Norman Barbosa leads the U.S. Attorney's Office's Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) crimes unit and serves as the office National Security Cyber Specialist. He investigates and prosecutes international organized cybercrime, national-security cyber intrusions, theft of trade secrets, intellectual property crimes, and other high-tech crimes. Additionally, he provides advice and training to state and federal law enforcement on issues related to electronic search and seizure and the implications of emerging technologies on law enforcement. Since joining the Department of Justice in 2002, he has prosecuted a wide range of Federal crimes and recently convicted Russian National, Roman Seleznev, for computer crimes and credit card trafficking for which he was awarded a Distinguished Service Award from the Director of the United States Secret Service.
