According to experts, covert operations by Leicestershire companies are "becoming commonplace" as the downturn in the economy continues to bite.
Read more here.
Monday, June 22, 2009
PIs Going Undercover to Stop Corporate Theft
Are you sure that new temp really is a temp – or could she be a private eye sent by your boss to keep an eye on what you are up to?
According to experts, covert operations by Leicestershire companies are "becoming commonplace" as the downturn in the economy continues to bite.
Read more here.
According to experts, covert operations by Leicestershire companies are "becoming commonplace" as the downturn in the economy continues to bite.
Read more here.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
PIs Helpful to Cops, Attorneys
They are used to track down dead-beat dads, to find witnesses to crimes and accidents and to dole out subpoenas.
In cultural lore, they come by the names of Sam Spade, Mike Hammer and Thomas Magnum. In reality, private investigators don't skulk around looking for the Maltese Falcon or cruising Hawaii in a Ferrari. But the thousands of private investigators who are licensed in Florida are an invaluable resource for criminal and civil lawyers.
In criminal cases, where prosecutors have law-enforcement officers for their investigation, private investigators serve as the defense's detective.
Read more here.
In cultural lore, they come by the names of Sam Spade, Mike Hammer and Thomas Magnum. In reality, private investigators don't skulk around looking for the Maltese Falcon or cruising Hawaii in a Ferrari. But the thousands of private investigators who are licensed in Florida are an invaluable resource for criminal and civil lawyers.
In criminal cases, where prosecutors have law-enforcement officers for their investigation, private investigators serve as the defense's detective.
Read more here.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Cheating Wife Stole $243,000 from Family to Fund Double Life
A cheating wife stole $243,000 from her family to fund a luxurious double life with a secret lover.
Fiona Gibson, 39, pretended to leave for work every morning and often stayed away on “business”, a court was told.
But the jobless Brit was really living in hotels with a secret boyfriend - and spending thousands on cars, jewellery, clothes and beauty treatments, The Sun reported.
Read more here.
Fiona Gibson, 39, pretended to leave for work every morning and often stayed away on “business”, a court was told.
But the jobless Brit was really living in hotels with a secret boyfriend - and spending thousands on cars, jewellery, clothes and beauty treatments, The Sun reported.
Read more here.
Monday, May 11, 2009
WI Police Need No Warrant to Use GPS to Track Vehicles
Wisconsin police can attach GPS to cars to secretly track anybody's movements without obtaining search warrants, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
However, the District 4 Court of Appeals said it was "more than a little troubled" by that conclusion and asked Wisconsin lawmakers to regulate GPS use to protect against abuse by police and private individuals.
Read more here.
However, the District 4 Court of Appeals said it was "more than a little troubled" by that conclusion and asked Wisconsin lawmakers to regulate GPS use to protect against abuse by police and private individuals.
Read more here.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Did Basketball Star Hire PI to Investigate Alleged Fiancee?
Dallas police officers arrested 37-year-old Cristal Taylor Wednesday morning at Dallas Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki's house on a fraud warrant. Thursday she remained in the Dallas County Jail on $20,000 bond.
CBS 11 News has learned that a team of three attorneys converged on Dirk's house, along with several members of law enforcement, Wednesday. Among them a retired FBI agent who is now a private investigator that was either hired by Dirk or his attorneys. At least one of the attorneys specializes in family law.
Read more here.
CBS 11 News has learned that a team of three attorneys converged on Dirk's house, along with several members of law enforcement, Wednesday. Among them a retired FBI agent who is now a private investigator that was either hired by Dirk or his attorneys. At least one of the attorneys specializes in family law.
Read more here.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Surveillance All Part of a Day's Work for PI
Under-cover surveillance operations, covert filming and tailing cars – it all sounds like something from the movies.
But it’s all part of a day’s work for private investigator Richard Musoni, who recently set up his own firm in Heston to discreetly monitor and gather evidence for his growing number of clients.
Mr Musoni, 38, of Hounslow Road, Feltham, employs two other agents covering a large area of west London, including Hounslow and Richmond.
Read more here.
But it’s all part of a day’s work for private investigator Richard Musoni, who recently set up his own firm in Heston to discreetly monitor and gather evidence for his growing number of clients.
Mr Musoni, 38, of Hounslow Road, Feltham, employs two other agents covering a large area of west London, including Hounslow and Richmond.
