS Houston District Office, who prepared weekly intelligence report that included mention of Resendez
KONVICKA Josephine Fayette County, TX June 3, 1999, murder victim
MACHA Kenneth Detective, West University Place Police Department, assigned to investigate the murder of Claudia Benton
MAIER Christopher Lexington, KY August 29, 1997, murder victim
MASON Leafie Hughes Springs, TX October 1, 1998, murder victim
McMAHON Michael Assistant District Director for Investigations, INS Houston District Office
MEISSNER Doris Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
MOLLOHAN Alan U.S. Representative from the 1st District of West Virginia
MORBER George Gorham, IL June 15, 1999, murder victim (along with Carolyn Frederick)
PEARSON Michael INS Executive Associate Commissioner, Field Operations
PIPER Roger Deputy District Director, INS Houston District Office, was Acting District Director who distributed IDENT lookout policy in 1998 to Houston District Office employees
PLASKET Albert Special Agent, INS Houston District Office, contacted by Texas Ranger, Andrew Carter, to review Resendez’s alien file
REED Mark Regional Director, INS Central Region
RENO Janet Attorney General of the United States
SAENZ Emilio Assistant District Director, Detention and Deportation Branch, INS Houston District Office
SALTARELLI Marco Special Agent, INS Houston District Office, assigned as principal INS contact for the police in the investigation of the murder of Claudia Benton
SANCHEZ Fred Supervisory Special Agent, INS Houston District Office, Acting Deputy District Director, Investigations in early 1999
SANDERS Joseph Detective, West University Place Police Department, assigned to investigate the murder of Claudia Benton
SIRNIC Karen Weimar, TX April 30, 1999, murder victim (along with Norman Sirnic)
SIRNIC Norman Weimar, TX April 30, 1999, murder victim (along with Karen Sirnic)
SORUKAS William Senior Inspector, Investigative Services Division, Domestic Investigations Unit, U.S. Marshals Service Headquarters, took initiative to place Resendez’s record in the IDENT lookout database
YOUNG Mark Special Agent, FBI, Houston who, as Field Coordinator for the National Center for Analysis of Violent Crime, “profiles” violent crimes

 

ABBREVIATION TERM DEFINITION
ACAP Alien Criminal Apprehension Program Program in INS Investigations Division implemented in 1986 to locate, charge, prosecute and remove aliens who are involved in, or associated with, criminal activities in the U.S.
ADP Automated Data Processing  

 

 

 

  

AFIS Automated Fingerprint Identification System
ASAC Assistant Special Agent in Charge
ASU Anti-Smuggling Unit
AUSA Assistant U.S. Attorney
BSC Biometric Support Center INS unit responsible for reviewing submitted fingerprint cards and entering appropriate ones, along with photographs of aliens, into the IDENT lookout database.
CAL/DOJ California Department of Justice   
CIS Central Index System INS database containing information on approximately 45 million aliens who have come into contact with the INS and have been given an Alien number. It identifies the location of each alien’s file, and includes biographical and status information about the alien.
CMF Criminal Master File FBI master file of fingerprint cards for arrested persons.
CUSA Citizenship USA INS program designed to substantially reduce the backlog of naturalization applications.
D&D Detention and Deportation INS component responsible for processing aliens through the detention and removal process.
DACS Deportable Alien Control System INS database used primarily by Detention and Deportation personnel to track aliens through the deportation process.
DEO Detention Enforcement Officer INS employees responsible for the care, transportation, and confinement of aliens detained by the INS.
DMS Detention Management System INS automated system that enables detention facilities to monitor and manage their occupants.
DOJ Department of Justice  

 

  

 

EAC Executive Associate Commissioner
EWI Entry Without Inspection
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FIN Fingerprint Identification Number Unique numerical identifier for each alien's fingerprints contained in the IDENT recidivist database.
IAFIS Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System FBI automated fingerprint-matching system that contains the criminal histories of over 40 million arrestees and database of their fingerprints.
INA Immigration and Naturalization Act  

 

  

INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
JMD Justice Management Division
LECA Law Enforcement Communications Assistant Border Patrol employees in the sector’s communications office, commonly known as the “radio room," who perform records searches of databases to gather information about aliens’ INS and criminal backgrounds.
MPS Management and Planning Staff JMD office that performs reviews of DOJ components at the request of management.
NAILS National Automated Immigration Lookout System II INS centralized text-based automated system used primarily by INS inspectors at ports of entry to check travelers who are seeking to enter the United States to determine if there are lookouts for them.
NCIC National Crime Information Center Database managed by the FBI that contains criminal history information on millions of individuals. It provides records of arrests, convictions, and identifying information about criminals that have been submitted by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The system contains 20 categories of files, including files for wanted persons and deported felons.
OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force   

 

OIG Office of the Inspector General
OIRM Office of Information Resources Management INS office responsible for supporting INS operating components through the development and maintenance of automated information systems.
OPP Office of Policy and Programs INS office responsible for strategic planning, research and evaluation, Government Performance Results Act, statistics, and the INS policy council.
PAIC Patrol Agent in Charge Lead supervisor of a Border Patrol station.
PO Prosecution Officer Border Patrol agent responsible for the management of cases presented for prosecution.
SA Special Agent   
SPC Service Processing Center INS facilities for the detention of aliens.
TCIC Texas Criminal Information Center Database managed by the State of Texas that contains criminal history information and outstanding warrants for those individuals arrested and wanted in Texas.
TECS Treasury Enforcement Communication System Text-based automated system operated by the U.S. Customs Service that contains information and lookouts on suspect individuals, businesses, and vehicles. TECS terminals normally are located at ports of entry and are used by Customs Service and INS inspectors to check incoming travelers, including passengers on incoming international airline flights.
UFAP Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution Federal statute that prohibits interstate travel with the intent to avoid prosecution for a crime that is a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction from which the fugitive flees.
USAO U.S. Attorney's Office  

  

USMS U.S. Marshals Service
VICAP Violent Criminal Apprehension Program FBI database that assists in identifying criminal cases with significant similarities, from input developed at the crime scene.
WIN Western Identification Network Automated fingerprint identification system, created in 1989, that consists of fingerprint cards submitted by seven states (Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Alaska) for individuals who have been arrested in those locations and the cards of certain aliens submitted by the INS.
WUP West University Place   

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