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NEWS “without comment”  CELEB SCAMMER: Hollywood con artist who pretended to be Jennifer Aniston to scam cash to be EXTRADITED to UK after ‘swindling 26 Brits’ 21 Oct 2020 - Emma Parry A HOLLYWOOD con artist who swindled victims through elaborate scams - including...

NEWS “without comment” Posted by Ted Folkman - Letters Blogatory E: tfolkman@lettersblogatory.com Monday, 12 October 2020 The Scandal of the Day: Washington, DC  -  Sewer Service Josh Kaplan of DCist published a major exposé on fraudulent service of process in...

NEWS “without comment” WAPI DONATED ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERSHIP £500 TO LOCATE INTERNATIONAL – LOCATE CENTRE FOR MISSING PEOPLE – A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION REPLY RECEIVED FROM LOCATE INTERNATIONAL: We wanted to say a massive thank you to the World Association of...

NEWS “without comment” THE MODERN DETECTIVE “How Corporate Intelligence Is Reshaping the World” More than thirty thousand private investigators now work in the United States, Maroney reports in his new book, “The Modern Detective: How Corporate Intelligence Is...

NEWS “without comment” Interesting FOI Restriction challenged!  Court to rule on UK freedom of information bids from overseas Cases have been blocked despite guidance saying anyone can make a request Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent @owenbowcott Tue 6 Oct 2020...

NEWS “without comment” Robert Levinson: Iran told to pay $1.45bn to missing American PI's family A US judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45bn (1.23bn euros; £1.12bn) to the family of an ex-FBI agent who vanished during a visit to the country in 2007. A ruling awarded...

NEWS “without comment” A Question?: PI’s / Private Investigators v. Hackers / Information Brokers IS THERE A DIFFERENCE????    Phone-hacking lawyers accuse Mirror of illegal targeting of judges Accusations come in latest round of litigation against Mirror Group...

"NEWS WITHOUT COMMENT" Life ‘behind the mask’ isn’t always as good as posted Personal injury claimants should be aware insurers are looking at social media, says Jodi Gordon By Jodi Gordon - Partner, Road Traffic Accident Law (Scotland) LLP Monday, 5th October 2020...

NEWS “without comment” ‘The Modern Detective,’  - An Interesting Read/Book Nikola’s downfall shows why the investing world needs more private investigators  As revealed in the new book ‘The Modern Detective,’ private investigative work has become an essential tool for...

NEWS “without comment”  September 25, 2020: A POLICE officer was shot dead inside a Croydon police station early this morning with the suspect's weapon was missed during a search. The officer - believed to be the Custody Sergeant - was gunned down by a suspect who'd...

NEWS “without comment” Civic Chamber member proposes admittance of private detectives in criminal proceedings [Russian Civic Chamber] Vladimir Burnov MOSCOW, September 24 (RAPSI) – Private detectives are to be given the status of participants in criminal proceedings...

NEWS “without comment” Magistrates’ court listings now published online Magistrates’ court lists in England and Wales will be published online for the first time, making it easier to access listing information. HM Courts & Tribunals Service From 1 September 2020,...

NEWS “without comment” An opportunity to be updated on the workings of the Justice Reforms. HM Courts and Tribunals Service 4th Annual Public User Event 2020 by HMCTS - HM Courts and Tribunals Service An opportunity to view and understand changes that are being made...

NEWS “without comment” Jersey C.I: Developments In The Disclosure And Provision Of Legal Entity Information In Jersey 21 September 2020 by Jonathan M. Heaney , Rachel Amos and Tom Fothergill of Walkers The Government of Jersey has recently closed a consultation on...

NEWS “without comment” Annie McCarrick went missing in March 1993 ‘The pieces of the puzzle are coming together’ – US private investigators identify suspect they believe murdered Annie McCarrick Catherine Fegan September 18 2020 A US-based team of private...

NEWS “without comment” Press release Reforms to Companies House to clamp down on fraud and give businesses greater confidence in transactions Companies House will be reformed to clamp down on fraud and money laundering, with directors unable to be appointed until...

NEWS “without comment” Sussex Police admits losing evidence in missing Georgina Gharsallah case Wednesday 16 September 2020 Story: https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2020-09-16/sussex-police-admits-losing-evidence-in-missing-georgina-gharsallah-case The family of woman...

NEWS “without comment” Women detectives: meet the Victorian female super sleuths September 4, 2020 Source: https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/female-detectives-career-womens-history/ From the mid-19th century onwards, an increasing number of women...

