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