Washington DC Investigators

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Washington DC. Jason Siroff of The Siroff Group, LLC provides investigative services throughout Washington DC and Virginia (Nationwide service also available). Please visit Jason's PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Twin Falls Idaho Investigator

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Twin Falls Idaho. Stuart Robinson of S Robinson & Associates Investigative Services provides private investigative services throughout Southern Idaho; Twin Falls, Rupert, Burley, Jerome, Gooding, Wendill, Filer, Buhl and Hagerman, Idaho. Please visit Stuart's PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Schofield Wisconsin Investigators

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Schofield Wisconsin. Frederick J. Veenstra of Veenstra Detective Agency, Inc. provides private investigative services throughout Central &Northern Wisconsin, and has been since 1994. Please visit Frederick's PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Beaumont Texas Investigator

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Beaumont Texas. Brad Bacom of Bacom Investigation & Process Service provides private investigative services throughout Southeast Texas, and has been since 1995. Please visit Max's PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Huntersville North Carolina Investigator

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Huntersville North Carolina. Max Astor of Worldwide Investigation Services, L.L.C. provides private investigative services throughout the entire state of North Carolina and Nationwide, as well as Worldwide. Please visit Max's PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Cleveland Ohio Investigator

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Cleveland Ohio. Daniel McPeek of Tenable Protective Services operates a full-service private investigations firm, with offices in Cleveland, Akron, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan, Washington D.C., Indiana, Arizona and Penn, New York. Please visit Daniel's PInow.com profile page for additional services and contact information.

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Portland Oregon Investigators

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Portland Oregon. Steve Wilson of Portland Investigators provides a variety of private investigative services in Portland, OR as well as surrounding areas (National and International locate services available too). Please visit Steve's PInow.com profile page for additional services and contact information.

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Insurance agent turns herself in on fraud charges

Ledger-Enquirer.com | 05/16/2007 | Insurance agent turns herself in on fraud charges: "Pollyanna Johnson, the Columbus-based insurance agent charged last week with three counts of insurance fraud, turned herself in to authorities Tuesday.

Muscogee County Sheriff's Office Maj. Joe McCrae said Johnson was arrested at 9:30 a.m. at the Government Center after her attorney, Richard Hagler, arranged for her to turn herself in.

'I really do think that once the evidence comes out, she'll be exonerated,' Hagler said."

Woman, 30, Arrested For Alleged Elder Abuse

cbs2.com - Woman, 30, Arrested For Alleged Elder Abuse: "The caretaker of an 89-year-old Palm Springs resident was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of financial elder abuse and embezzlement after she allegedly cleaned out the victim's bank account and purchased a sport utility vehicle in the woman's name, authorities said.

Gwen Marie Hogan, 30, of Desert Hot Springs, was hired to care for the blind Alzheimer's patient, who also suffered from congestive heart failure, but instead took advantage of the woman, Palm Springs police Sgt. Mitch Spike alleged."

You can run ... but not forever

NewsHerald.com - Headlines: "Jerry Steele and his wife, Bird, have been getting people out of jail — and occasionally putting them back in — for six years.

As owner and operators of Steele Boys’ Bail Bonds Inc. in Panama City, they, like most bail bond agents in Florida, don’t have a 9-to-5 job.

Bail bonding is an exhausting business occasionally requiring bondsmen to wrestle the people they’ve bonded out of jail back into handcuffs, Jerry Steele said. When he proposed starting the business, his wife was less-than receptive."

Nevada Legislature Passes Elder Care Measure

Channel 4 KRNV.com: Local News and Weather for Reno-Tahoe Region: Nevada Legislature Passes Elder Care Measure: "The Nevada Assembly has given final legislative approval to a bill that lets the state's elder abuse investigators get criminal history information from police agencies.

The measure would add the Division of Aging Services to a list of government agencies authorized to get criminal records."

Agent accused in insurance fraud scheme

foxcarolina.com - News, Weather, Video - Greenville, Spartanburg, Asheville, Anderson | Agent accused in insurance fraud scheme: "Authorities says an insurance agent forged the signatures of residents of a center that treats people with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injuries so she could obtain Medicare Advantage policies in their names and pocket the commissions.

