Bob Breeden isn't complaining, don't get him wrong. Special Agent Breeden, who heads the Computer Crime Division of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, in Tallahassee, feels fortunate to work in one of the few state police departments running a full-time cyber-crime division. With four other officers under his command and another 10 FDLE employees at his disposal, Breeden oversees a division with an embarrassment of riches compared with its counter parts in most other states.
Still, "there are days I feel like I need 10 more agents and more money," Breeden said. Considering Florida has the second-highest number of Internet-fraud incidents in the country each year and that Breeden's team handles between 400 and 500 cyber-crime cases annually, it's easy to see how resources can be stretched to the limit.
Breeden knows that most jurisdictions have it far worse. "The vast majority of local law enforcement hasn't embraced technical investigations," he said.
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