Read more here.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
PI Works to Get A Decades Old Death Ruled Homicide
All these years have gone by, and Barb Thompson still clenches with teary-eyed anger when she lingers outside this little house at 114 Twin Peaks Drive.
She stood here 10 years ago, too. In December 1998. The day after her daughter, Ronda Reynolds, a 33-year-old former state trooper, was found dead inside. Curled up in the bedroom closet with a bullet in her brain.
Reynolds' husband said she had killed herself. So did the sheriff's department and the county coroner.
Thompson didn't buy it. Not then. Not now.
Read more here.
She stood here 10 years ago, too. In December 1998. The day after her daughter, Ronda Reynolds, a 33-year-old former state trooper, was found dead inside. Curled up in the bedroom closet with a bullet in her brain.
Reynolds' husband said she had killed herself. So did the sheriff's department and the county coroner.
Thompson didn't buy it. Not then. Not now.
Read more here.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
This PI Is "Nosey By Nature"
Like all jobs, Timothy Burchell's business as a private investigator has its ups and downs.
Rooting out a wanted murderer from his hideout in the south of France for extradition to the States was "quite scary at times, because I had heard he was a very hard man", admitted Mr Burchell, who runs UK Private Investigators from his home in Culverden Avenue.
"I was holed up in long grass doing surveillance from the bottom of his garden for two weeks. The sound of the lawn mower moving towards me wasn't a good moment, but I was pleased when it all worked out and he was arrested."
On the other hand, "sitting in the back of a van at two in the morning with a camera, munching mini chocolate bars because I've forgotten to bring anything else, waiting for someone to come out, can be dire.
Read more here.
Rooting out a wanted murderer from his hideout in the south of France for extradition to the States was "quite scary at times, because I had heard he was a very hard man", admitted Mr Burchell, who runs UK Private Investigators from his home in Culverden Avenue.
"I was holed up in long grass doing surveillance from the bottom of his garden for two weeks. The sound of the lawn mower moving towards me wasn't a good moment, but I was pleased when it all worked out and he was arrested."
On the other hand, "sitting in the back of a van at two in the morning with a camera, munching mini chocolate bars because I've forgotten to bring anything else, waiting for someone to come out, can be dire.
Read more here.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Woman Sues PI Over Legal Tracking Device
Teej Cummins' outlook on life changed when she stopped at a Shawnee Hills store in September.
When she left the store, a stranger approached her and told her that someone did something to her car.
Cummins said that the stranger told her that a black van drove up. A man with a black box got out and crawled underneath her car, attached the box and then drove off.
It turned out that the person in the van was a private investigator who was looking into Cummins' job injury claim, 10 Investigates' Paul Aker reported.
He used a GPS tracking device. With a magnet, the GPS usually sticks, undetected, to a car's undercarriage. Cummins said that she thought whatever was hiding under car might be a bomb so she called police.
"The officer (asked), 'Do you have any enemies?'" Cummins said. "I remember that moment and the sure panic."
Read more here.
When she left the store, a stranger approached her and told her that someone did something to her car.
Cummins said that the stranger told her that a black van drove up. A man with a black box got out and crawled underneath her car, attached the box and then drove off.
It turned out that the person in the van was a private investigator who was looking into Cummins' job injury claim, 10 Investigates' Paul Aker reported.
He used a GPS tracking device. With a magnet, the GPS usually sticks, undetected, to a car's undercarriage. Cummins said that she thought whatever was hiding under car might be a bomb so she called police.
"The officer (asked), 'Do you have any enemies?'" Cummins said. "I remember that moment and the sure panic."
Read more here.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Florida Association of Private Investigators Deplores Reports of Unlicensed Activity
While refraining from speculation regarding the Caylee Anthony murder case, the Florida Association of Private Investigators, Inc. (FAPI) is speaking out about the activities of the private investigators allegedly working for the Anthony family and their defense attorney having possibly violated of Florida statutes. FAPI, which represents about 400 Private Investigators in Florida and across the U.S., reacted strongly to news reports today about and the publication of a deposition involving one the PIs working the Anthony case.