NEWS “without comment”   Big British Bank Barclays Accused Of Spying On Employees—This May Be The New Trend Jack Kelly - Senior Contributor August 13, 2020 Have you ever felt that your boss was spying on you? Maybe she peeked over your shoulder to see if you’re really...

NEWS “without comment”  As Private Detectives Become Legal, Police Move to Prevent Abuses  2020-08-04: The South Korean government has put forth measures to protect personal information and prevent infringement of privacy as private detectives will be allowed to...

NEWS “without comment”  Follow-up from: News “without comment” dated Friday, 19 April 2019 https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/04/17/buckley-tangles-with-pi-startup-over-246000-in-unpaid-legal-fees/?slreturn=20190319055517  DOJ (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE) charges...

NEWS “without comment” UK Human Rights Decision Supreme Court rules there is no right to privacy against “paedophile hunters” – an extended look by Sapan Maini-Thompson: In Sutherland v Her Majesty’s Advocate, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it was compatible...

NEWS “without comment” German investigators' access to private data must be limited - court World News July 17, 2020 KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - A German federal court said on Friday that several laws giving investigators access to personal internet or phone data...

NEWS “without comment” European Court of Justice (ECJ) - Strikes The Data Transfer Tool, Privacy Shield The European Union's top court on Thursday invalidated the popular Privacy Shield tool used to transfer data across the Atlantic, but upheld the use of standard...

NEWS “without comment” GDPR Fines Totalling €158 Million Issued in 340 Cases. News provided by PrivacyAffairs Jul 15, 2020 Source:...

NEWS “without comment” The Guardian Judge rebukes SFO boss over 'flattering' texts from private detective Rob Evans and David Pegg July 14, 2020 A judge has criticised Britain’s most senior anti-bribery prosecutor over “flattering” text messages she received from a US...

NEWS “without comment” Byline Investigates Not Afraid to Tell you the Truth WORLD EXCLUSIVE: July 2, 2020 Prince Harry Set to Sue The Sun – for Hiring an American Private Investigator to Unlawfully Spy on Meghan Markle The Duke of Sussex claims that a Private...

NEWS “without comment” 'One last roll of the dice' - hopes that mystery of missing Annie McCarrick can be solved American vanished here 27 years ago, but there is new resolve to uncover her fate. Catherine Fegan July 06 2020 Source:...

WITH REFERENCE TO: NEWS “without comment” Posted June 26, 2020  “US/UK: ILLEGAL PI????  SUN NEWSPAPER HIRES PI - DODGY ASSIGNMENTS?” EXCLUSIVE: The Sun Covered-Up Unlawful Private Investigator by PRETENDING He Was an "Innocent" JOURNALIST 24 Jun. 2020 - Byline...

NEWS – “without comment” True detectives The precarious, not altogether lucrative, and often illegal life of Russia’s private investigators June 29, 2020 - Anna Shnygina for Meduza THE FULL ARTICLE PRESENTS AN INTERESTING READ – AN INSIGHT INTO LIFE AS A PI’S IN...

NEWS “without comment” EXCLUSIVE: The Sun Covered-Up Unlawful Private Investigator by PRETENDING He Was an "Innocent" JOURNALIST 24 Jun. 2020 Byline Investigates - Not Afraid to Tell you the Truth The Sun newspaper tasked a private investigator to carry-out unlawful...

NEWS "without comment" Former Met chief linked to court case over bugging of Ritz owner Sir Frederick Barclay The Sunday Times Jon Ungoed-Thomas Sunday June 21 2020 Yesterday’s Sunday Times has reported that a firm of private investigators headed by the former...

NEWS “without comment” UPDATE TO EARLIER POSTING TODAY: Murder in the Car Park – The TV program: Former Metropolitan police officer Dean Vian has dramatically named his uncle as a killer In a Channel 4 documentary to air this evening, Dean Vian, whose father Garry...

NEWS “without comment” This evening Part 2 of 3 of the TV series at 9pm on Channel 4. Murder in the Car Park – The TV program Examining the unsolved murder of private detective Daniel Morgan, a murder inquiry that has lasted 33 years, and cost £30 million, but has...

NEWS “without comment” Source: Tyla: The Cryptic Story Behind Channel 4's New Documentary 'Murder In The Car Park' Joanna Freedman in Entertainment Published Wednesday 17 June 2020 Channel 4's new documentary Murder In The Car Park has certainly awoken a whole new...

