we also want to welcome chief thomas galati from the new york city police department. hief galati is a 32 year old -- a 32 year veteran of the new york city police department and serves as chief of intelligence. as chief of intelligence he is responsible for the activities of the intelligence bureau, the western hemisphere's largest invisible law enforcement intelligence operation. thank you for your test was today and we look forward to your comment. finally, for the first that we welcome captain charles cohen come indiana state police, currently the command of the office of intelligence and investigative technologies where he is responsible for the cybercrime electronic surveillance and internet crimes against children. we appreciate his time today and once again thank all the witnesses for being here. sheriff ron hickman of the harris county sheriff's office unfortunately will not be joining us today due to the tragic flooding yesterday in the houston area. our prayers and thoughts do with the folks of houston. there have been several tragedies of there. we all wish

we also want to welcome chief thomas galati, a 32-year veteran of the new york city police department, and currently serves as the chief of intelligence. as chief of intelligence, he is responsible for the activities of the intelligence bureau, the western hemisphere's largest municipal largest intelligence operation. thank you, chief galati, for your testimony today. >>> finally for the first panel captain charles cohen, indiana state police, currently the commander of the intelligence office and, where he is responsible for the cybercrime, electronics and internet crimes against children. we appreciate his time today. unfortunate unfortunately on you prayers and thoughts are with the people of houston. we know there's been several tran did is there. we wish sheriff hickman could be with them, but we understand that travel logistics sometimes make things impossible. i would ask that his testimony be entered into the record. >>> now to our panelists, as you are aware. when doing so, take testimony under oath. do any of you haves in objections? all say no. the chairman advises you unti

we also want to welcome chief thomas galati from the new york city police department. chief galati is a 32-year-old -- not 32-year-old -- a 32-year veteran of the new york city police department and currently serves as the chief of intelligence. as chief of intelligence, he is responsible for the activities of the intelligence bureau, the western hemisphere's largest municipal law enforcement intelligence operation. thank you, chief galati, for your testimony today, and we look forward to hearing your comments. and finally, for the first panel, we welcome captain charles cohen of the indiana state police. he is currently commander of the office of intelligence and investigative technologies, where he is responsible for the cyber crime, electronic surveillance and internet crimes against children. we appreciate his time today and once again thank all the witnesses for being here. i also want to note that sheriff ron hickman of the harris county sheriff's office unfortunately will not be joining us today due to the tragic flooding yesterday in the houston area. our prayer

we also want to welcome chief thomas galati, a 32-year veteran of the new york city police departmentd currently serves as the chief of intelligence. as chief of intelligence, he is responsible for the activities of the intelligence bureau, the western hemisphere's largest municipal largest intelligence operation. thank you, chief galati, for your testimony today. >>> finally for the first panel captain charles cohen, indiana state police, currently the commander of the intelligence office and, where he is -- and investigative technologies, where he is responsible for the cybercrime, electronics and internet crimes against children. we appreciate his time today. also, sheriff ron hickman unfortunately will not be joining us today due to the tragic flooding yesterday in houston. prayers and thoughts are with the people of houston. we know there's been several tran did is there. -- several tragedies there today. we wish sheriff hickman could be with them, but we understand that travel logistics sometimes make things impossible.in doingy under of terri do any of you have objection to tak