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NEWS – “without comment” Ikea France fined €1m for snooping on staff June 16, 2021 A French court has ordered Ikea to pay a fine of €1m (£860,000; $1.2m) after the Swedish furniture chain was found guilty of spying on staff in France. Ikea France was accused of using...

NEWS – “without comment” The Daniel Morgan Murder Police Corruption & the Evolution of the ‘Firm within a Firm’ Jake Arnott - 14 June 2021 Corruption is not a thing but a process, that by its own nature is extremely devious and resilient. Like a pernicious virus...

NEWS – “without comment” BREAKING NEWS: Scotland Yard condemned for 'institutional corruption' in long-awaited report into murder of Daniel Morgan Mail Online Tuesday, Jun 15th 2021 By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter and Mark Duell for MailOnline Scotland Yard is...

NEWS - “without comment” Well known Legal Investigator Ellis Armistead of Denver, kindly shared this interesting, critique on blood spatter analysis: https://reason.com/2021/06/11/study-on-bloodstain-pattern-analysis-finds-conclusions-were-often-erroneous/, Very...

MORE NEWS – “without comment” MARCH 10, 1987 PI DANIEL MORGAN MURDER - REPORT BEING PUBLISHED TOMORROW - JUNE 15, 2021 Daniel Morgan Report: What Revelations Can We Expect? Corruption, incompetence and collusion: what can we expect from tomorrow’s report into the...

NEWS – “without comment” Pipeline Investigation Upends Idea That Bitcoin Is Untraceable The F.B.I.’s recovery of Bitcoins paid in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack showed cryptocurrencies are not as hard to track as it might seem. The New York Times By Nicole...

NEWS – “without comment” Freedom of information Judge backs openDemocracy and decries ‘toxic culture of secrecy and evasion’ of Clearing House The judge said the tribunal had been misled by the department, led by Michael Gove. The Guardian - Haroon Siddique Tue 8 Jun...

NEWS - “without comment” The SIA welcomes Heather Baily QPM as new Chair Today, 07 June 2021, Heather Baily QPM, starts her new role as our Chair.  Appointed by the Home Office, her term as Chair will run for three years. As Chair of the Authority Heather Baily will...

NEWS “without comment” U.S. Attorneys - Northern District of New York June 02, 2021 When Investigation Crosses the Line - Three Plead Guilty to a Slew of Charges in USA IDENTITY FRAUD! When it comes to accessing personal information (In the USA) private investigators...

NEWS – “without comment” CIE spent over €286,000 in three years on private investigators to look into fake claims on trains and buses By: Gordon Deegan Buzz.ie 28 MAY 2021 The total on average comes to just over €30,000 per company per annum, “which is a modest...

NEWS – “without comment” Squatter gang sentenced to eleven years They were paid 8,000 euros to leave PI’s hired in order to try and find a quick way out of the situation MAY 30, 2021 - Palma By Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter In what is a pioneering case against...

NEWS - "without comment" Private Investigation Firm Sued by Client for Breach of Contract and Negligence 26 May 2021 - Addleshaw Goddard LLP This case is one of a growing number of examples where the clients or subjects of private investigators have made claims...

EVEN MORE NEWS – “without comment” Daniel Morgan murder report censored Home secretary, Priti Patel insists on censoring the report before its release. Daniel Morgan was killed with an axe in 1987. Socialist Worker has long argued that the murder and its cover-up lies...

FURTHER NEWS - “without comment” Priti Patel told to publish Daniel Morgan report or else continue ‘cover up’ Priti Patel was called upon in parliament to publish the report into the 1987 murder of Daniel Morgan ‘without deletion, amendment or redaction’ by the end of...

NEWS – “without comment” Lawyer for serial conman Peter Foster slams fraud charges as 'trumped' amid internal police probe ABC Gold Coast By Alexandria Utting May 24, 2021 The lawyer for notorious conman Peter Foster has labelled fresh fraud charges as "trumped" and...

NEWS – “without comment” Police and prosecutors must focus on actions of alleged rapists not victims, new guidance says Investigators told to look at whether claims victims consented to sex are ‘reasonable’ after prosecutions hit record low Lizzie Dearden - Home...

NEWS – “without comment” FURTHER CONCERNS OVER DELAYED REPORT Anger as Patel delays publication of report into private detective’s murder Independent panel set up to investigate killing of Daniel Morgan ‘furious’ at home secretary’s move PI Daniel Morgan was found...

NEWS - “without comment” Anger as Patel delays publication of report into private detective’s murder. The Independent panel set up to investigate killing of Daniel Morgan ‘furious’ at home secretary’s move, Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Tue 18 May 2021...

