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Prosecutor’s office to continue paid digital‑forensics internship program with federal grant support
Summary
The county prosecutor's office told the council it will replace two student investigators in its cell‑phone forensics lab with grant‑funded paid interns; the program is supported by a $350,000 federal grant and has produced hires for county and federal agencies.
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Winston Lin asked the County Council to approve replacing two summer student investigators with two new paid interns for the prosecutor’s high‑tech/cell‑phone forensics lab. The council approved the staffing request by voice vote.
Lin said the office obtained a $350,000 federal grant to support a more formalized internship program and described it as a pipeline: former interns have gone on to work within the prosecutor’s office, the regional crime center, the FBI and law school. He said the program has operated about five years and the grant will help formalize training for digital forensics work.
In question and answer, council members asked about retention of interns as full‑time employees; Lin said the office has been able to hire some interns into full‑time analyst positions when openings occur.
Ending: The council approved the request to fill two paid investigator/intern positions; staff will process the hires under the grant guidelines.