Mark Feegel, who is Co-president of FAPI and a licensed Private Investigator since 1993, along with Chuck Chambers, said, “This is exactly the type of activity FAPI tries to prevent,” says Mark Feegel, “with peer group education, annual seminars and familiarity with licensing statutes”. Feegel is referring to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Chapter 493, which governs and licenses private investigators in Florida. “The chapter clearly states that someone possessing a Class C Private Investigators License – as did James D. Hoover, the subject of the deposition on March 25th, must be employed by a licensed Class A Private Investigation Agency. It is clear from the deposition that Hoover, with only a Class C, was sub-contracting his services to several Class A Licensees, namely D&A Investigations, owned by Dominic Casey, and Class Action Detective Agency, owned by Alan Buchanan”.
In Hoover’s deposition, he testified that he performed investigative work for both agencies and unless D&A was subcontracting work to Class Action, or unless Hoover was an employee (not subcontractor) of Class Action and subsequently D&A, Hoover and both agencies allegedly violated the law. “The 493 Chapter is very clear on this point,” says Chambers, who has been licensed as private investigator since 1982, “Class C licensees may not engage in investigative services except through a licensed Class A agency. Moreover, Class C licensees are prohibited from subcontracting, which, according to the sworn testimony of Hoover, is what he has been doing for years”. Chambers explained, “Florida Statutes dictates that Class A agencies may sub-contract work to another Class A agency for assistance, but Class C Private investigators are statutorily prohibited from doing so on their own”.
Chambers said fully licensed and legally operating PIs in FAPI “are always running across unlicensed activity, including those who possess neither a Class C nor a Class A license and there is little we can do but report it to the Division of Licensing.”
Apparently even if caught, there isn’t much of penalty for not being licensed and the type of activity testified to in Hoover’s deposition could only result in one or more of the following actions from the Division of Licensing, “Issue a reprimand; deny an application for issuance of a license; impose an administrative fine not to exceed $1000; or, place the licensee on probation”. “Given the training and experience required to get a license in Florida”, said Roger Gibson, a retired U.S. Marshal and private investigator in Miami since 1977, “and given the potential harm to the constituents in Florida, there should be a significant fine and it should also be a serious criminal offense to blatantly act as a PI without proper licensing.“
Feegel and Chambers concede it is a serious problem but said FAPI is working with a few State Representatives and Senators to try to get changes made to the licensing statute. Until then, it is a shame to have this type of embarrassing activity on a high-profile tragedy such as the Caylee Anthony case. There are many experienced, qualified, licensed and insured PIs available via the FAPI website where the public can search for a local and properly licensed PI. Many have extensive working knowledge of criminal investigations, missing children and abuse cases as well as corporate and financial fraud investigations. It is also imperative the public know the Florida Division of Licensing provides individual and agency licensing information available on their web site. A business or individual who ends up hiring a private investigator who is not properly licensed may find themselves in a predicament if the investigation leads to a court action. “The credibility of the private investigator and, indeed, the actual investigation he conducted, may be called into question,” said Feegel, “leading to disastrous results for the client”.
Harvey E. Morse, the founder of FAPI, a licensee since 1975 and former Chair of the State’s Advisory Council agrees. He said, “We work hard to maintain our integrity and investigative skills. The statutory language is clear. Violating the statute subjects the client to having testimony by an improperly licensed PI simply thrown out. People, who circumvent the law for personal gain, do so at their own risk. Our State Association polices the industry by reporting unlawful activity, and we are proud that our members’ license status is verified before accepting them into our organization”.
Neither of the Anthony PIs are members of FAPI.
Source Files and Contacts for further background.
1. Florida Statutes, Chapter 493
http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0493/PART01.HTM
2. Hammond Opinion Letter, 1982: http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/Opinions/C724F68AEFBFF071852565850068EF97
3. FAPI Website: http://www.myfapi.org
4. Hoover Depo Draft: http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/Hoover%20Deposition.pdf
5. Additional Private Investigators:
Roger Gibson Gregory Caldwell
South Area Director, FAPI Legislative Chair, FAPI
Roger P. Gibson, Inc. White Hat Solutions, LLC
Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Lakewood Ranch, FL
305-856-9431 941-751-4500
Mark Feegel, who is Co-president of FAPI and a licensed Private Investigator since 1993, along with Chuck Chambers, said, “This is exactly the type of activity FAPI tries to prevent,” says Mark Feegel, “with peer group education, annual seminars and familiarity with licensing statutes”. Feegel is referring to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Chapter 493, which governs and licenses private investigators in Florida. “The chapter clearly states that someone possessing a Class C Private Investigators License – as did James D. Hoover, the subject of the deposition on March 25th, must be employed by a licensed Class A Private Investigation Agency. It is clear from the deposition that Hoover, with only a Class C, was sub-contracting his services to several Class A Licensees, namely D&A Investigations, owned by Dominic Casey, and Class Action Detective Agency, owned by Alan Buchanan”.