NEWS – “without comment” How killer dad used private investigators to terrorise his family 16 May, 2021 Edwards sent detailed instructions to a private investigator on where to find and surveil his estranged wife to "see if she meets up with a boyfriend" a year and a...

NEWS - “without comment” Secret Sharers: The Hidden Ties Between Private Spies and Journalists A booming, renegade private intelligence industry is increasingly shaping (and misshaping) the news. By Barry Meier May 15, 2021...

NEWS – “without comment” The Home Secretary announced on Tuesday that there will be a review of computer misuse laws that could give private investigators and police new powers – and increase jail sentences for the criminals. Ms Patel said the beefed up laws could...

NEWS – “without comment” German 'dead fraudster' exposed by pet poodle in Majorca https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57009023 May 06, 2021 A suspected German fraudster living in Majorca allegedly faked her own death, but her story had a rather obvious giveaway -...

NEWS  - “without comment” The Personal archive of detective who hunted Jack the Ripper to go on show in Sheffield The unique personal archive of the detective who led the hunt for Jack the Ripper - including a book in which he names the infamous Whitechapel murderer -...

NEWS “without comment” FOUR GARDAI (POLICE) CHARGED IN CORRUPTION PROBE The Garda Commissioner suspended 11 members of the force because of the investigation By Paul Reynolds - Crime Correspondent 29 April 2021 Source:...

NEWS – “without comment” Times of Malta Unlicensed private investigator jailed for stalking lawyer and his client Man was hired to prove that estranged wife was not really unemployed Thursday, 29 April 2021 A man has been jailed for six months after he was found...

NEWS – “without comment” Founder of ‘Uber for private investigators’ sentenced to 8 years in prison Boice, founder of Trustify, a failed Uber-like model for private investigators, on June 23, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) By Rachel...

NEWS – “without comment” The internet has turned us all into amateur detectives Amelia Tait – The Guardian Sun 25 Apr 2021 On social media, hunting for clues about other peoples’ lives is increasingly popular – and risky They’ve broken up. I know they’ve broken up...

NEWS “without comment” Reposted by consent of PI Steve Krivit - USA Slander - "Reputation Management" Seems like a week doesn't go by without a PI looking for help in this realm. Even though I'm a bit-head, I've always had the sense that these situations were close to...

NEWS “without comment” PI Alert: Samsung is Crippling Your Latest Surveillance Trick Samsung has...

NEWS “without comment” Estate agent caught up in £800,000 mortgage fraud case London firm says it followed GDPR rules but still fraudster managed to get access to a property to steal details that helped mortgage fraud. 19th April 2021 by Nigel Lewis -...

NEWS – “without comment” Meet Cork's cutest detective agency - schoolgirl sleuths who can solve any mystery for 4 Euro The Ape Agency Detective Society is ready to get to the bottom of any enigma By: Joe O'Shea - Editor 16 APR 2021 When the Gardai (Police) can't help...

NEWS “with out comment” Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty Series 1 - Episode 1 of 3 Part One of the Three Part Documentary aired Wednesday evening entitled “Firm in a Firm” This series explores the dirty secrets behind London's policing with a story of...

NEWS – “without comment” BYLINE INVESTIGATES Graham Johnson, Editor April 09, 2021 The Sun’s American Private Investigator denies obtaining Meghan Markle’s phone bills to count Prince Harry’s text messages – despite carrying out the illegal practice in the past Graham...

NEWS – “without comment”  Mayo-based former detective's GPS tracker counters rustling of farm animals By Tom Gillespie Published: April 10, 2021 A RETIRED detective garda has devised a GPS tracker system aimed at preventing the larceny of livestock in the farming...

NEWS - “without comment” WAPI Chairman comments.... The Observer, Mark Townsend, @townsendmark, Sun 11 Apr 2021 Why a year of lockdown has made searching for the missing so hard, Almost all the people who disappear are found. But in the past year, many safety nets for...

NEWS – “without comment” Cold Case Murder - $1 Million Reward!!  $1m reward for information on cold case murder of Melbourne siblings By Chanel Zagon Mar 30, 2021 A $1 million reward is on offer to help solve a cold case double-murder of a brother and sister killed in...

NEWS – “without comment” Trustify CEO Danny Boice sentenced to 97 months in prison By Andy Medici  –  Senior Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal Mar 26, 2021 Danny Boice, who co-founded a private investigator platform called Trustify, has been sentenced to...

