GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Mexico appoints first female Attorney General

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Federal News Radio

01April2011 9:05amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Felipe Calderon accepted the resignation Thursday of an attorney general known mainly for his weak image in a country fighting a drug war and nominated his top organized crime prosecutor as a successor, the first woman to hold the post if she is approved.

Arturo Chavez Chavez, the second attorney general to resign under Calderon, said he was leaving to "attend to urgent personal issues." The move came just three weeks after a leaked diplomatic said U.S. Embassy officials found his appointment in 2009 "politically inexplicable."

"The attorney general's office has been one of the weakest spots in Calderon's strategy in battling organized crime," said Andrew Selee, director of the Washington-based Mexico Institute. "There have been very few successful prosecutions against organized crime groups, those who launder their money and the public authorities who aid and abet them."

In nominating Marisela Morales, Calderon said the current head of the organized crime special investigations unit "enjoys prestige inside and outside the country." (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: U.S. and EU Launch Negotiations for Counter-Terrorism Information Exchange

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Department of Homeland Security

30March2011 11:02amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: On March 28, 2011, the European Union and the United States opened negotiations on an agreement to protect personal information exchanged in the context of fighting crime and terrorism. The negotiations will build on our long-standing, robust cooperation and agreements in this area. The United States and the European Union are committed to ensuring a high level of protection of personal information, while fighting crime and terrorism. The United States and the European Union are strongly determined to reach, without delay, an agreement that will advance our mutual goals. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Joint DHS-DOJ "Operation Protect Our Children" Seizes Website Domains Involved in Advertising and Distributing Child Pornography

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: DHS

16February2011 8:18amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Washington, D.C.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the execution of seizure warrants against 10 domain names of websites engaged in the advertisement and distribution of child pornography as part of "Operation Protect Our Children"—a new joint operation between DOJ and DHS’ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target sites that provide child pornography.

"Each year, far too many children fall prey to sexual predators and all too often, these heinous acts are recorded in photos and on video and released on the Internet," said Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. "DHS is committed to working with our law enforcement partners to shut down websites that promote child pornography to protect these children from further victimization."

"For all its positive impact, the Internet has also unfortunately created a new way for child predators to commit their inexcusable crimes," said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division. "The production and distribution of child pornography wreak havoc on innocent lives. With these domain seizures, we are taking our fight against child pornography to websites that facilitate the exchange of these abusive images." (read full report)

 

 

"GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE" is an intelligence briefing presented by Griffith Colson Intelligence Service, and provided to the public for informative purposes only. All subject matter is credited to it's source of origin, and is not intended to represent original content authored by GCIS, it's partners or affiliates. All opinions presented are those of the author, and not necessarily those of GCIS or it's partners.