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said today an arrest warrant was issued for 52-year-old Mary Helen Gray of Snellville yesterday. She is charged with ten counts of insurance fraud and forgery. Police are continuing to try to locate her."

Teen becomes Indiana's youngest death investigator

The Courier News :: News :: Teen becomes Indiana's youngest death investigator: "With her father as a role model and a love of the television show CSI , a high school senior has become Indiana's youngest certified death investigator.

Amanda Barnett, 18, was certified last month and is one of four deputy coroners working for her father, Jay County Coroner Mark Barnett.

'It's kind of weird to' her friends, she said. 'To other people it's disgusting, but I think it's interesting, and somebody's got to do it.'"

Bail Bonds News Roundup, May 25, 2007 - AboutBail.com Bail Bond Agent Directory

Bail Bonds News Roundup, May 25, 2007 - AboutBail.com Bail Bond Agent Directory: "With the passing of another spring week, the AboutBail.com staff saw more news stories about possible changes to the bail profession. In Connecticut, in particular, changes to the profession seem imminent, judging by the continued stories about the problems with the business. Stories about illegal immigrants and bail, and more stories about heroic bond professionals who put felons behind bars dominated the headlines in the past week. Our picks for the top industry stories:

Another Story Sure to Fuel the Controversy Over Bail and Illegal Immigration
COLORADO - The AboutBail.com staff have been reporting stories about the growing concern within the bail industry about illegal immigrants who commit crimes in this country. Another story this week only adds to the debate. Despite the efforts of authorities in Denver, an illegal immigrant who identified himself as Manuel Flores was able to post bond and flee the country after being accused of sexually assaulting a nine year-old girl. According to authorities, Flores was arrested February 15 and was unable to provide adequate identification. Although authorities contacted federal immigration officials, no immigration hold was placed on the man. Judge Andrew Armatas set a bond of $35,000..."

Bail Bonds News Roundup, May 25, 2007

Bail Bonds News Roundup, May 18, 2007 - AboutBail.com

Bail Bonds News Roundup, May 18, 2007 - AboutBail.com Bail Bond Agent Directory: "Over the past week, the AboutBail.com staff were spending extra time around the water cooler, catching up on the news stories from the industry. This past week, the stories that caught our attention were:

Experts in CT Continue to Call For Wide-Spread Bail System Reforms
CONNECTICUT - In Connecticut, state prosecutors, bail industry spokesmen, and law enforcement officials urged lawmakers all agree on one thing: the bail system in the state needs to change, since competition in the industry is creating a dangerous scenario, whereby bond companies undercut legal rates. This past Monday, bail bond experts asked lawmakers to make changes to the system, saying that the usual practice requiring defendants to pay 7-10% of the amount of their bail to a bondsman has fallen by the wayside. Many companies now offer bail bonds for only 2-3% of the bail amount, leading judges to set higher bails. State Rep. Michael P. Lawlor, D-East Haven, part of the legislature's Judiciary Committee, has said reforms to the system could be approved as part of Connecticut's budget. The reform would switch regulation of the system to the Department of Public Safety and bondsmen not adhering to state requirements would face criminal penalties and up to two years in prison. (New Haven Register, May 15, 2007)"

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Bail Bonds news Roundup, May 18, 2007

Alarming news about the elderly's criminal caregivers

Alarming news about the elderly's criminal caregivers | LOCAL NEWS | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas: "11 News has uncovered some troubling information about the people who are caring for our elderly.

In just five years, the number of convicted criminals applying for jobs as in-home caregivers in Texas tripled.

The state requires background checks, to keep criminals from actually being hired, but are those checks really working?"

School criminal background checks spotty

School criminal background checks spotty - OregonLive.com: Breaking News Updates: "In Oregon, school districts need only a $5 criminal background check to hire non-teaching employees, including coaches and activity advisers.

And the decision to employ a person who has a criminal record below the most serious offenses -- murder, rape or sex crimes -- falls on school leaders.

Charges against a Washington County cheerleading coach at Southridge High School reveal loopholes in Oregon's screening process to ferret out those who may pose a danger to children."

Smile, you're on candid camera

Halifax, The Daily News: News | Smile, you're on candid camera: "The use of police video surveillance cameras in downtown Halifax is about to expand, despite concerns they will trample privacy rights.