NEWS – “without comment’ This month marks the 34th anniversary of the killing of Mr Morgan. He was found one evening in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, South London, with an axe embedded in his head. Thursday, Mar 25th 2021 An axe murder,...

NEWS – “without comment” Ikea France goes on trial for spying on staff Clara WRIGHT, Ornella LAMBERTI Sun, 21 March 2021, The French branch of Swedish retailing giant Ikea goes on trial Monday accused of running an elaborate system to spy on staff and job applicants...

NEWS “without comment” Private investigator says he skirted laws to get info on Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, sell it to the Sun tabloid By thanks Karla Adam March 19, 2021 LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said that an investigation into...

Ian Withers. former WAPI Chairman and the Associations founder,  today has his memoirs published with some interesting excerpts here: https://www.thesun.ie/news/6726999/pi-tracked-bomb-suspect-to-embarrass-irish-government/ SUNDAY LIFE – BELFAST: HE spent the...

NEWS – “without comment” Charley Hill obituary Charles Patrick Landon Hill, Art Detective, born 22 May 1947; died 20 February 2021 Scotland Yard art detective and private investigator who recovered The Scream and other stolen masterpieces  Charley Hill was the subject...

NEWS – “without comment” Britain to take a 'slightly less European approach' to data privacy laws, minister says While UK is not directly subject to the EU's jurisdiction post-Brexit, it still needs to have sufficient measures in place to protect the personal data of...

NEWS – “without comment” UK to depart from GDPR Law Gazette By Michael Cross 8 March 2021 The government has sent a first signal of its intention for UK data protection laws to part company with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. In a Financial Times article...

NEWS – “without comment” Documentary “Murder in a Small Town” questioned!! Family of murdered Jodi Jones slam ‘biased’ Channel 5 documentary which questions Luke Mitchell’s conviction The family of murdered schoolgirl Jodi Jones has criticised a new Channel 5...

NEWS – “without comment”  Ghost-hunting YouTuber couple are slammed after finding human remains in a Manchester wood – then picking up the skull to flaunt it for their camera BEFORE calling police     YouTuber Danny Duffy and partner Felicity Duffy discovered skull in...

NEWS – “without comment” Recruitment launched for new £200k information commissioner by Sam Trendall 02 March 2021 Appointee will replace Elizabeth Denham and will lead the data-protection watchdog through a ‘dynamic period of change’ The government has kicked off the...

NEWS – “without comment”  UK declares that the EU ‘does not hold the monopoly on data protection’ By Derek du Preez March 1, 2021 My take Whilst an adequacy agreement is in the works, it looks like this will be a contentious issue over the coming months and years -...

NEWS – “without comment” Private investigators claim it was 'physically impossible' for boyfriend jailed for murdering girlfriend Jodi Jones when they were both 14 to commit the crime - and say 'unfair' police overlooked another suspect Luke Mitchell was 16 when he...

NEWS – “without comment” Private investigator Services Market is Booming Worldwide – Gaining Revolution in Eyes of Global Exposure By: X herald February 17, 2021 Latest Report Available at Advance Market Analytics, “Private investigator Services Market” provides...

NEWS – “without comment” Claudia Lawrence: Father of missing chef has died without knowing what happened to her Peter Lawrence had repeatedly appealed for whoever knew what had happened to his daughter to speak out. Gerard Tubb - North of England correspondent...

NEWS – “without comment”  Drones used by police to monitor political protests in England Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Mon 15 Feb 2021 Police have used unmanned drones to monitor political protests, including those held by the non-violent Black Lives...

NEWS – “without comment” Mumbai: Police bust CDR racket run by private detectives, two arrested The police have found that the network of detectives operated from cities like Bangalore, Delhi, Gurgaon and Mangalore. Divyesh Singh – India Today, Mumbai February 8, 2021...

NEWS “without comment” Someone in the UK government spent a huge amount of taxpayers' money on luxury chocolate right before Christmas and now there is an investigation Feb 8, 2021 - Chris Stokel-Walker Full Story:...

NEWS – “without comment” New Details in Naked Body in a Bag Spy’s Death By Sally Underwood – Euro Weekly News 07 February 2021 A RETIRED police chief has revealed new details in the death of MI6 spy Gareth William, who was found naked in a padlocked bag in 2010....

NEWS – “without comment” FBI arrest a PI come crypto-fraudster accusing of bilking investors out of millions By Noah Goldberg New York Daily News Feb 01, 2021 A California private eye played on the Bitcoin craze to create a sleazy cryptocurrency scheme and defraud...

NEWS “without comment“ Further to the Posting entitled “Storied S.F. private detective Jack Palladino on life support after attempted robbery in front of his home” Regrettably, Jack has now Passed Away from his injuries. The arrested Suspects could now face murder...