In Hoover’s deposition, he testified that he performed investigative work for both agencies and unless D&A was subcontracting work to Class Action, or unless Hoover was an employee (not subcontractor) of Class Action and subsequently D&A, Hoover and both agencies allegedly violated the law. “The 493 Chapter is very clear on this point,” says Chambers, who has been licensed as private investigator since 1982, “Class C licensees may not engage in investigative services except through a licensed Class A agency. Moreover, Class C licensees are prohibited from subcontracting, which, according to the sworn testimony of Hoover, is what he has been doing for years”. Chambers explained, “Florida Statutes dictates that Class A agencies may sub-contract work to another Class A agency for assistance, but Class C Private investigators are statutorily prohibited from doing so on their own”.
Chambers said fully licensed and legally operating PIs in FAPI “are always running across unlicensed activity, including those who possess neither a Class C nor a Class A license and there is little we can do but report it to the Division of Licensing.”
Apparently even if caught, there isn’t much of penalty for not being licensed and the type of activity testified to in Hoover’s deposition could only result in one or more of the following actions from the Division of Licensing, “Issue a reprimand; deny an application for issuance of a license; impose an administrative fine not to exceed $1000; or, place the licensee on probation”. “Given the training and experience required to get a license in Florida”, said Roger Gibson, a retired U.S. Marshal and private investigator in Miami since 1977, “and given the potential harm to the constituents in Florida, there should be a significant fine and it should also be a serious criminal offense to blatantly act as a PI without proper licensing.“
Feegel and Chambers concede it is a serious problem but said FAPI is working with a few State Representatives and Senators to try to get changes made to the licensing statute. Until then, it is a shame to have this type of embarrassing activity on a high-profile tragedy such as the Caylee Anthony case. There are many experienced, qualified, licensed and insured PIs available via the FAPI website where the public can search for a local and properly licensed PI. Many have extensive working knowledge of criminal investigations, missing children and abuse cases as well as corporate and financial fraud investigations. It is also imperative the public know the Florida Division of Licensing provides individual and agency licensing information available on their web site. A business or individual who ends up hiring a private investigator who is not properly licensed may find themselves in a predicament if the investigation leads to a court action. “The credibility of the private investigator and, indeed, the actual investigation he conducted, may be called into question,” said Feegel, “leading to disastrous results for the client”.
Harvey E. Morse, the founder of FAPI, a licensee since 1975 and former Chair of the State’s Advisory Council agrees. He said, “We work hard to maintain our integrity and investigative skills. The statutory language is clear. Violating the statute subjects the client to having testimony by an improperly licensed PI simply thrown out. People, who circumvent the law for personal gain, do so at their own risk. Our State Association polices the industry by reporting unlawful activity, and we are proud that our members’ license status is verified before accepting them into our organization”.
Neither of the Anthony PIs are members of FAPI.
Source Files and Contacts for further background.
1. Florida Statutes, Chapter 493
http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0493/PART01.HTM
2. Hammond Opinion Letter, 1982: http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/Opinions/C724F68AEFBFF071852565850068EF97
3. FAPI Website: http://www.myfapi.org
4. Hoover Depo Draft: http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/Hoover%20Deposition.pdf
5. Additional Private Investigators:
Roger Gibson Gregory Caldwell
South Area Director, FAPI Legislative Chair, FAPI
Roger P. Gibson, Inc. White Hat Solutions, LLC
Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Lakewood Ranch, FL
305-856-9431 941-751-4500
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Investigator Offers Free Help in Bones Mystery
Albuquerque Police and the Office of the Medical Investigator are still working to identify eight of the 13 skeletons found buried on Albuquerque's West Mesa.
Now, a private investigator is offering free help to people who wonder if a missing member of their family might be one of the unknown eight.
The investigator said families can get answers by giving police what they need to make a positive identification, and he's going to help them do that.
"We saw all the bodies found, we have several missing persons cases of young ladies that age and our clients were calling us, saying could our loved ones be there," Dr. George Walker said.
Read more here.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Lunch With A Private Eye
The Balboa Cafe in the Marina is one of those famous lunch places in San Francisco. Gavin Newsom used to own it. At night, it's full of beautiful women and handsome men, part of what Herb Caen used to call the Bermuda Triangle of romance in the city.
