FLETC's 26 April 07 Doubleheader

1000-1100 ET “Stopping Drug Diversion”

(Rep 26Oct06)

1100-1200 ET “Drug Scene Investigator”

(Rep 14Dec06)

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1000-1100 ET - “Stopping Drug Diversion” --- Prescription Drug Abuse is a growing trend and those medications have to come from somewhere. Addicts will do just about anything to get their pills, from stealing from medicine cabinets to writing their own prescriptions.

Drug diverters spend a lot of time coming with their schemes. Stopping them can take a lot of time, but it's easier if law enforcement knows what to look for. We'll break down the crime of drug diversion. During this hour-long broadcast, learn from two experienced drug diversion investigators. They'll teach the importance of getting doctors and pharmacies on law enforcement's side. We'll see what drugs are being abused, how people get access to them, and how to investigate the cases. Also, see what obstacles stand in law enforcement's way.

Detective Sergeant Bill Stivers, Louisville Metro Police, Louisville, KY - Sergeant Stivers is a 19 year veteran of the Louisville Kentucky Metropolitan Police Department and currently supervises the Pharmaceutical Drug Diversion Squad. Sgt. Stivers’ previous assignments have included: Patrol, SWATT, Criminal Investigation and Illicit Narcotics Investigation. Sgt. Stivers provides prescription drug fraud/abuse training seminars to law enforcement, healthcare and medical professionals throughout the United States. Sgt. Stivers publishes the monthly Rx Newsletter highlighting prescription drug fraud/abuse trends in the Louisville metro area. The Rx Newsletter is circulated to more than 1000 law enforcement and medical professionals in an effort to combat prescription drug fraud/abuse. Sgtt Stivers also developed the “Rx Alert” system which allows instantaneous notification to law enforcement and medical professionals of prescription drug fraud activity.

Detective Sergeant Lisa McElhaney, Broward County, FL Sheriff's Office - Sergeant Lisa McElhaney is a seventeen year veteran of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, and is currently assigned to the Strategic Investigations Division, as the supervisor of the Drug Diversion Unit. Sgt. McElhaney has specialized in the field of pharmaceutical and designer drug diversion investigations for more than fifteen years, and has conducted hundreds of undercover drug operations. She has lead numerous long and short term investigations into questionable health care practitioners and diverters of pharmaceutical drugs, and has been instrumental in the successful prosecution of numerous healthcare professionals that have abused the ethical, moral and legal standards of their professions. Sgt. McElhaney is the National Secretary of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) which is a unique membership organization whose members are responsible for investigating and prosecuting pharmaceutical drug diversion. She currently teaches pharmaceutical identification and investigative techniques across the U.S., at a variety of state, local and administrative institutions. Sgt. McElhaney has testified before several Florida House and Senate committees on a variety of drug related issues. And is currently a member of the Board of Governors for the Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse and the Chairperson of their Prescription Drug Steering Committee.

1100-1200 ET - “Drug Scene Investigator” --- Have you ever wondered what happens to that drug evidence you collect at the scene? You send it to the lab, but what happens then? Why do you have to seal it like you do? Why does your crack cocaine submission loose more than 50% of its weight between the time of collection and the laboratory analysis? How does the lab determine it is even cocaine? What does the lab do with the evidence? How do they protect its integrity? When it appears in front of you in court, why doesn't it look the same as it did when you found it? During this hour-long broadcast, we'll follow a case from the search warrant to the courtroom to see what that evidence goes through. See how chemists test the sample to determine what it is. Find out how technology saves time. See what the lab can and can't do and learn the limitations of what the evidence can prove in court. Learn how to help the lab help you make your case.

Tim Holsinger, Special Agent, Kansas Bureau of Investigation - Tim Holsinger is currently assigned to the Special Operations Division of the Wichita Regional Office of the KBI. Holsinger spent his first 13 years with the Labette County Sheriff's Office in Kansas working as a patrol officer, K-9 officer, criminal investigations detective, training officer, and narcotics detective. In November 1999, Holsinger joined the Kansas Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent. Since that time, he investigated narcotics cases and has served as a member of the high risk warrant team and a as training instructor. He received the Silver Valor Award from the Kansas Chiefs of Police Association for life-saving actions in 2000.

Reta Newman, Director, Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory, Pinellas County, Florida - Reta Newman has been a forensic chemist since 1988 and has been an instructor for the National Forensic Science Technology Center since 1996. Newman holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Southwest Missouri State University. She has been qualified as an expert in both controlled substance analysis and fire debris analysis. She is co-author of the book, "The GC-MS Guide to Ignitable Liquids" and has published numerous articles related to forensic science. Newman is also a fellow of the American Board of Criminalistics and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Robert O'Neill, Assistant United States Attorney in Tampa, Florida - Robert O'Neill began his prosecutorial career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in 1982. He became an Assistant United States Attorney in Miami, Florida in 1986, and an Associate Independent Counsel in Washington, DC in 1992. In 1993, O'Neill became an Assistant United States Attorney in Tampa, Florida. He has also served as an Associate Independent Counsel in San Francisco, California, and as the Deputy Chief of the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section of the United States Department of Justice. Mr. O'Neill is a graduate of Fordham University and New York Law School.

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