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14 Dec

Research Charities – Get Credit Reports

If you haven’t gotten your free credit report yet this year now is the moment. December is a good time of the year to brush up on the resources available for researching charitable organizations. Check the status of a charity...
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14 Dec

British Private Detective ‘did 11,000 illicit jobs’ For UK Newspapers

Richard Thomas, the British Information Commissioner, has concluded in his report for Parliament that the means used by a private detective were probably illicit in more than 11,000 of the assignments. This information was the result of a police raid...
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Business, Government, International, PIs In the News, Privacy Leave a comment

12 Dec

Attorney General Opinions

Attorney General opinions are the state’s chief law enforcement officer’s analysis of many issues, some of which have bearing on the work of journalists and private investigators. Last year, I wrote on the California Attorney General’s interpretation of the Public...
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9 Dec

Pretexting for Telephone Records One Step Closer to Becoming a Federal Crime

It may soon become a federal crime to obtain a person’s telephone records. The Senate made that possible Friday night when they approved legislation similar to a bill passed by the House. The Senate bill increases the proposed fine to...
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Government, Legislation, PI Business, PIs In the News, Privacy, Regulation 6 Comments

8 Dec

Finding public conservators and guardians

The National Guardianship Association is a voluntary organization of court appointed guardians and conservators. A guardian is: An individual or organization named by order of the court to exercise any or all powers and rights over the person and/or the...
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8 Dec

Information disclosure in federal & state laws

OpentheGovernment.org lists several new reports released by open government organizations. The National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) report, Federal Controls on State Information Disclosure:FERPA, HIPAA and DPPA, addresses “barriers to state records that federal legislation erects.” Also, go to The...
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1 Dec

50 state database of drug labs

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration National Clandestine Laboratory Register is a 50 state listing of “addresses of some locations where law enforcement agencies reported they found chemicals or other items that indicated the presence of either clandestine drug laboratories or...
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Databases, Government, Public Records, States 1 Comment

1 Dec

DOJ crime and prison data – recent releases

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics has released a new collection of statistics and publications on the demographics of prison populations. Publications released this month: * Prisoners in 2005, 11/06. * Probation and Parole in the United...
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1 Dec

Pennsylvania courts implement a statewide policy on Internet access to criminal records

December 2 UPDATE: The Pennsylvania Courts has posted the document, Electronic Case Record Public Access Policy. Pennsylvania, which has one of the lowest ratings for access to public records as ranked by...
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27 Nov

New Law for Private Detectives in India

This Headquarters India.com article states that the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil recently said that there was need for synergy between public and private security and announced that there will be a new law on private detective agencies. “The law...
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