The tulsa county district attorney (tcda) will develop the ability of criminal justice agencies in tulsa county, oklahoma, to prevent and reduce intellectual property crime by:continuing to build…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752) to the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office in Oklahoma. The grant is supporting the development of the Tulsa County Intellectual Property Enforcement Program, which is aimed at preventing and reducing intellectual property crimes in Tulsa County.

Key activities include:

• Establishing and operating an intellectual property enforcement task force, the first of its kind in Oklahoma
• Investigating and prosecuting intellectual property crimes and organized crime rings
• Educating task force members and the public on best practices and buyer awareness
• Funding a dedicated sheriff's deputy and prosecutor to serve on the task force, investigate cases, and assist with federal cases
• Developing policies and procedures for the permanent task force, securing future funding, and conducting outreach events

As a sub-award, the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office is receiving funding to retain a deputy to participate in the task force activities. The overall expected outcome is a reduction in intellectual property crime in Tulsa County through new case investigations, charges filed, federal investigations assisted, task force meetings, trainings, summary reports, and public outreach events.

The tulsa county district attorney (tcda) will develop the ability of criminal justice agencies in tulsa county, oklahoma, to prevent and reduce intellectual property crime by:continuing to build interagency partnerships through support of a recently established task force, investigating and prosecuting intellectual property crimes and organized crime rings, and educating task force members and the public on best practices and buyer awareness. Grant funds will pay for personnel dedicated to combatting intellectual property crime, including one subrecipient, the tulsa county sheriffs office, to retain a deputy. The grant-funded deputy and prosecutor will serve as core members of an ongoing task force, the first of its kind in oklahoma. They will identify, investigate, and prosecute state-level cases, as well as assist homeland security investigations and the U.S. Attorneys office with federal cases. The tcda and its partners will develop policies and procedures for the permanent task force, secure sustainable future funding, and identify opportunities to educate the public about intellectual property crime. The expected outcome of grant activities will be a reduction in intellectual property crime in tulsa county through 40 new cases investigated, 15 new charges filed, 2 federal investigations assisted, quarterly task force meetings held, annual trainings attended, annual summary reports written, and 4 outreach events conducted.