Incident
incident:online_predator_investigation
A series of FBI-supported investigations in which Jordan used an assumed female identity on AOL to generate leads involving suspected child predators crossing state lines.
A series of FBI-supported investigations in which Jordan used an assumed female identity on AOL to generate leads involving suspected child predators crossing state lines.
“I started working at that time via Agent Forester and some of the other agents with people in DC”
“They started organizing with local PD and they started making arrests.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Federal Bureau of Investigation | Explicit | 56 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Jordan Harbinger | Explicit | 56 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | AOL Instant Messenger | Explicit | 56 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | social engineering | Explicit | 56 |
online predator investigation INVOLVES Federal Bureau of Investigation
The online-predator investigation involved Jordan working with FBI agents, including Agent Forester, to develop leads and make arrests.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jordan Harbinger EP 56 Details
“I started working at that time via Agent Forester and some of the other agents with people in DC”
“They started organizing with local PD and they started making arrests.”
online predator investigation INVOLVES Jordan Harbinger
The investigation involved Jordan supplying chat transcripts, baiting suspected predators into conversations, and handing chats off to investigators.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jordan Harbinger EP 56 Details
“I had their screennames so I could easily go and get them and bait them into a chat.”
online predator investigation INVOLVES AOL Instant Messenger
The investigation involved suspected predators contacting Jordan through AOL chat and instant messaging.
Explicit Confidence 95% · Jordan Harbinger EP 56 Details
“since it was computer crime”
“AOL’s servers are in Virginia or whatever”
online predator investigation INVOLVES social engineering
Jordan used a deceptive, girl-like screen name and conversational baiting as part of the investigation.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jordan Harbinger EP 56 Details
“I could easily go and get them and bait them into a chat”