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  Hosted by the North Miami Beach Police Department      

June 2nd-6th, 2008, North Miami Beach, Florida       

This is a special five day (36 hour) training program designed for Law Enforcement Investigators, Vice Investigators, Narcotics Investigators and Patrol Officers who participate in street level enforcement and Undercover Vice/ Narcotics operations.  Prostitution and Narcotics activity are every day problems that affect entire communities.  The
curriculum will cover how to successfully conduct street level prostitution and narcotics stings.  Decoy officer safety techniques will be covered, which will show how to keep your female officers safe during undercover investigations.

Human Trafficking for prostitution is a huge part of the seedy world of prostitution investigations.  Investigative techniques detailing how to work these organizations will be presented during the training. Investigators will learn how to target the organizations that are      forcing immigrants from South America, Central America, Eastern Europe and our American juvenile's into the world of prostitution.

Instructors will present case studies on how to initiate and serve "Sneak and Peek" search warrants on illicit massage parlors.  The technical aspects of installing electronic surveillance equipment in these businesses will be detailed along with how to successfully prosecute subjects under RICO statutes.  Investigators will be shown how to properly write search warrants for the covert entry and installment of equipment, search of the business, bank accounts and warrants on the owners residence.  This is a must see block of instruction for all narcotics and vice investigators.

Investigators will be taught methods used to investigate and prosecute in call and out call Escorts, along with setting up sting operations.  Strip Clubs are notorious for prostitution and narcotics violations. Investigators will be taught how to plan and conduct tactical raid   investigations on strip clubs and how to utilize seldom used state statutes as well as city and county code violations to tackle the problems of these clubs.  The seedy world of illicit massage parlors will be discussed and investigators will learn the different methods used to infiltrate and prosecute prostitution subjects.

Undercover storefront operations will be covered during the training showing how to set up storefront operations which can be utilized for stolen property cases, money laundering investigations and narcotics reverses.  Investigators will be shown how easy and cost effective it is to set up an undercover storefront location.  Conducting covert operations in these facilities increases officer safety and the safety of the general public. 

The Tactical Narcotics Techniques theory will be covered, which will show how to conduct operations that target problem area's that are suffering from narcotics violators and prostitution.  Undercover street level narcotics reverses will be covered, showing how to investigate narcotics and gang related subjects.  Case studies on long term street level narcotics investigations will be presented during the training.   

The underground world of Pit Bull fighting has recently come to the fore front of the main street media, however illegal dog fighting rings have been flourishing for over a century in the U.S.  This course will detail and expose the Pit Bull fighting rings that are operating in every state in the U.S.  Case studies and numerous undercover videos of actual Pit Bull matches will be shown during the conference.  Students will learn the terminology and how subjects train their dogs and set up dog fighting matches.

The conference will additionally cover how to set up undercover Internet sting operations and how to properly conduct investigations targeting sexual predators.  Case studies will be presented on how to go after the on line predators that are currently targeting children via the Internet.  Investigators will also learn how to target prostitution subjects and escorts by utilizing the Internet. 

                                Don’t miss this training opportunity!

Class Program

            Tactical Narcotics Techniques Enforcement               
                         Undercover Street Level Narcotics Reverses                       
                         Conducting Safe Prostitution Stings                                                          Decoy and Undercover Officer Safety Issues               
                     Investigating Human Trafficking Organizations               
             Investigating Juvenile Prostitution Rings                  
      Massage Parlor Investigations                            
Escort Investigations                                       
                         Successful Strip Club Investigations                                                                 Working Clubs and Raid Operation Techniques                                           Sneak and Peek Warrants on Massage Parlors                   Investigative & Surveillance Techniques      
                    RICO Violations on businesses                                          
                         Undercover Storefront Operations                                            Long term street level investigations               
                         Ethics and Legal Issues                                                                                      Underground Pit Bull Fighting Investigations                             Internet Investigations and Child Predators    

   Additional Topics to be announced soon!     

