AboutCommander Chris Wagoner Expertise I can answer questions concerning Computer Crime Investigations and Internet investigations including Computer Crime Laws both at the State level and Federal level. I can answer questions on almost any crime in which a computer is used. In addition I can answer questions concerning copywrite infringement (peer to peer, and copying).
I am a police Commander that conducts Computer Crime Investigations at the Local, State and Federal level. I have investigated all most any kind of crime with which or which involved a computer and the internet, from murders, kidnappings, extortion, drug dealing and more. I can answer questions concerning Computer Forensics (the art of recovering information from a suspects computer), Computer Crime Investigations and Internet Investigations. I can answer questions on almost any crime in which a computer is used. I am a Federally Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime and Computer Forensics. I have worked in both Facebook and MySPace, also in Peer to Peer investigations. In addition I can answer questions concerning child predators and how to make your children safer on-line.
I teach Computer Forensics, Internet Investigations, Peer to Peer Investigations and other computer crime related subjects for several colleges and the Institute of Police Technology and Management.
Experience I conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.
Organizations HTCIA-High Technology Crime Investigation Association
Education/Credentials Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, Florida 32606
Degree 2001: Associate of Arts and Science (with Honors)
Degree 2007: Associate of Arts (with Honors)
Awards and Honors Awarded the FBI Directors Award for assisting the FBI in a National Computer Crime Investigation. Awarded Dec 2002
Back on April 29 you answered questions involving my son's soon-to-be ex-wife getting into his e-mail account. You advised reporting it to the Sheriff's office. Instead my son asked his attorney to subpoena the records from Yahoo and G-Mail (Google). He asked for "All Ip's used to successfully log on to the account with time and date stamps from October 2006 to date of receipt of subpoena."
Yahoo said the form of the subpoena was improper but even if it were they have nothing to contribute. Google only gave the past 30 days.
It seems to us both Yahoo and Google should have more info than they are giving. Is there some other way of asking for the required information since he does not know when within the last year his e-mail accounts were comprimised? Do the think the Sheriff's office would have more success? What do you suggest from here?
Thanks again!
Answer Hi Rhea,
The problem you have encountered is the one that frustrates those of us that do computer crime investigation. The major ISP's and Internet services like e-mails, and other services do not retain records for very long at all. I am surprised you got 30 days worth.
The major ISP's (Google and such) would have to have tremendous storage facilities to store all the data for all its clients for an entire year. Imagine the amount of data that it would have to keep. So they purge data after a very short time.
Google is 30 days as is Yahoo and some others. Your lucky he does not have AOL, they purge some records after 72 hours!! It is very hard to work some cases when the parties involved are on AOL as you can imagine.
So in all honesty, the Sheriff's office would get the same thing your attorney got.
My only suggestion is if the data (e-mails or other things your looking for) appear on a computer, is to get consent to have that computer forensically examined. But the chances of that are slim I am sure.
Your about as far as you can go with what you have. Timeliness is your foe in this one. Sorry.
I hope this explains it a bit. And thank you for welcoming me back, vacation was great.
