The National Identity Crimes Law Enforcement (NICLE) Network, formerly known as the "Regional Identity Theft Network (RITNET)," became operational in July 2008. The project originated with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in coordination with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN). In NICLE’s day-to-day operations, data concerning stolen or criminally used identity information are uploaded from collecting agencies to NICLE through the MAGLOCLEN computer network. Those data include national law enforcement-generated information, submitted by local, state, and federal agencies, and banking information through an industry clearinghouse, the Identity Theft Assistance