LOUISIANA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION Highway Interdiction and Drug Asset Forfeiture POST Certification Seminar December 2-4, 2009 - Crowne Plaza Lafayette - Lafayette, LA CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION This Seminar will presumptively qualify for a maximum of 14.50 continuing legal education credits (includes ethics). REGISTRATION FEE Registration is open to everyone employed within the criminal justice system. REGULAR FEE AT DOOR Includes: All training sessions, handouts and coffee breaks, and planned social functions for the registrant $100 $150 Travel expenses and incidentals are the responsibility of the registrant. You have three (3) ways to register: 1) register on-line at WWW.LDAA.ORG; 2) fax the registration form to LDAA Headquarters at (225) 387-0237; or 3) mail the enclosed registration form to LDAA Headquarters at 1645 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802-8143. Payment may be made at a later date prior to the Seminar. Checks (payable to the LDAA), cash, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard and American Express) may be used for payment of registration fees. Refund policy: If the LDAA office is notified by Wednesday, November 25, 2009, in writing or by telephone, a full refund will be made. After this cutoff date, there will be no refunds. ACCOMMODATIONS The Association has obtained special accommodation rates for attendees at the Seminar site, the Crowne Plaza Lafayette located at 1801 West Pinhook Road in Lafayette, Louisiana. The special room rate is $99 for single, double, triple, or quad occupancy. To make reservations, simply contact the hotel s registration desk directly at (800) 826-8386. Reservations must be guaranteed by one night s deposit or a major credit card. Please be sure to identify yourself as an LDAA Highway Interdiction Seminar" attendee to obtain the correct rate. Individual guest room deposits will be refunded only if reservations are canceled 72 hours before date of arrival. NOTE: THE LDAA ROOM BLOCK WILL BE RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009. THEREFORE, EARLY RESPONSE IS NECESSARY.
AGENDA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 10:00-4:30 REGISTRATION 11:30-11:45 WELCOME Mr. John J. Williams, Jr., LDAA DART Attorney Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor LA District Attorneys Association, Baton Rouge, LA 11:45-12:45 2009 INTERDICTION TECHNIQUES (This session will focus on successful interdiction techniques by the 2007 Interdiction Officer of the Year.) Officer Alex Gonzalez Hoover Alabama Police Department, Hoover, AL 12:45-1:00 BREAK 1:00-2:00 2009 INTERDICTION TECHNIQUES (Continued) 2:00-2:15 BREAK 2:15-3:15 MOBILE TRACKING DEVICES UPDATE (Colonel Peter Tufaro will present new technologies and reduced costs of Mobile Tracking Technology.) Colonel Peter Tufaro St. Bernard Parish Sheriff s Office, Chalmette, LA 3:15-3:30 BREAK 3:30-4:30 HOTEL, MOTEL, TRUCK STOP AND TRANSIENT AREA INTERDICTION (Truck stops, motels and transient areas are traditionally difficult areas to conduct investigative stops - particularly when suspects lose their ability to speak English. Mark Rigel gives us the benefit of his experience and techniques that have led to arrest and convictions.) Detective and Lieutenant Mark Rigel DEA Task Force Officer, St. Louis Division, Bonne Terre, MO 4:30-6:30 SOCIAL FUNCTION
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009 7:30-5:30 REGISTRATION 8:00-9:00 TRAFFIC TRENDS & PATTERNS FROM THE VALLEY (This presentation focuses on the Brownsville/McAllen, Texas, areas and Interdiction techniques used.) Agent Robert Morris Texas Department of Public Safety, Criminal Investigation Division McAllen, TX 9:00-9:15 BREAK 9:15-10:15 TRAFFIC TRENDS & PATTERNS FROM THE VALLEY (Continued) 10:15-10:30 BREAK 10:30-11:45 TRADING WEAPONS TO IMPROVE PROOF IN CRIMINAL CASES (1.25 CLE CREDITS) (ATF has revised a number of its policies that are favorable to local law enforcement agencies.) Agent John F. Duke, Group Supervisor Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Metairie, LA Mr. Ray Rowley, Chief of Firearms Program Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Washington, D.C. 11:45-1:00 LUNCH (on your own) 1:00-2:30 EPIC SUPPORT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS (1.50 CLE CREDITS) (The rules for access to EPIC database have also been revised. EPIC has additional trends information critical for interdiction officers.) Mr. Karl L. Culberson, DEA Training Coordinator El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), El Paso, TX Mr. John Burleigh, IT Training Specialist El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), El Paso, TX 2:30-2:45 BREAK
2:45-4:15 THE INVESTIGATION OF SHOOTING INCIDENTS (1.50 CLE CREDITS) (Sergeant Tim Hanks is charged with investigating law enforcement shootings. Learn safety techniques and critical information derived from past shooting investigations.) Sergeant Tim Hanks Criminal Investigations, Region II Louisiana State Police, Lafayette, LA 4:15-4:30 BREAK 4:30-5:30 NATCHITOCHES RICO / INTERDICTION PROSE- CUTION (Natchitoches, Louisiana, was the destination of a drug organization that operated for close to twenty years. Cocaine and other drugs were continually smuggled in hidden compartments without apprehension. Through a joint agency effort, the entire organization was arrested and prosecuted for violations dating back to 1989. This presentation covers the beginning of the investigation through conviction.) The Honorable Van H. Kyzar District Attorney, 10 th Judicial District, Natchitoches, LA Sergeant Roger Henson, Natchitoches Drug Task Force Natchitoches Police Department, Natchitoches, LA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 7:30-12:00 REGISTRATION 8:00-9:00 SOUTHWEST BORDER INTELLIGENCE (Competition among Mexican drug cartels has led to increased violence throughout the Mexican border region. Leo Pena has done uncover work in south Texas, and has studied the organizations transporting drugs into this country and how their violence may affect interdiction officers.) Sergeant Leo Pena Texas Department of Public Safety Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Division, Austin, TX 9:00-9:15 BREAK
9:15-10:30 SOUTHWEST BORDER INTELLIGENCE (Continued) (1.25 CLE CREDITS) 10:30-10:45 BREAK 10:45-11:45 FORFEITURE PRINCIPALS AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS (Some districts experience considerable more forfeiture success than others. This segment covers the coordination between law enforcement and prosecutors that leads to forfeiture success, and the ethical principles that govern forfeiture.) Mr. John J. Williams, Jr., LDAA DART Attorney Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor LA District Attorneys Association, Baton Rouge, LA 11:45-12:00 WRAP-UP SESSION 12:00 ADJOURN