Welcome to the North Texas RCFL Website

The NTRCFL opened for business in 2000 and has provided exceptional digital forensics services and training to 150 law enforcement agencies in North Texas. The NTRCFL is managed by seven law enforcement agencies in our region, and we are always looking for new partners to join us. Read about the benefits of participation in the RCFL Program and the many services our laboratory has to offer.

What is an RCFL?

An RCFL is a one-stop, full service forensics laboratory and training center devoted entirely to the examination of digital evidence in support of criminal investigations. The NTRCFL supports investigations into such crimes as, but not limited to—

• Terrorism
• Child Pornography
• Homicide
• Violent Crimes
• The Theft or Destruction of Intellectual Property
• Internet Crime
• Fraud.

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	RCFL 2009 Annual Report
		Click here to read the online version of the report.
		To print or download the report, click here.
		To order a hard copy of the 2009 Annual Report, click here.

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New Service Offering - Cell Phone Kiosks
Self-service cell phone kiosks are being installed at select RCFLs. Click here to learn more.

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In the News —

5/27/10—Dallas Teenager Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bombing of Skyscraper—The North Texas RCFL (NTRCFL) supported the successful investigation of Hosam Smadi, 19, a Jordanian native who plotted to blow up the famed Fountain Place skyscraper in Dallas. Prior to the attempted bombing, the FBI was monitoring Smadi after discovering posts he made on an online Islamic extremist forum. Smadi’s fate rests in the hands of U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn, who can either cap his jail term to 30 years or award a full life sentence. Click here to read the FBI’s Dallas Division’s press release.

VIDEO: The North Texas RCFL (NTRCFL), was featured in a two-part series produced by Channel 33 TV News in Dallas.

Click here to watch part one and part two.

Five former leaders of a U.S.-based Muslim charity were recently convicted of funding more than $12 million to the Palestinians terrorist group Hamas. The North Texas RCFL supported the investigation - examining approximately 500 computers and an Examiner testified in Federal court. Click here to learn more.

Read other news articles about the NTRCFL.