There's an older crowd at lunch, important-looking types, serious. Sitting at a table by the window, eating pasta and drinking iced tea, is Jack Immendorf, the dean of San Francisco's private detectives.
There is no bigger cliche than the San Francisco private investigator: gimlet-eyed, sardonic; there have been dozens of them and writers dream up more all the time. In their mind's eye they look like George Clooney or Matt Damon.
But Immendorf looks more like Broderick Crawford, the old actor: a bit jowly, a wisp of a mustache, small eyes, thinning hair. He wears an open-necked shirt and a vest, has a big belt buckle with a golden star on it. He used to be a city commissioner back when Frank Jordan was the mayor.
Read more here.
There's an older crowd at lunch, important-looking types, serious. Sitting at a table by the window, eating pasta and drinking iced tea, is Jack Immendorf, the dean of San Francisco's private detectives.
There is no bigger cliche than the San Francisco private investigator: gimlet-eyed, sardonic; there have been dozens of them and writers dream up more all the time. In their mind's eye they look like George Clooney or Matt Damon.
But Immendorf looks more like Broderick Crawford, the old actor: a bit jowly, a wisp of a mustache, small eyes, thinning hair. He wears an open-necked shirt and a vest, has a big belt buckle with a golden star on it. He used to be a city commissioner back when Frank Jordan was the mayor.
Read more here.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
R. Kelly Sued by PI
Even after being exonerated from child pornography charges, R. Kelly's legal troubles are not completely behind him. Detective Charles Freeman is suing the R&B crooner for failure to pay for services rendered.
According to the suit filed last week, Kelly hired Freeman to gather evidence for his child pornography case but skipped out on the $300,000 bill. Freeman's job was to "obtain and/or recover certain tapes that were said to incriminate" the Chicago native and states that he successfully completed the job. Aside from the unpaid monies owed, Freeman is also asking for damages, interest and other costs.
Read more here.
According to the suit filed last week, Kelly hired Freeman to gather evidence for his child pornography case but skipped out on the $300,000 bill. Freeman's job was to "obtain and/or recover certain tapes that were said to incriminate" the Chicago native and states that he successfully completed the job. Aside from the unpaid monies owed, Freeman is also asking for damages, interest and other costs.
Read more here.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Be Mine (and Mine…and Mine…)
Cheating Partners Exposed with PInow.com’s Valentine’s Day Infidelity Quiz
DENVER, CO — February 6, 2009 — For years private investigators have been touting Valentine’s Day as the number one day for cheaters. However, most people do not even recognize every day activities as signs of cheating. Affairs often continue for years without the other spouse’s awareness. PInow.com, a directory of local pre-screened private investigators, has created a free online quiz for suspicious spouses. This quick and easy quiz will create awareness for attentive partners who are ready to act. To take the infidelity quiz, visit http://www.pinow.com/resources/infidelity.php
“This year, PInow.com hopes to offer a bit of reassurance to those who may have infidelity concerns, and help those who may be correct about those suspicions,” said PInow.com Co-founder Trent Carlyle. “It is often easier to catch cheaters around Valentine’s Day because they want to spend time with both their spouses and lovers so slip-ups occur. Many cheaters will withdraw large amounts of money to purchase extravagant gifts for their partners — ringing alarm bells for those who aren’t on the receiving end of the gifts.”
Using these and other tell-tale signs of infidelity, partners can arm themselves with evidence and stop the disastrous pattern of infidelity. The best thing a worried partner can do is to prepare. Oftentimes, what started out as just an inkling of suspicion will prove to be accurate. Studies have confirmed it, showing that 85 percent of women and 50 percent of men who suspected that their partner was cheating were ultimately correct.
About PInow.com:
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PInow.com’s search technology allows you to locate an investigator by location and investigation type - and it’s FREE to use. Visit the PInow.com private investigator directory at http://www.pinow.com. Need additional assistance? Call us toll-free at (888) 997-4669.
Contact:
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T - (888) 997-4669
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Former Buc Hires PI to Find Super Bowl Rings
With this year's Super Bowl looming in Tampa, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer whose Super Bowl rings were stolen three years ago has contacted a Sarasota investigator for help finding the jewelry.
