Comunicado de Prensa en español
Reported cases of white-collar crime, which includes fraud, embezzlement and extortion, rose between 2020 and 2024, according to a report released today by the NC Department of Public Safety’s Criminal Justice Analysis Center. CJAC Director Michelle Beck presented the data at the quarterly meeting of the Governor’s Crime Commission in Raleigh.
Press Release in English
La Comisión del Gobernador contra el Delito (Governor's Crime Commission, GCC) llevará a cabo su reunión trimestral este 4 de junio, 2026. La sesión incluirá una presentación sobre las prioridades del gobernador en materia de justicia penal y una votación sobre la financiación de subvenciones federales de justicia penal administradas por la comisión.
Comunicado de Prensa en español
For Immediate Release
RALEIGH — The Governor's Crime Commission will hold its quarterly meeting on June 4. The session will include a presentation on the governor's criminal justice priorities and a vote on federal criminal justice grant funding administered by the commission.
The North Carolina Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will bring together its members in Raleigh on May 26.
Co-chairs Leslie Cooley Dismukes, secretary of the Department of Adult Correction, and Siarra Scott, director of the NC Office of Violence Prevention, will lead the meeting, which will be held in-person at the offices of the Governor’s Crime Commission and also streamed online.
The meeting is open to the public and to media. In-person attendees must sign in at the registration desk before entering the conference room.
10:00am
Welcome
Michelle Guarino, Director of Program Development, Gang Free NC, North Carolina Gang Investigators Association
10:10am
Michelle Guarino
Torie Keeton, Legislative Liaison, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
Venecia Outlaw, General Instructor, Policy Development Analyst II, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
10:25am
Michelle Guarino
10:45am
Michelle Guarino / Fran Cook-Mahood, Community Relations Manager, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
11:45am
Michelle Guarino
1330 – 1335
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Chair Steven Holmes (Assistant Director, NC State Bureau of Investigations)
1335-1345
Review of Purpose of the Subcommittee: Chair Holmes
1345-1415
Validation Overview: Jenni Holste (Criminal Justice Specialist Investigator, NC Department of Adult Correction Special Operations and Intelligence Unit), Lt. Tyler Walley (Winston-Salem Police Department), Detective Ronald Beasley (Harnett Co Sheriff’s Office), Department of Juvenile Justice
Each April, the NC Department of Public Safety joins partners in raising awareness of crime victims’ rights and highlighting the network of victim resources and service providers available across our state. From April 19-26, the North Carolina State Capitol will be illuminated in purple, a symbol of solidarity with survivors. North Carolinians are encouraged to wear purple and share messages to help build awareness statewide.
The Enforcement: Intelligence & Interagency Coordination Work Group of the Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will meet on Tuesday, April 28th at 1:30pm.
Agenda1:30pm
Welcome and Check-In
Speakers:
Steven Holmes, Assistant Director, State Bureau of Investigations
1:35pm
Brief Review of Main Task Force Meeting held on March 24, 2026
Speakers:
Steven Holmes
Tracy Springer, Correctional Planner, Department of Adult Correction
Jenni Holste, Criminal Justice Specialist Investigator, Department of Adult Correction
The Intervention Work Group of the Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will meet Wednesday, April 29th at 10:00am.
Agenda10:00am
Welcome
Review of work thus far
Michelle Guarino, MSW, LCSW, Director of Program Development, Gang Free NC, North Carolina Gang Investigators Association
10:30am
Develop Six Month Plan
Discussion and Planning
Michelle Guarino
11:50am
Wrap-Up
Michelle Guarino
12:00pm
Adjourn