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22 Dec

Local Pennsylvania Town Council OKs Hiring Private Investigator

A Pittsburgh Tribune article is reporting that the Tarentum, Pennsylvaina town council will hire a private investigator with a $5,000 cap to determine where Councilwoman Ginger Sopcak lives. It seems allegations have been made against the councilwoman alleging that she...
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19 Dec

Hollywood to Feature Actor Tom Arnold as a Private Investigator

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that actor Tom Arnold will play the role of a private investigator in a comedic thriller titled “Remarkable Power.” One can only imagine how our profession will be portrayed as Tom plays what has been...
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18 Dec

Private Investigator Hired to Investigate Israeli Soccer Scandal

An International Herald Tribune article is reporting that Asher Weizman, a private investigator employed by the Israel Football Association (IFA) is investigating a match-fixing scandal. The IFA convened an emergency meeting Monday as two more Israeli soccer players were arrested...
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16 Dec

Canadian Private Investigator Fined for Accessing Police Computer System

CBC News is reporting that Michael Robinson, a Saskatoon private investigator has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $20,000 fine for unlawfully accessing a police computer system at the Balcarres RCMP detachment. It seems that this is not the...
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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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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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6 Dec

Blog proliferation – Private Investigators and Public Records

BRB Publications, which produces directories and guides used by private investigators, has finally brought their semi-annually distributed newsletter to a blog format, which can be read in real time! There’s a creeping trend. More private investigators are finding their way...
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4 Dec

Subject of Investigation Sues TV Reporter and Pennsylvania Private Investigator

A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article reports that a former Beaver County school district security guard filed a lawsuit against Marty Griffin, a KDKA-TV investigative reporter and a local private investigator for defamation and invasion of privacy. James A. Law Jr., claims...
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4 Dec

New Hampshire Court Rules Against Private Investigator in Stalking Case

A Concord Monitor online article is reporting that the New Hampshire State Supreme Court has upheld a Concord woman’s stalking petition against Brian Blackden, a local private investigator, partly because he refused to tell the court why he’d been hired...
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4 Dec

Malta Private Investigator Jailed for 2 Years For Fabricating Report

A Times of Malta article is reporting that private investigator Joseph Zahra has been jailed for two years for fabricated a report he submitted involving a government Cabinet official. Former Finance and Foreign Affairs Minister John Dalli resigned his Cabinet...
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