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29 May

FTC Permanently Halts ‘Pretexting’ Scheme

Defendants Barred From Obtaining or Selling Consumers’ Phone Records to Third Parties The Federal Trade Commission has put a permanent halt to an operation that allegedly obtained consumers’ confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent and sold them to...
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Data Brokers, Government, Litigation, PIs In the News, Public Records 2 Comments

8 Jan

California Private Investigators Help Florida Authorities Nab CyberStalker

Here’s a very positive story about a PI firm in California that was working on a local case stumbled upon a teen MySpace cyberstalker. As a result of their investigation, Lee County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest in the Southwest...
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8 Jan

Louisiana Private Investigator Files Complaint with US Postal Service

Don’t mess with Louisiana private-eye Stephanie Ware. She received a ticket in the mail with the phrase “official government business” on the envelope. After further investigation she determined that the company who sent this notice was a non-governmental entity. This...
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Louisiana, PIs In the News, Public Records 4 Comments

8 Jan

Private Investigator Develops Evidence To Release Man Imprisoned for 21 Years

Bill Clutter’s work as an Illinois private investigator has helped to free two men and is a perfect example of the how investigators in the private sector are an asset to the public. Bill is also the director of investigations...
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5 Jan

Ohio BWC Worker Allegedly Admits to Selling Data to Private Investigator

Here we go again, another incident involving a private investigator that tarnishes the reputation of an entire profession all in the name of making a quick buck. A local Ohio newspaper is now reporting that a worker at the Ohio...
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Ohio, PI Business, PIs In the News, Workers Comp 7 Comments

4 Jan

Alleged Jailbreaker Poses as Private Investigator

Here’s another example of a dumb criminal with a twist. It appears that two Mississippi men thought they could actually help free their buddy in a Wilkinson County jail using forged court documents with one of the men posing as...
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Mississippi, PIs In the News, Uncategorized 3 Comments

4 Jan

Private Investigator License May Be Required for Computer Forensics

Computer Forensic professionals are quickly finding out that several states are now requiring them to be licensed as private investigators. A recent article in Baseline Magazine details how legislators in South Carolina have introduced pending legislation where “digital forensic evidence...
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Legislation, PIs In the News, Professional Licenses, Regulation, South Carolina, Texas 11 Comments

9 May

Private Investigators in Oregon Might Become Part of Landmark Case

It appears that a case involving the hiring of an out of town private investigator on a death penalty case may have an impact on how the state pays court appointed investigators. It all started when a Hillsboro lawyer hired...
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Government, Legislation, Litigation, Oregon, PIs In the News, Public Records 6 Comments

15 Mar

Georgia Governor Makes Executive Appointment of Private Investigator

Governor Purdue has appointed Patricia Barrow Mincey, 45, to the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies. Patricia is a Savannah, Private Detective/ Security Agency Member – owner and lead investigator of Executive Strategies and a contract investigator with...
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6 Feb

Missouri Bill Seeks Licensing, Regulation of Private Investigators

The Missouri News is reporting the latest news on a bill introduced by Sen. Harry Kennedy, (D) of St. Louis. Missouri is only one of 6 remaining states that does not regulate private investigators. This bill would also include continuing...
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Missouri, PIs In the News, Public Records 9 Comments

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