Former defensive back Thomas Everett's missing merchandise includes Super Bowl rings from the 1992 and 1993 Dallas Cowboys. Watches and an empty safe also were swiped in what appears to have been a standard residential burglary at Everett's Dallas home, Dallas police say.
"An investigation was suspended pending further leads that may pop up," said Senior Cpl. Kevin Janse, a Dallas police spokesman.
Read more at Tampa Bay Online
Former defensive back Thomas Everett's missing merchandise includes Super Bowl rings from the 1992 and 1993 Dallas Cowboys. Watches and an empty safe also were swiped in what appears to have been a standard residential burglary at Everett's Dallas home, Dallas police say.
"An investigation was suspended pending further leads that may pop up," said Senior Cpl. Kevin Janse, a Dallas police spokesman.
Read more at Tampa Bay Online
Georgia Bill Would Ban Hidden GPS Tracking Devices
Inside a completely ordinary SUV parked anywhere in Metro Atlanta, private investigator T.J. Ward and his team can track anyone at any time, without them knowing.
Instead of the old cat and mouse game, running red lights and swerving through traffic, he can just stick a little box with a 40-pound magnet to the bottom of a car in seconds. As a person drives, a computer program tracks them via satellite, and prints a list of their whereabouts -- even how fast they were going.
Ward's team has been hired by parents after a bitter child custody case, or a spouse. One man, who was married for 18 years, told us, "We used it for several weeks, just tracking where my wife's vehicle was, and just to confirm some suspicions I had."
His suspicions were right, and he's now divorced. He credits the GPS surveillance with saving him millions of dollars in alimony.
Read more at wsbtv.com.
Instead of the old cat and mouse game, running red lights and swerving through traffic, he can just stick a little box with a 40-pound magnet to the bottom of a car in seconds. As a person drives, a computer program tracks them via satellite, and prints a list of their whereabouts -- even how fast they were going.
Ward's team has been hired by parents after a bitter child custody case, or a spouse. One man, who was married for 18 years, told us, "We used it for several weeks, just tracking where my wife's vehicle was, and just to confirm some suspicions I had."
His suspicions were right, and he's now divorced. He credits the GPS surveillance with saving him millions of dollars in alimony.
Read more at wsbtv.com.
Private Eye Flat Out as Recession Bites
As many local companies face downturns, business is booming for Queenstown’s Michael Erwin – Central Otago’s only private eye and debt chaser.
The number of people targeted by Erwin is set to increase even further as the recession bites deeper.
Erwin took over Southern Lakes Investigations last September – a part-time business owned by Kathryn Omond – but he’s already seen business triple since then.
Read more at Scene.co.nz.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Private Investigator Featured on Dateline
Private investigator Philip Klein, founder of Nederland-based Klein Investigations and Consulting, was featured Sunday in an hour-long Dateline special on NBC detailing his efforts to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of Patrick Kim McDermott.
McDermott, a former boyfriend of singer Olivia Newton-John, vanished in 2005 after leaving San Pedro, Calif., for a fishing trip.
Dateline producers first came into contact with Klein, whose company routinely investigates cases where children are taken by their non-custodial parents, after interviewing him for another story.
"Phillip's an interesting guy and it seemed like a waste to just interview this guy once," Dateline producer Joe Delmonico told The Enterprise by phone. "We asked him to take a fresh look at the case and followed him from his office, to Los Angeles, and all the way to Mexico."
Read more at the Beaumont Enterprise.
McDermott, a former boyfriend of singer Olivia Newton-John, vanished in 2005 after leaving San Pedro, Calif., for a fishing trip.
Dateline producers first came into contact with Klein, whose company routinely investigates cases where children are taken by their non-custodial parents, after interviewing him for another story.
"Phillip's an interesting guy and it seemed like a waste to just interview this guy once," Dateline producer Joe Delmonico told The Enterprise by phone. "We asked him to take a fresh look at the case and followed him from his office, to Los Angeles, and all the way to Mexico."
Read more at the Beaumont Enterprise.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
"The Office" Star Sets Sights on Texas PI
San Antonio private investigator Charlie Parker has discovered he's become the subject of a different kind of investigation, one out of Hollywood.
The person looking into his life is none other than TV star Jenna Fischer, known best as Pam in “The Office” on NBC.
Fischer's interest in PI Parker is so keen, in fact, she's developing an NBC drama-comedy series based on his life.
Parker, who's thrilled by all this interest, said he already has received a sizable check from NBC for his life rights.