NEWS “without comment” CANADA: Nova Scotia Appeal Court orders new trial Court rules mistrial should have been declared after judge learned private detective helped police Blair Rhodes · CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2020 The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ordered a new...

NEWS “without comment”   The Review of the Documentary Murder in the Car Park:   Daniel Morgan was found lying in a pub car park with an axe in his head in 1987. But his murder has never been solved By Anita Singh 15 June 2020   After Murder in the...

ACCUSATIONS OF ABUSES BY BRITISH ARMY OVER, DISMISSED. I campaigned for the rights of Iraq veterans. Now this long, cruel witch-hunt of our troops is over, it's time to give them an apology, writes lawyer HILARY MEREDITH By Hilary Meredith For The Daily Mail...

Local authorities have spent €214,000 on private detectives to crack down on illegal waste and investigate protected disclosures, and on planning enforcement over the past three years. The biggest spend was in Dublin, where the city council has paid out €72,413 on...

DEATH FALL Madeleine McCann investigator who ‘fleeced her parents out of £300k’ died in ‘bloodied’ fall at mansion Scottish Sun - Joe Duggan 9th May 2020 A CONMAN private detective accused of fleecing Madeleine McCann’s parents out of £300,000 died in a “bloodied”...

HMCTS operational summary 26 March 2020 * Jury trials that are underway continue * No new jury trials * Crown Courts are only covering urgent work * Magistrates’ courts only covering urgent work (overnight custody and people brought from prison): Magistrates' court...

A High Court judge has ruled that Humberside Police’s investigation into Harry Miller for ‘transphobic’ tweets unlawfully restricted his freedom of expression., Miller, a former police officer, was visited by police at his workplace after a complaint was made that he...

FBME’s investigators: in contempt and under orders February 4, 2020 By: Dominic Carman, journalist, writer and legal commentator. www.dominiccarman.com English judges are known for choosing their words very carefully:  In this context, the recent Commercial Court...

Monday, Feb 3rd 2020 Man caught ‘tampering’ with Rangers player Alfredo Morelos’s £150,000 Lamborghini was a ‘PI hired by star’s pregnant wife to fix GPS tracker' - but she denies claim saying 'show me the evidence' Striker Alfredo Morelos saw a man 'tampering' with...

Papers lodged in high court civil case say family was put under unlawful surveillance Ben Quinn @BenQuinn75 Mon 27 Jan 2020 Private detectives were hired by the Sunday People newspaper to target the family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002, it has been...

Source: https://www.law360.com/articles/1234518/print?section=corporate-crime-uk PIs Who Broke Ex-Bank Client Confidence Found In Contempt By Bonnie Eslinger Law360, London (January 15, 2020, 4:42 PM GMT) -- A judge ruled on Wednesday that two private investigators...

Follow-up on the Swiss Banker / PI Saga: Business News...

January 7, 2020 Investigations, the Court of Padua takes stock of the lawfulness of the investigation of workers by Editorial board Source:...

Security firm with uniformed 'bobbies' on the streets launches UK's first private prosecutions against shoplifters and pickpockets after police fail to bring charges The private company ‘My Local Bobby’ provides 24-hour security for a fee Director David McKelvey says...

Real estate group had investigative journalists shadowed by private detectives Thursday, 12 December 2019 Source: https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/business/83323/real-estate-group-had-investigative-journalists-shadowed-by-private-detectives/ An Antwerp-based...

Wirecard critics targeted in London spy operation Former Libyan intelligence chief oversaw surveillance of investors including Crispin Odey Source: https://www.ft.com/content/d94c938e-1a84-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4 Paul Murphy – December 11, 2019 A former Libyan...

Bin spying: why council inspectors are peeking at your recycling By Tom Cowie December 8, 2019 Rifling through someone's bins at dawn might have once been the domain of private detectives hunting for incriminating details. Now, it's more likely to be a council worker...

Posted by SDD Contributor on November 30, 2019 https://stockdailydish.com/max-clifford-sex-assault-appeal-told-of-trial-error/ The judge at the sexual assault trial of publicist Max Clifford made a “very significant error” by not asking the jury to consider the issue...

A security guard who downloaded manuals on how to make bombs using lightbulbs and tennis balls has been jailed for two years and two months. In a separate case, a man was arrested on Thursday October 3 for holding information to aid an act of terrorism. On September...

