Undercover & Special Operations

Question 1

What are the 5 phases of Undercover Operations?

Answer 1

P - Planning 
I - Initiation 
O - Operation
T - Termination 
E - Evaluation

Question 2

What happens during the planning phase?

Answer 2

Choose the UC and Team
Choose Equipment
Get Info
Cost evaluation

Question 3

What happens during the Initiation phase?

Answer 3

internal case file
brief team
records search

Question 4

What happens during the Operation phase?

Answer 4

approach suspect

collect evidence

Question 5

What happens during the Termination phase?

Answer 5

completion of objective

end operation due to safety

Question 6

What happens during the Evaluation phase?

Answer 6

post-op briefing

post-case assessment

Question 7

What are the 4 types of Undercover Operations?

Answer 7

S - Short Term
L - Long Term
I - Impromptu
P - Penetration

Question 8

What type of UC operations is the SS mostly involved in?

Answer 8

Short Term

Question 9

What is the #1 Quality of a UC Agent?

Answer 9

Willingness to accept the role

Question 10

What are the purposes of UC Ops?

Answer 10

Observe Planning
Buy/Locate contraband 
Criminal Intelligence 
ID Conspirators, witnesses, victims
Obtain evidence for arrest & search warrants

Question 11

What is the definition of Undercover Operation?

Answer 11

Use of covers to obtain information and evidence

Question 12

Who approves “Routine UC/Special Operations”?

Answer 12

Approved by GS14 or above

Question 13

Who approves “Non-Routine UC/Special Operations”?

Answer 13

First level - USSS Undercover Operations Review Board

Question 14

What are considered “special circumstances” that require DOJ and DHS approval?

Answer 14

Investigations Involving:
Elected, Appointed, Senior Management
Judicial official in any government

Public Corruption

Foreign Official

Intrusion into local/state/Fed Gov’t

Establishing business and/or covert bank accts

Question 15

What are the two steps to registering a CI?

Answer 15

1. Registration Worksheet & agreement to give information
2. Supervisors must approve once CI’s entered and checked

You CANNOT use CI until approved by supervisor

Question 16

What is the difference between an (source of information) SI and a CI?

Answer 16

SI’s get a one time payment, CI’s get more than one payment

Question 17

What is the difference between a Deactivated CI and a Terminated CI?

Answer 17

Deactivated CI’s are no longer needed, case finished or info was all received.

Terminated CI’s are “fired” and may not be used again

Question 18

Who approves special circumstance CI’s?

Answer 18

DOJ

Question 19

What should you do with a CI before sending them out on an operation?

Answer 19

Search his person
Search his Car
Search his house

Question 20

What’s the difference between a CI and a (cooperating defendant) CD?

Answer 20

CD’s require:
approval from court
approval from parole/probation
defense attorney

Question 21

What are “flash rolls”?

Answer 21

money you SHOW, NOT money to spend

Question 22

Should you show a flash roll more than once?

Answer 22

NO

Question 23

What are Confidential Funds?

Answer 23

Money used to buy contraband, rewards, UC expenses and emergency responses

Question 24

What must you do after spending Confidential Funds?

Answer 24

Voucher them

Question 25

Who can get you Confidential Funds?

Answer 25

$5000 - USSS HQ Approval

Question 26

Who can help you with UC/CI operations?

Answer 26

TOS - Technical Operations Squad 
Experienced SA's 
Task Force & Other LE agencies 
CID 
ISD

Question 27

What is a Confidential Source?

Answer 27

A confidential source of information that doesn’t receive payment or benefit from the information they provide

Question 28

How does a CI get paid?

Answer 28

Through a confidential funds voucher and always in the presence of another agent

Question 29

Give an example of a non-routine operation and who has to approve it.

Answer 29

Wire tap (not a consensual wire tap, but a T3), approved by the USSS Undercover Operations Review Board