Reference no: EM133484551

Question: A prominent terrorist who has killed several Americans lives as the guest of Elam, a country openly hostile to the United States. Our intelligence agencies have recently linked him with a plot to bomb U.S. government buildings on an upcoming national holiday. They do not know which buildings he has targeted or which particular holiday. The President and the National Security Council would like to assign a law enforcement agent to arrest the suspect. The precise identity of the suspect is in question in as much as there are various descriptions of the perpetrator. There is the possibility that the suspect is an American citizen. It is known however that whoever the suspect has an appetite for child pornography and bowling. An individual (Confidential Informant 1, CI1) who bowled with the suspect reported to LEOs that he heard the suspect talking about bombings during the game. CI1 says that he heard that one of the two individuals being sought for questioning by authorities in connection with the bombing on 23rd Street in NYC in September likes bowling. This person is one of the two men that picked up the bag containing the bomb in it. Egyptian authorities identified the men as security guards for Egypt Air.

CI1 has previously been arrested for selling heroin and is cooperating with authorities to get his sentence reduced. Your boss has asked you to submit a proposed investigative plan to her. She wants you to identify the reasons you advocate in support of your course of action.

What's a good investigative plan and explain your reasoning.