Mason Boycott-Owen - 3 November 2019 Dentists have become embroiled in a "spying" row with their regulator which has spent thousands of pounds on private investigators who have posed as patients’ families. The General Dental Council (GDC), the organisation which...

Nov. 4, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — Since voice-controlled digital assistants were introduced a few years ago, security experts have fretted that systems like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa were a privacy threat and could be easily hacked. But the risk presented by a...

Monday 30 September 2019 Why this Greek myth should serve as a fable Eleni Antoniadou's apparently inflated achievements are reflective of increasing dishonesty in society When the toy maker Mattel was deciding who to cast in plastic as part of its Sheroes series...

Court Advice on ‘Acceptable Investigations’ Canada - September 26 2019 In the recent decision of Williams v. Sekhon 2019 BCSC 1511<https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/19/15/2019BCSC1511.htm> the B.C. Supreme Court examined the line between an acceptable...

Munster Express Online Thursday, September 26th, 2019 Private eyes may be hired to track fly-tipper Eoghan Dalton Reports Private investigators may soon be taking to the city’s streets to snoop out litter louts. The local authority has said it would be open to hiring...

USA: Arizona News Scottsdale private investigator given probation for tricking banks KTAR.com - September 22, 2019 PHOENIX — A long-time Scottsdale private investigator was sentenced to three years’ probation for lying about his identity to banks. Keven Lawrence Cody...

Ex-policeman jailed for passing data to private eye By Georgie Moore - September 18, 2019 A former Victorian police officer has been jailed for illegally accessing the force's database to pass information to his private detective friend.. Former officer Elio Raso and...

A private investigator who was caught on camera in an anti-Muslim rant has been found guilty of six counts of possessing terrorist material., Pawel Golaszewski was convicted after documents were found on his computer giving instructions about bomb-making., His car was...

Friday 3 May 2019 Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan 'concerned' over alleged illegal surveillance in prisons by private detectives Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he is “concerned” about the contents of a report he commissioned into allegations by a prison...

The ex-cops going undercover to help smash Manchester's counterfeit stores - where fraudsters 'can make £30,000 a day' By Neal Keeling - 4 FEB 2019 Private investigators have gone undercover to help dismantle Manchester's 'counterfeit street'. The company uses plain...

Switzerland set to get tougher on welfare fraud The new rules would not cover the issue of private detectives to uncover welfare cheats. This will be discussed separately in parliament and be subject to a referendum. 21/09/2018 - By Le News New sanctions against those...

'WE WON'T GIVE UP' Kate and Gerry McCann ‘may hire private detectives again if Met abandons Maddie search’ The little girl disappeared when she was just a toddler while her parents were on holiday in Portugal more than a decade ago, sparking a global hunt Exclusive -...

John Harris - Mon 10 Sep 2018 Martock is a 4,700-population village on the edge of the Somerset Levels. Superficially, it does not look like somewhere positioned on the cutting edge of social policy, with faint echoes of the future as imagined by JG Ballard and Philip...

An example of a Licensing System – of interest to those that support PI regulation in the UK. Minnesota Administrative Rules CHAPTER 7506, PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND PROTECTIVE AGENTS BOARD OF PRIVATE DETECTIVE AND PROTECTIVE AGENT SERVICES...

KIRSTY MAXWELL DEATH: Reconstruction of Benidorm balcony fall raises new questions By Matt Ford Friday, 20 July 2018...

Revised PACE Codes of Practice coming into force Kingsley Napley – July 16, 2018 Article:...

Revealed: The Secrets of One of The World's Dirtiest Banks & Its Powerful Western Protectors Blatant forgery. Snarling guard dogs. Shredded evidence. Leaked documents reveal the farcical scramble inside one of the world’s dirtiest banks to conceal incriminating...

THANKSGIVING DAY 2017 The WAPI Chairman and Governing Council Members extend our wishes to our Canadian, US and Caribbean Members for this year’s Thanksgiving Celebrations For those left wondering exactly what is Thanksgiving Day? Thanksgiving Day A national holiday...

From SECURINGINDUSTRY November 14, 2017-11-14 https://www.securingindustry.com/electronics-and-industrial/car-accessory-firm-fined-for-sophisticated-counterfeit-scam/s105/a6174/#.Wgt1eI41Gb8 Car accessory firm fined for “sophisticated” counterfeit scam A UK car...

ROLF BID Rolf Harris claims he has ‘fresh evidence’ in bid to overturn indecent assault convictions. Former star, 87, is seeking to prove he was not present at a community centre where he was accused of groping a young girl By John Shammas - 8th November 2017...