June 2nd-6th, 2008, in North Miami Beach, Florida.  Training classes         will be held at the North Miami Beach Police Department training               center.  Due to the specialized content of this course, seating space is      limited and students will be accepted on a first come, first served             basis.  Full payment must be received two weeks prior to the start of       the conference to ensure class slots.                                                                                                       
The recommended hotel is the Newport Beach Side Resort located in       Sunny Isles Beach.  The hotel is approximately 3 miles from the training  center.  The Newport is offering a special rate of $119.00 per night.         Book rooms under the LETA VICE code at 305-949-1300. The North         Miami Beach Police Department and the hotel are both located                  between Miami International and Fort Lauderdale International                airports.  Please check flights and schedules at both airports as ticket      prices vary between the two airports.                                                                                                                                    

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Conference Instructors

Kelly Sullivan:  

Kelly is a Sergeant with the Miami-Dade Police Department, currently assigned to the Public Corruption Investigations Bureau.  He has over 16 years of law enforcement experience and prior to his current assignment, was the supervisor for the MDPD Organized Crime Section, Vice Unit for five years.  During his tenure in the OCS Vice Unit, Kelly was tasked with the oversight of complex investigations including; Child Prostitution, Human Trafficking, Organized Prostitution, Organized Gambling, Continuing Criminal Enterprises (RICO), Murder for Hire, Murder Conspiracy, Organized Crime-related Extortions, and Money Laundering.  During his tenure in this assignment, he and his unit were active participants in the US Attorney’s Office South Florida Human Trafficking Task Force (FBI / ICE / MDPD / HPD / FDLE) and the FBI Innocence Lost Minor Vice Task Force (FBI / MDPD / MPD / MBPD).  The OCS Vice unit initiated and participated in numerous long-term investigations which resulted in a multitude of arrests, Federal indictments, prosecutions and monetary seizures/forfeitures.  Throughout his role as the Vice Unit Sergeant, Kelly took an active role in all facets of the investigations, including numerous undercover assignments, report preparation and review, grant writing and monitoring, and surveillance and enforcement operations.  Kelly’s primary area of expertise is in the areas of Human Trafficking and Child Prostitution, and he has been a presenter at the United States Attorney’s Office-Miami, the Broward Sheriff’s Office, and the Miami-Dade Police Department on both of these topics.

Phil Dorfman: Sergeant, Delray Beach Police Department.  Phil was in the Vice and Narcotics division for nine years and has conducted numerous narcotics and vice related operations.  The Delray Beach Police Department along with the Palm Beach County State Attorneys Office initiated undercover operations utilizing "Sneak and Peek" search warrants on illicit massage parlors.  Phil has developed a presentation based on investigative techniques utilized during their undercover investigations.  Case studies on how to write the specialized warrants, technical surveillance issues and successful prosecution of prostitution subjects will be presented during his lecture.

Mike DeMarcus: Detective, North Miami Beach Police Department with over 17 years of law enforcement experience.  Mike has been in the Vice, Intelligence and Narcotics unit for over 11 years and has worked on a DEA task force as well as a state task force specializing in money laundering and narcotics investigations.  Mike has extensive experience in narcotics reverses, indoor marijuana grow houses and long term crack cocaine investigations.  Mike has participated in numerous long term investigations targeting and prosecuting both money laundering and narcotics trafficking subjects.  Mike has also served as the case agent on several long term Strip Club investigations and has developed a comprehensive class on club raids.

Maria Mederos: Detective, Miami Dade County Police Department.  Maria is currently in the Public Corruption Division and has worked numerous undercover prostitution stings and narcotics investigations during her previous assignment with the Narcotics Division.  Maria will present officer safety techniques pertaining to undercover decoys and how to successfully conduct street level prostitution stings utilizing the TNT theory.

Eric Palmer: Lieutenant, Miami Dade Police Department.  Eric will present a program that shows how to conduct Internet investigations which targets subjects who utilize the Internet to conduct on line prostitution and the predators who use the Internet to target juveniles.  Eric will show students how to set up undercover on line accounts and how to utilize the Internet to assist law enforcement agencies in combating child predators. 

Michael Vadnal : Michael is a 20 year veteran of the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  He has been a detective for over 16 years investigating animal crimes and has investigated over 2,000 cases including Pit Bull fighting and animal abuse crimes.  Michael has testified as an expert witness in both the 17th Judicial Circuit and the 10th Judicial Circuit courts of Florida.  Michael has been interviewed by numerous television networks, newspapers, magazines and Internet sites.  Michael has also been featured on Animal Planets "Miami Animal Police" television show.  Michael has been instructing law enforcement officers on the underground world of Pit Bull fighting organizations since 1999.  

Uriel Neto: Uriel is an Assistant State Attorney in Palm Beach County, Florida.  Uriel has been the lead prosecutor on numerous "Sneak and Peek" operations targeting Organized Criminal Enterprises, which are running illegal massage parlors in Palm Beach County.  Uriel will teach Vice and Narcotics Investigators the proper procedures for obtaining probable cause to obtain "sneak and peek" warrants, Financial Institution warrants, and search warrants for the illicit businesses.

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