“It was more money than I've ever had,” he said of the option fee.
Read more at MySanAntonio.com.
The person looking into his life is none other than TV star Jenna Fischer, known best as Pam in “The Office” on NBC.
Fischer's interest in PI Parker is so keen, in fact, she's developing an NBC drama-comedy series based on his life.
Parker, who's thrilled by all this interest, said he already has received a sizable check from NBC for his life rights.
“It was more money than I've ever had,” he said of the option fee.
Read more at MySanAntonio.com.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Private Investigator Uses Intuition to Help Crack Cases
When Bickell Lund works on a missing person case, she checks the facts, talks to loved ones and follows leads.
But there’s often one tool of the trade that helps her piece everything together — her intuition.
“There was a case where we looked at the missing person and their habits, and I kept coming back to their love of wilderness and the outdoors,” says Lund, of Peace of Mind Investigations in Eudora. “Sure enough, we ended up finding that person in the woods.”
Read more at The Lawrence Journal.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
More Companies Turning to PIs Before Police
Growing numbers of UK firms are turning to private investigators to help solve IT security problems as the police struggle to provide adequate resources.
The lack of law enforcement staff trained to tackle e-crime is a well-documented problem in the UK, as it is in many countries around the world. And concerned companies are increasingly looking to alternative routes for help.
Find the rest of the story here.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Video Released of Anthonys' PI Searching Remains Scene
Eyewitness News and WFTV.com were the first to obtain video showing George and Cindy Anthonys' private investigator knifing, poking, prodding and digging in areas where he possibly believed he would find Caylee Anthony's remains.
Sheriff's investigators and only a few others had seen the video until Eyewitness News obtained it. The video could prove the Anthonys' private eye got inside information at the scene a month before Caylee's remains were found by detectives. The videotape and the Anthonys' private investigator's phone records could be the keys that link Casey Anthony to the wooded area.
Read the rest at WFTV.com.
Sheriff's investigators and only a few others had seen the video until Eyewitness News obtained it. The video could prove the Anthonys' private eye got inside information at the scene a month before Caylee's remains were found by detectives. The videotape and the Anthonys' private investigator's phone records could be the keys that link Casey Anthony to the wooded area.
Read the rest at WFTV.com.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Family Frustrated with Police Hire PI
An east London family is accusing the police of gross incompetence for failing to arrest a suspect for the brutal attack and murder of local businessman Harry Henman.
His widow, Charlotte Henman, and her son Llewellyn told the Daily Dispatch that police had shown a lack of interest in trying to solve the murder, which took place in December 2006.
A local private investigator had even tracked down a suspect and got a confession from him, she claimed.
“The police are completely useless,” said Llewellyn. “They have been given all the information they need but keep coming up with different excuses of why they cannot arrest the man.”
Read the rest of the story at The Dispatch Online.
His widow, Charlotte Henman, and her son Llewellyn told the Daily Dispatch that police had shown a lack of interest in trying to solve the murder, which took place in December 2006.
A local private investigator had even tracked down a suspect and got a confession from him, she claimed.
“The police are completely useless,” said Llewellyn. “They have been given all the information they need but keep coming up with different excuses of why they cannot arrest the man.”
Read the rest of the story at The Dispatch Online.
Monday, December 29, 2008
PIs Offering Tips to Prevent Employee Theft
At first glance, it didn’t seem like a case of employee theft.
But the employee had apparently visited unauthorized websites. A lot of websites. The investigation finally showed that the employee had spent literally hundreds of hours in front of the computer not working.
But the employee had apparently visited unauthorized websites. A lot of websites. The investigation finally showed that the employee had spent literally hundreds of hours in front of the computer not working.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Arrest Could Come in 1967 Double Murder
The investigation into a 40-year-old double murder in Staunton has taken another turn.
Staunton Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Robertson says police are close to making an arrest in the case, a major step in an investigation that one private investigator says has had its share of problems since the 1967 killings.
Roy Hartless, a private investigator and retired Staunton police officer, has been looking into the double murders of Constance Hevener, 19, and 20-year-old Carolyn Perry for a decade.
Staunton Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Robertson says police are close to making an arrest in the case, a major step in an investigation that one private investigator says has had its share of problems since the 1967 killings.
Roy Hartless, a private investigator and retired Staunton police officer, has been looking into the double murders of Constance Hevener, 19, and 20-year-old Carolyn Perry for a decade.
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