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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The IPC ASA and part-time law clerk will work closely with the Cook County Regional Organized Crime (CCROC) Task Force that is comprised of members of law enforcement, financial institutions, and private industries that focus on investigating and prosecuting individuals and criminal enterprises that prey on the economic stream in local, state, national, and international jurisdictions.
Grant Amount: $400,000.00
Grant Period: 10/01/2015 - 9/30/2017
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: Through this grant funding we will commit one full-time prosecutor and add one part-time law clerk to: 1) expand existing task force to include federal, state and local law enforcement to conduct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence and prosecutions in matters involving criminal laws related to IP theft; 2) enforce criminal laws related to IP Theft; 3) educate the public and private industries to prevent, deter, and identify criminal violations of IP laws; 4) ensure deconfliction of participating agencies’ investigative and enforcement efforts, and 5) build the capacity of the IPC ASA and that position’s supervisors by attending trainings related to intellectual property enforcement. end