EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Senator John Cornyn said El Paso County received a federal grant of $700,000 to help local law enforcement prevent, investigate and prosecute cyber crimes.
The funds will go to special training, developed response to cyber-related offenses and advocacy for victims, Sen. Cornyn announced Wednesday.
“From online harassment and deepfakes to the sharing of non-consensual intimate imagery, predators are finding new and alarming ways to harm innocent Texans that we must combat,” said Sen. Cornyn.
He said the funding comes from the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women as part of a grant program focusing on cyber crime.
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