The MFWP and FWS will request Chat Che prosecucing 

 agency (s) seek reimbursemenc through the courts of 

 any identified expended funds for return to the MFWP 

 fund for re-use within the parameters of agency 

 policy. 



Operational closedown dates, charges to be filed, 

 courts to be utilized and prosecution direction will 

 be decided by the Case Agents and the appropriate 

 level (s) of supervision. 



All news releases will be coordinated with the 

 appropriate State/Federal attorneys' offices and the 

 appropriate level (s) of supervision. There will be 

 no release of case information without concurrence 

 of all the above listed parties. The Public Affairs 

 Office (s) to assume the lead in information 

 dissemination will be determined by the parties 

 prior to closedown. 



All seized property will be disposed' of, by the 

 courts and/or mutual State/Federal agreement. 



Equipment may be loaned by one party to the other on 

 an individual basis. Such equipment becomes the 

 responsibility of the borrower and will be returned 

 in the same condition as when received, normal wear 

 and tear excepted. Damage in excess of normal wear 

 and tear will be repaired by the user. Lost or 

 stolen property will be replaced or reimbursed. 



Emphasis will be placed on the long term operation, 

 with the goal of apprehending all major targeted 

 violators. However, the length of time an operation 

 will run will be dependent upon the mutUal decision 

 of the Case Agents and the State/Federal attorneys. 



Intelligence relative to joint operations will be 

 centrally located and shared among the parties 

 involved. Arrangements for intelligence centrali- 

 zation will be determined prior to initiation of 

 operations . 



All property lawfully acquired under color of the 

 covert operation will be disposed of in accordance 

 with agency recjuirements/regulations . 



Business contracts may be entered into by either or 

 both parties with cooperating private individuals in 

 accordance with agency policy (s) to further covert 

 operations. Both parties represented by this MOU 

 must consent however to such 3rd party contracts. 



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