Raymond Couture

• Solely managed and executed complex digital evidence collection for high-profile felony investigations while balancing a full, active local caseload under tight statutory deadlines.
• Identified and exploited a hidden "ghost app" profile, successfully locating and extracting encrypted text documents containing critical evidentiary journals used to support multi-count felony charges.
• Successfully defended digital evidence integrity and search warrant validity against aggressive defense motions (including Franks Hearings) in District Court, ensuring all technical extractions remained fully admissible.
• Extracted, analyzed, and preserved ephemeral data and application-specific communications (including Snapchat recovery in a high-profile school athletics case) to document grooming and establish timeline patterns.
• Conducted meticulous, manual data triaging of over 200,000 text fields, metadata files, and images during a sensitive institutional investigation to bypass sophisticated evasion techniques.

• Maintained flawless chain-of-custody protocols for cell phones and tablets during high-sensitivity criminal sexual conduct warrants.

• Served as a lead investigator on multi-jurisdictional cases, utilizing cell phone mapping and digital communication logs to track suspect movements and build ironclad cases.
• Investigated complex felony offenses intersecting directly with St. Louis County jurisdictions, collaborating seamlessly with county prosecutors, sheriff's deputies, and state task forces.
• Recovered and analyzed digital evidence in sensitive tribal and county cases, including sexual assaults, financial fraud, and narcotics trafficking, ensuring compliance with both tribal law and Minnesota state statutes.
• Executed high-threshold search warrants, documenting probable cause for high-stakes criminal investigations.
• Cultivated relationships with St. Louis County law enforcement, streamlining information sharing and enhancing collaborative digital evidence gathering across jurisdictions.