The Sergeant had turned a report back to a trooper for corrections. This Trooper took the rejected paperwork personally, became very down on herself, and was angry with the situation, feeling that this was a direct attack on her. I was able to coach the Trooper in a way that made her appreciate that the paperwork being turned back was not to hurt her but to help her. I was able to articulate to her that everyone makes mistakes and we must learn from them. Since the Department strives for excellence, she had to learn to take constructive criticism. I used personal examples to help the Trooper glean a better understanding of what the Department expects from a Trooper. It was important at this pivotal time in training not be negative with …show more content…
Upon contact, I observed signs of possible criminal activity and detected the odor of Marihuana. I located twenty-five fraudulent credit cards in the driver’s name and fifty gift cards each with a fifty dollar balance. I was able to call the number on the back of one of the credit cards to verify the card was fraudulent. I later entered the card numbers into BINLIST (WHAT IS THIS?) and the card Bin number did not match the banking entity on the card. I called the locations where each gift card was purchased and was able to determine the credit card number used to purchase them. A few days later, I met with DPS CID and FBI Agents to explain the case dynamics. This subject had been embossing his name onto blank cards, stealing card numbers, and buying gift cards with the fraudulent credit cards. He then would be in possession of a loaded gift card once the bank was notified of the fraud and the account was locked. The subject had traveled from California to Texas buying gift cards with stolen credit card numbers. The research and case preparations I completed gave CID a head start with the follow-up investigation. The subject was charged with Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information, More than ten but less than 50,