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Return ORIGINAL N-2019-156 <br />INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED Executed Copy to COTC <br />WORK MAY PROCEED tntzo/rtq <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL <br />nATC. AUG 2 2 2019 <br />FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY <br />®�, Lz� FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <br />Leo M0.fF���z ORANGE COUNTY ASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME TASK FORCE (OCAOCTF) <br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />PARTIES <br />This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into by and between the Federal <br />Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD). In the <br />alternative, FBI and SAPD may hereinafter be referred to cumulatively as the "Parties." <br />Nothing in this MOU should be construed as limiting or impeding the basic spirit of <br />cooperation which exists between these agencies. <br />AUTHORITIES <br />2. Authority for the FBI to enter into this agreement can be found at Title 28, United States <br />Code (U.S.C.), Section (§) 533; 42 U.S.C. § 3771; Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations <br />(C.F.R.), § 0.85; and applicable United States Attorney General's Guidelines. <br />PURPOSE <br />3. The purpose of this MOU is to delineate the responsibilities of the Orange County Asian <br />Organized Crime Task Force (OCAOCTF) personnel, formalize relationships between <br />participating agencies for policy guidance, planning, training, public and media relations, <br />and maximize inter -agency cooperation. This MOU is not intended, and should not be <br />construed, to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or <br />otherwise by any third party against the Parties, the United States, or the officers, <br />employees, agents, or other associated personnel thereof. <br />MISSION <br />4. The mission of the OCAOCTF is to identify and target for prosecution criminal enterprise <br />groups responsible for drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking, gambling, <br />crimes of violence such as murder and aggravated assault, robbery, and violent street <br />gangs, as well as to intensely focus on the apprehension of dangerous fugitives where <br />there is or may be a federal investigative interest. The OCAOCTF will enhance the <br />effectiveness of federal/state/local law enforcement resources through a well -coordinated <br />initiative seeking the most effective investigative/prosecutive avenues by which to convict <br />and incarcerate dangerous offenders. <br />