Our most popular conference course! Students learn how to investigate social media drug and firearm traffickers through a variety of strategies and techniques.
Offered as a 1 day or 2 day course, this in depth course will give students hands-on experience in effectively authoring legal process to social media and analyzing / using the evidence to build strong cases.
This class focuses on investigating the movement of illicit funds (whether the source be fraud, financial crimes, or drug/gun/human trafficking) through P2P payment applications (CashApp, Venmo, etc.) and online banks.
Students will “deep dive” into Snapchat, learning about the platform and how criminals exploit certain features, what to ask for when authoring legal process, and what the data produced by Snapchat means (including geolocation data).
Taught by law enforcement for investigators, this class focuses on CalECPA requirements (legal process language, “sealing” evidence, notifications, court orders, etc.) and strategies to tackle them effectively.
Learn how to find wanted fugitives through social media: Undercover Surveillance, Pen Registers, Geolocation Data & Chasing IP Addresses to locate where suspects are logging in from.
“The instructor was very knowledgeable and the material was up to date. It’s awesome that instructor is currently working in law enforcement, actively writing legal process to these platforms, and providing training with CURRENT information!”
Social Media Investigations Student
Police Detective | California
“This class was extremely useful, particularly for supervisors leading narcotics and firearms trafficking task forces. The instructor really showcased the dangers these young traffickers pose to our communities and offered valuable strategies to investigate them.”
Plug Investigations Conference Student
Narcotics Task Force Supervisor | Washington
“Tim was extremely knowledgeable with social media investigations. His experience and expertise is invaluable and was so incredibly helpful. There was a lot of material to cover and some topics were complicated, but he did an outstanding job explaining things. What an incredibly beneficial course for law enforcement!”
Social Media Investigations Student
Criminal Analyst | Florida
“This class was extremely thorough in breaking down search warrant productions from CashApp. I never considered how easily these records allow prosecutors to corroborate victim’s testimony in sex trafficking cases! Great class.”
Chasing Digital Money Student
Prosecutor | Arizona
“The instructor was very knowledgeable and the material was up to date. It’s awesome that instructor is currently working in law enforcement, actively writing legal process to these platforms, and providing training with CURRENT information!”
Social Media Investigations Student
Police Detective | California
“This class was extremely useful, particularly for supervisors leading narcotics and firearms trafficking task forces. The instructor really showcased the dangers these young traffickers pose to our communities and offered valuable strategies to investigate them.”
Plug Investigations Conference Student
Narcotics Task Force Supervisor | Washington
“Tim was extremely knowledgeable with social media investigations. His experience and expertise is invaluable and was so incredibly helpful. There was a lot of material to cover and some topics were complicated, but he did an outstanding job explaining things. What an incredibly beneficial course for law enforcement!”
Social Media Investigations Student
Criminal Analyst | Florida
“This class was extremely thorough in breaking down search warrant productions from CashApp. I never considered how easily these records allow prosecutors to corroborate victim’s testimony in sex trafficking cases! Great class.”