ICE, Memo: Safeguarding Corporate Sources from Negative Notoriety - Mar. 16, 2010

U.S. Immigration and Customs morcemalt MEMORANDUM FOR: All Special Age FROM: 4 James A. Dinkins Director, Ofice SUBJECT: Safe'egua~.ding Corporate Sources fitom Negative Notoriety The establishment and maintenance of indwry partnerships and corporate sources of informtion is critical to the continued success o f the U.S. Imigmtion atnd Cusrams EriFamma investigative mission. The Q f b bbhvesfigatian9 @I), uti liting outreach programs like Comammne, Shield A ~ & C E + and IMAGE, has cultivated highly ~~ccessfwl pmerships wro9s.a wide m y of w t o s wiMh private indusby, These partne~hips ultiinatel y dewloped from thousands af contam made, by 01 specid agents assigned to the outreach programs, in addition to cfajiy iqvesfigtive activities. The development of h e corporate sources of irrfotraettion, multing from the sugeu; of these antteaoh initialives, pmvide infomat ion and teahni~al mistlme& wbieh have led to significant md in some instancts. extremely high profile investigatians scmm various invwtigative disciplines, Corprrrafe mwms represent a significant value to 01 and it is imperative to p m e m the individual reputations and public perception of businesses M ~orporatwns, as they compete within dwis respeclive industries. Any release of infornzrition disclosing these parfnwhips should ctwdy derail the positive imp- of the infarmation pmvitkd by the cvrette swt'ces md shmld amlbute success to their inv~lvamat , Skuid a coprate same cboam not to dische their involvement or udstnnce, 01 should make every possible effort ta prevent m h a diwlmw.

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