OCEFT

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OCEFT is a specialized branch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responsible for investigating environmental crimes and providing forensic and training support for enforcement actions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental enforcement organization
federal agency component
law enforcement agency
abbreviationOf Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training NERFINISHED
analyzes environmental samples in support of enforcement cases
collaboratesWith U.S. Attorneys’ Offices NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Justice NERFINISHED
other federal law enforcement agencies
state environmental enforcement agencies
collects environmental samples for evidentiary purposes
country United States of America
employs environmental crime investigators
forensic scientists
special agents
fieldPresence regional offices across the United States
focusesOn cases involving significant harm or risk to human health or the environment
serious, willful, or knowing violations of environmental laws
fullName Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training NERFINISHED
goal deter environmental crime
protect human health and the environment through criminal enforcement
hasDivision Criminal Investigation Division NERFINISHED
National Enforcement Investigations Center NERFINISHED
Training and Technical Support components
jurisdiction federal environmental laws of the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C. (headquarters) NERFINISHED
oversees EPA criminal investigation activities
parentAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED
partOf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance NERFINISHED
provides specialized environmental crime training
technical assistance to enforcement personnel
responsibleFor collecting and analyzing environmental evidence
coordinating with federal prosecutors on environmental crime cases
investigating environmental crimes
providing environmental forensics support
providing training for environmental enforcement
supporting criminal enforcement of environmental laws
supporting criminal investigations of Clean Air Act violations
supporting criminal investigations of Clean Water Act violations
supporting criminal investigations of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act violations
supporting criminal investigations of hazardous waste violations
supporting criminal investigations of illegal pesticide use
supporting criminal investigations of other federal environmental statutes
supporting criminal investigations of pollution incidents
supports EPA civil enforcement programs with forensic services
trains EPA enforcement staff
other law enforcement partners in environmental crime investigation techniques
typeOfEnforcement criminal enforcement
usesAuthorityFrom federal environmental statutes

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