NEWS “without comment” MAILONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Infamous Hollywood sleuth Anthony Pellicano - who was Michael Jackson's personal PI and recorded a heated call between Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise - speaks out for the first time since being released from prison and says...

NEWS “without comment “ Storied S.F. private detective Jack Palladino on life support after attempted robbery in front of his home, Jan. 30, 2021 9:08 a.m. An attempted street robbery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood has left storied San Francisco private detective...

NEWS “without comment”  Italian Sent To 18 Years In Jail Over Kidnap Of French Hotel Heiress Giuseppe Serena was among 13 people on trial over the plot against Jacqueline Veyrac, owner of the five-star Grand Hotel in Cannes and the ritzy Mediterranean seafront...

NEWS “without comment”  News International phone-hacking scandal to be made into TV drama Series titled Thank You & Goodbye will detail fall of Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World The News International phone-hacking scandal, which was exposed by the Guardian...

NEWS “without comment” Jeff Katz Obituary Corporate investigator who rejected dubious tactics and agents to shine a light on foul play Jeff Katz was working as a journalist when he was invited to join Kroll Associates, then rose to be head of its European operations...

NEWS “without comment”  Jane Mugo, private Kenyan investigator! January 25, 2021 By LavenderA | Opera News Kenya Source: https://ke.opera.news/ke/en/society/ef304f1165fa4573ece29db0b0efa678 Jane Mugo is a controversial Kenyan private investigator well known in Kenya...

NEWS “without comment” UK’s new Information Commissioner formally appointed 25 January 2021: Following a request from the Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has agreed to extend her...

NEWS “without comment”  Conman "with injured hand" suing NHS for £647,000 caught out quad biking at Go Ape MIRROR EXCLUSIVE See: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/conman-with-injured-hand-suing-23372815 By Matthew Davis 23 JAN 2021 The NHS hired a private...

NEWS “without comment” Reconsider Private Detective Agencies Bill, Centre urged Aditi R / TNN Jan 20, 2021 Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/reconsider-private-detective-agencies-bill-centre-urged/articleshow/80353514.cms Chennai: The...

NEWS “without comment” BELGIUM - Tough new rules on the way for private detectives Thursday, 14 January 2021 Belgium’s federal minister for home affairs, Annelies Verlinden (CD&V) is working on a new reform of the law on private detectives, the first since the law...

NEWS “without comment” REGULATORY NEWS From Gary Murray – GC Member GDPR - UK Regulation January 15, 2021: The ICO has introduced a new Data Sharing Code of Practise Full details are at: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-sharing-a-code-of-practice/ About this...

NEWS “without comment” Poirot in Pontefract and Miss Marple in Mexborough - Yorkshire councils spend £300,000 hiring private investigators Councils in Yorkshire have spent at least £300,000 on hiring PI’s  and “playing Poirot” over the past five years with spending...

NEWS “without comment”  Licensed private detectives get green light in Korea By Kim Hae-yeon Published: Jan 4, 2021 Licensed private detectives can do business in South Korea beginning Wednesday, following the recent revision of the Credit Information Use and...

NEWS “without comment” Defence chiefs spend '£10m' on private detectives to vet soldiers' compensation claims EXCLUSIVE: The Ministry of Defence has been using tax payers money to confirm if troops and veterans are really suffering from severe wounds and mental trauma...

NEWS “with comment” AS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT YEARS THE WORLD HAS EXPERIENCED DRAWS TO A CLOSE AND WE WELCOME THE NEW YEAR 2021 – A FEW THOUGHTS TO PONDER OVER: First to see 2021: The Pacific island of Tonga is first to ring in the New Year and celebrated at 10am...

NEWS “without comment” EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Data Flows Post Brexit Taylor Vinters LLP December 29, 2020 Whilst a lot of us were considering whether or not we had room for that additional mince pie, details of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement...

NEWS “without comment” Hunt for Liverpool's most wanted Kevin Parle to spread to Thailand, Dubai and Spain 'I'd like to think this will be his last Christmas on the run,' says ex-undercover detective tracking Kevin Parle. The private investigator hunting for...

NEWS “without comment” LETTERS BLOGATORY The Blog of International Judicial Assistance | By Ted Folkman E: tfolkman@lettersblogatory.com Date: Monday, 28 December 202 Subscribe at: https://lettersblogatory.com/subscribe/ A Hard Brexit for Civil International Judicial...