Details are fuzzy, but after a six-month trial period, Halifax Regional Police and Halifax regional council are set to put more cameras in more locations.

'We're going to take it to the next level,' said Supt. Bill Moore, the force's lead officer on the surveillance project."

Nursing home deaths probed

The Cincinnati Post - Nursing home deaths probed: "Kenton County Attorney Garry Edmondson is investigating whether five residents at Villaspring of Erlanger health care center died because of neglect or abuse.

Edmondson said the deaths at Villaspring happened over the past year. His office started its investigation two or three weeks ago after being contacted by family members and state workers from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which regulates nursing homes."

Sex cases ripple through soccer leagues

Recordnet.com: Sex cases ripple through soccer leagues: "Local and national soccer associations reviewed or revamped screening processes for coaches over the past year after learning of sexual assault charges against a father and son with ties to Stockton's youth soccer community.

U.S. Club Soccer now requires coaches to submit a background check application before they interact with children. The changes came as authorities closed in on Ernie P. Roxas, 53, a former Stockton Youth Soccer Association coach who was arrested near Las Vegas last month on felony charges of rape, lewd acts upon a child and sexual abuse of a child younger than 18."

Insurance fraud 'increases costs for honest customers'

Insurance fraud 'increases costs for honest customers': "Those looking to make a fraudulent claim on their insurance are pushing up costs for honest consumers, it has been claimed.

According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), insurance fraud accounts for some £1.6 billion every year, which in turn adds an average of 40 per cent to premiums paid every year by truthful policyholders.

Director of general insurance and health for the ABI Nick Starling said: 'Honest customers should not have pay for the cheats.'"

Private eye takes on Kim for seat

The Saratogian - Private eye takes on Kim for seat: "Private investigator Richard C. Wirth will challenge Public Safety Commissioner Ron Kim in this year's election.

Wirth will run as a Republican. Kim, a Democrat and lawyer, is serving his first term, and has not yet announced a re-election bid.
'I believe the top priority for the Commissioner of Public Safety is providing for the personal safety and security of city residents,' Wirth said in a press release. 'I have the background, training and investigative experience to do exactly that.'

Wirth had a career in government in the Town of Hempstead in Long Island, which has a population of more than 800,000, where he retired as special assistant to the parks and recreation commissioner. He supervised the town's more than 500 lifeguards.

Kim said he doesn't know Wirth, and hasn't made a decision to run again for certain, though he has been leaning towards it. He said his service as public safety commissioner is a big sacrifice for his family.

'They see me a lot less,' Kim said."

Man Sentenced To 50 Years In SF Elder Abuse Case

cbs13.com - Man Sentenced To 50 Years In SF Elder Abuse Case: "A convicted felon was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday for robbing two elderly women adter using a ruse to get into their homes.

Gary Johnson, 47, who is also known as Tommy John, was convicted last month of two counts of false imprisonment of an elder by violence, menace, fraud or deceit in connection with two incidents that occurred in May and August of 2000.

Johnson gained entrance into the homes by alternately posing as a writer for an architectural publication and a landscaper. He allegedly 'forcibly pulled, pushed and dragged his victims through their homes, tied them up, and demanded money and valuables,' said Bilen Mesfin, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office.
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I spy with my private eye

I spy with my private eye-Life & Style-Women-The Way We Live-TimesOnline: "You don’t have to be rich to hire a private investigator. Carol Midgley discovers why more of us are paying for their services when we suspect a partner of infidelity

Richard Martinez remembers with absolute clarity the first time he was paid to track a cheating husband. It was in 1999 and the client was a pregnant woman who was convinced that her husband, a businessman who owned a phone bureau, was having an affair. For four nights Martinez used his motorbike to follow the man in his car, jumping red lights and driving at high speed, but found him doing nothing wrong."

Surveillance cameras get smarter

eSchool News online - Surveillance cameras get smarter: "An emerging trend in video surveillance technology could help tip off school leaders to potential acts of theft or violence before they even happen.

Researchers and security companies are developing cameras that not only watch the world but also interpret what they see. Soon, some cameras might be able to find unattended bags at airports, guess your height, or analyze the way you walk to see if you're hiding something."