Intergovernmental Partnerships

The EPA Criminal Enforcement Program has formed strong partnerships with many other federal, state, tribal and international law enforcement agencies. These partnerships support the enforcement of environmental criminal statutes as well as ancillary statutes such as mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization.) The partnerships and coordination of agencies provide broad based support for the criminal prosecution of both organizations and individuals. This is accomplished by combining resources, technical expertise and coordinating investigative approaches and activities. In the international arena, the EPA Criminal Enforcement Program works jointly with international police organizations to identify and apprehend fugitives of environmental crime and secure witnesses for investigations.

• Environmental Crime Task Force Partners - Nationwide
  Listed here are the individual federal/state/local/tribal Task Forces from across the country on which EPA-Criminal Investigation Division Special Agents serve.

• Regional Environmental Enforcement Associations
  The Regional Environmental Enforcement Associations are alliances of regulatory and law enforcement organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada that promote the effective enforcement of state and local environmental statutes and regulations, with a strong emphasis on criminal enforcement.

     Midwest Environmental Enforcement Association
     Northeast Environmental Enforcement Association
     Southern Environmental Enforcement Network
     Western States Project
       National Environmental Crime Prevention Week
  
  

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  The FBI is a field-oriented organization in which FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) in Washington, D.C., which investigative organized crime, including drug matters, racketeering, and money laundering; investigations into violent crimes, amoung others.

• U.S. Department of Justice
  DOJ's mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law, to provide Federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime, to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior, to administer and enforce the Nation's immigration laws fairly and effectively, and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.

• National Response Center
  The NRC is the sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills. If you have a spill to report, contact us via our toll-free number or check out our Web Site for additional information on reporting requirements and procedures. For those without 800 access, please contact us at 202-267-2675.

• International Association of Chiefs of Police
  The International Association of Chiefs of Police is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives, with over 19,000 members in over 100 different countries. IACP's leadership consists of the operating chief executives of international, federal, state and local agencies of all sizes.