Covert Operations
Definition
Legality of recordings
Forms of covert operations
Using source and informants
Entrapment
Information to document
Design to obtain evidence by use of agent whose true intentions are not communicated to the target
Mistakes will lead to irreparable damages
Financial
Reputational
Legal
Undercover operations
Surveillance operations
Obtained evidence directly from those engaged in illegal
Posing as the co-conspirator's agent
Use observation mechanism about suspect
observing while the suspect meet co-conspirator
Information expected to be gained
Identities of suspects
Basis of information
Operatives under fraud examiner's care, custody or control
Setting
Audit and Video
Consenting party
need to take consent to a private conversation
Restriction depends on whether the conversation to be recorded in public or private
most of the time only allowed to record audio or video and not the combination
Induce a person to commit a crime that they are not previously disposed to commit
Pose a legal problem
Make any payments in cash and obtain a receipt
Keep the informant's identity as confidential as possible