NEWS “without comment” NEW YORK PI FIRM SUED IIGPI Allegedly Aided Rapes, Sexual Assaults, Overbilled Clients News provided by Daniel Szalkiewicz & Associates, P.C. NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Daniel Szalkiewicz & Associates, P.C. filed a new $50...

NEWS “without comment” THE WAPI GC HAVE ANNOUNCED AN EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO MEMBERS OF OTHER ASSOCIATIONS WHO MAY BE CONCERNED OVER 2021 RENEWAL COSTS AND CONDITIONS.  THE WAPI ‘TRANSFER’ SCHEME - SWITCH TO WAPI  -  START 2021 THE RIGHT WAY From time-to-time consumer...

NEWS “without comment” New data sharing code of practice published 21 December 2020 - Katie McQuater UK – The ICO has updated its code of practice on data sharing, including guidance on lawful bases for using personal data. The code provides advice to organisations on...

News “without comment”  Facebook UK users will lose EU privacy protections in 2021 By Kieran Doody @kierandoody UK Trending Editor Facebook will switch all United Kingdom account holders into user agreements with the firm's corporate headquarters in California,...

NEWS “without comment” US: Private eye swindles millions from Boca Raton woman, prosecutors say By Mario Ariza - South Florida Sun Sentinel Dec 08, 2020 He used his skills as a private investigator to con an elderly Boca Raton brain cancer victim out of almost $2.9...

NEWS “without comment”  WORLD ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS - WAPI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING VIA ZOOM – TUESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2020  GOVERNING COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS – ANNOUNCED AT 13.00 HOURS TODAY: GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERS: Re-elected Unopposed:          ...

NEWS “without comment”  Hollywood 'Con Queen' suspect appears in UK court Author: AFP Date: 07.12.2020 A suspected con artist who allegedly impersonated top female Hollywood executives to swindle wide-eyed aspiring stars out of hundreds of thousands of dollars was...

NEWS “without comment”  The SIA website is moving  On 10 December (this Thursday) the SIA is moving their website to GOV.UK and closing the current site. The address for the new website is: www.gov.uk/sia  Q:        Why is the website moving to GOV.UK? A:         The...

NEWS “without comment”  Professional Investigation Training – Distance Learning WAPI MEMBERS ONLY Course Accreditation by SFJ Awards  Members can gain access to this invaluable training and enjoy valuable discounts. The Course Details:...

NEWS “without comment” The ICO is struggling to collect fines from companies that violate data protection rules The Watchdog lacks teeth: 68 per cent of fines issued since January 2019 haven't been paid Dev Kundaliya - www.computing.co.uk December 03, 2020 The...

NEWS “without comment” WAPI MEMBER AWARDED MAJOR CONTRACT The World Association of Professional Investigators are delighted to announce (boast) that one of our members Euro-Tec has been awarded an important contract for the provision of specialised services to a Legal...

NEWS “without comment” Private spies reportedly infiltrated an Amazon strike, secretly taking photos of workers, trade unionists, and journalists. Now a union is taking legal action. By: Isobel Asher Hamilton and Qayyah Moynihan December 02, 2020 Private spies...

NEWS “without comment” Of interest across UK as well as Ireland/EU:  Irish Supreme Court decision outlines that Public Bodies must justify refusals under Freedom of Information Act DAC Beachcroft - United Kingdom November 30 2020 In two recent judgments regarding the...

NEWS “without comment” Tuesday, Nov 24th 2020 Amazon hired Pinkerton private detectives to 'spy on warehouse workers, track unionization efforts and monitor protests', leaked documents show Motherboard described a trove of leaked internal reports from Amazon's...

NEWS “without comment” UWO - Unexplained Wealth Orders By Jake Ryan For The Mail On Sunday Published: 21:38, 21 November 2020 Britain's FBI takes down the 'McMafia' millionaires: National Crime Agency targets people-smuggling kingpins and threatens to seize their...

NEWS “without comment” Ref: Miscarriage of Justice? Following a Investigative Project and Review of a Conspiracy to Murder File / Conviction, by P&D Investigations Limited of an individual / defendant who we believe may be innocent - a matter which we are still...

NEWS “without comment” Last Thursday, concerned US citizens launched fundraising to investigate the country's election results and "voter fraud" that some believe to be present in the recently concluded November elections. The listing happened during the height of the...

NEWS “without comment” Private security non-compliance rates ‘high’ The Private Security Authority (PSA) says its inspections continue to show a “high rate of non-compliance” with licensing regulations in the sector. The authority, set up under the Private Security...

NEWS “without comment” New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with a petition seeking directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs to regulate private detective agencies and...