Coast Guard Investigative Service

Coast Guard Investigative Service
Coast Guard Investigative Service seal
CGIS Special Agent badge
Abbreviation	CGIS
Motto	"Service, Integrity, Justice!"
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
Constituting instrument	14 U.S.C. § 525
General nature	Federal law enforcement Military provost
Operational structure
Headquarters	Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Agency executive	Jeremy Gauthier[1], Director
Parent agency	United States Coast Guard
Website
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg2/cgis/

The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) is a division of the United States Coast Guard that investigates crimes where the U.S. Coast Guard has an interest. It is composed of civilian (GS-1811), active duty, reserve enlisted, and warrant officer special agents.

Mission

The mission of the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) is to conduct professional criminal investigations, engage in law enforcement information and intelligence collection, provide protective services, and establish and maintain law enforcement liaison directed at preserving the integrity of the Coast Guard, protecting the welfare of Coast Guard personnel, and supporting Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) maritime law enforcement and counter-terrorism missions worldwide.

Authority

The Coast Guard Investigative Service is a

• Felony violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
• United States Code violations related to or within the maritime jurisdiction of the U.S.
• Counter-narcotics and alien-smuggling investigations
• Fisheries Violations and Environmental Crimes
• Counter-terrorism
  and force protection
• Investigative assistance to federal, state and local law enforcement
• Protective service operations

Commandant/Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard

• Assistance to
  U.S. Secret Service
  Presidential Detail
• Other foreign and domestic dignitaries as requested

Intelligence operations

• Human intelligence (HUMINT) collection operations
• Image intelligence collection operations (IMINT)
• Law enforcement information collection
• Counterintelligence functions are investigated by the
  Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service as part of U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence
  .

• Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General Hotline complaint investigations
• TRICARE
  medical fraud investigations
• Contract fraud investigations

Task force and liaison activities

• FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
• Organized Crime
  Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
• High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force
• Border Enforcement Security Team (BEST)

International policing

• INTERPOL
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

CGIS Special Agents

The CGIS special agent workforce is composed of active duty military, reserve, and civilian personnel. All CGIS Special Agents are sworn personnel with powers of arrest and warrant service. All CGIS Special Agents have full arrest powers under Title 14 section 95 of the United States Code.

The active duty military component is composed of enlisted personnel, chief warrant officer and commissioned officer investigator positions. The civilian component is composed of GS-1811-11 to SES criminal investigator positions.

Firearms

The Coast Guard Investigative Service's standard issue firearm is the

• Miami, Florida, which the Coast Guard suspects is being used for money laundering
  and transacting illegal narcotics while at sea.
• In March 2010, the character of
  U.S. Marine Corps officer on a dinner boat cruise on the Potomac River
  . The story illustrates CGIS's law enforcement responsibilities along the United States' rivers, coastlines, and inland waterways in support of the Coast Guard. She returned for a third time in the episode "Safe Harbor", which had a plot that illustrated the role of the CGIS in supporting the Department of Homeland Security through maritime law enforcement and counter-terrorism missions worldwide. Borin also appeared in the 2012 episode "Lost at Sea," the 2013 episode "Oil and Water," and the 2014 episode "The San Dominick."
  • Neal reprised her role as special agent in charge Borin in the 2015 episode of NCIS: New Orleans "The Abyss," which showcases CGIS' role in interviewing and interrogating suspected terrorists aboard USCG vessels, and their role in the recovery of remains in U.S. waters. She returned in the subsequent episode "The Walking Dead," and again at the conclusion of the first season, bringing Borin's total appearances to 9.

See also

• List of United States federal law enforcement agencies

Coast Guard

• U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence
• United States Coast Guard Police
• Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist
• U.S. Coast Guard Legal Division
• Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals

Federal law enforcement

• Special agent
• Military police
• Shore Patrol
• Naval Criminal Investigative Service
• Office of Air and Marine
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement (NOAA OLE)
• Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), U.S. Department of State
• U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations
• U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
  (USACIDC)
• United States Army Counterintelligence (USACI)

References

External links

• Official website