THE IRISH TIMES • Wed, Nov 1, 2017 Donegal civil servant sold citizens’ data to private investigator Letterkenny man Rory Lenihan was paid a total of more than €60,000 for information A Letterkenny civil servant has pleaded guilty to corruption and theft. Rory Lenihan...

October 30, 2017 A man who posed as a private investigator in an attempt to take money from the families of victims who had died abroad has been jailed for ten years. Simon Delow, aka Simon De’Gresser, 48, from Gloucester, pleaded guilty to ten counts of fraud by...

28th October 2017 Report into Cwmbran private detective's murder delayed again Ian Craig - http://www.newslocker.com THE release of a long-awaited government report into the murder of a Cwmbran private detective more than 30 years ago has been delayed again. Daniel...

“PI William Merritt, who is leading a four-person investigative team to help clear Harris' name, has spent more than two years pouring over his convictions. The private investigator and his team believe there is 'compelling evidence' against Harris and described...

Roy Kenneth Whitehouse (RIP) (Nov 1952 – Oct 2017) I am sad to report that Roy Whitehouse Passed-away last week – Many of us knew and used his Portugal based Agency WIS over the years. He was another victim of cancer - RIP Roy Whitehouse was the head of WIS...

Conflict International CEO Mike LaCorte has been elected as the President of the World Association of Detectives at their 92nd annual conference in New Delhi, India. Mike has more than 20 years’ experience in the investigation and surveillance industry and has...

CBI To Look Into Private Detective's Allegations In Bofors Case Owner of private detective agency Fairfax, Michael Hershmam alleged that the bribe of the Bofors gun scandal had been parked in the Swiss account All India | Press Trust of India | October 18, 2017 The...

Fraudster, 56, who tried to claim £100,000 in compensation after pretending he was injured in a bus crash is  caught on camera using a wheelchair he doesn't need. As part of the investigation AIG arranged for Taj to attend an independent medical examination in...

Newspaper pays ex-intelligence officer hacking damages BBC: OCTOBER 6, 2017 Full Story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41530244 A former army intelligence officer has won damages after his computer was hacked by private detectives working for the defunct News of the...

With thanks to Alain Bernier (French PI Association) Cheating, fraud and secret lives – The real life of a private detective in Wales These specially-trained detectives are experts in surveillance and tracking people who don’t want to be caught… By: Amy Coles - 4 OCT...

Brig (Ret) Rashid Ali Malik - RIP I am truly sorry to report the Passing of a long-time Colleague and Friend Brigadier (Ret) Rashid Ali Malik who Died from cancer on October 1st, 2017. His Son Major Osman Malik advised as follows: Regretfully, with deep sorrow and...

Thailand - September 29, 2017 What can one parent do if the other parent kidnaps their child and flees to Thailand? The response to this question before 2013 would have been, “nothing, except try to negotiate for the child’s return.” Even though Thailand is a...

A Blackmail Case with Prostitutes, a Video and Sex Abuse Charges By ALAN FEUER – SEPT. 19, 2017 Read at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/nyregion/blackmail-vincent-parco-sex-abuse-case.html Like many private investigators, Vincent Parco has, for nearly 30 years,...

The Princess, the Private Investigator and Another Inquiry for FIFA THE NEW YORK TIMES By TARIQ PANJA - SEPT. 19, 2017 LONDON — A Jordanian princess who is married to the billionaire ruler of Dubai has for more than a year been discreetly working with British private...

LOS ANGELES settles with hundreds of victims of LAPD officer who snooped for celebrity private eye Anthony Pellicano: By Richard Winton – Reporter Link: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lapd-pellicano-celebrity-20170906-story.html September 6, 2017 The...

FOOD SCAM BUST – THE SUN NEWSPAPER Brits among holidaymakers arrested as Spanish cops storm Majorca businesses seizing computers in massive crackdown on ‘fake’ food poisoning scammers The operation focused on popular holiday hotspots Magaluf and the Majorcan capital...

NHS spying on negligence ‘victims’ hits record level NHS Resolution, which deals with clinical negligence claims in hospitals, says it is launching an offensive against exaggerated claims and fraud. The operations include the use of private detectives to follow...

TEXAS FLOOD DISASTER A message from The Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI) In respect of the Disaster which has befallen the great State of Texas https://www.gofundme.com/tali-disaster-relief-fund From TALI: The Texas Association of Licensed...

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