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NEWS – “without comment” UK officials still blocking Peter Wright’s ‘embarrassing’ Spycatcher files A documentary-maker has accused the Cabinet Office of defying the 30-year rule in withholding details of the MI5 exposé The Guardian Jon Ungoed-Thomas 27 Nov 2021 The...

NEWS - “without comment” The Governing Council of WAPI extend our wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving to our American Members and all those celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday ‘Thanksgiving’ is a national holiday<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday> celebrated...

NEWS – “without comment” Prince Harry: Private investigator apologises for targeting prince's ex-girlfriend November 22, 2021 By Amol Rajan & Joseph Lee BBC A private investigator has apologised for targeting the Duke of Sussex's ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy for...

NEWS -“without comment” Michelle Russell appointed as Chief Executive at the Security Industry Authority Heather Baily QPM, chair of the Security Industry Authority (SIA,) today announced the appointment of Michelle Russell as the Regulator’s chief executive. Security...

NEWS – “without comment” Analyst who was key to Steele dossier arrested as part of special counsel John Durham’s probe into FBI’s 2016 Russia investigation Igor Danchenko, source for Steele dossier, arrested as part of Durham probe By Devlin Barrett - The Washington...

NEWS – “without comment” EXCLUSIVE BYLINE INVESTIGATES: Former newspaper phone hacker Glenn Mulcaire set to sue lawyers over second prosecution Graham Johnson Oct 20, 2021 EX-INVESTIGATOR Glenn Mulcaire says ‘flawed’ legal advice led to second hacking sentence...

NEWS – “without comment” Oct 11, 2021, UK's Data Regulator Claims Government Plans Threaten ICO Independence Emma Woollacott - Senior Contributor – Cybersecurity Source:...

NEWS – “without comment” AN INTERESTING WEEKEND READ – MANY DOCUMENTARIES HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THIS SERIAL MURDERER – SHOULD PI’S BE USED TO INVESTIGATE COLD CASES? “One thing we’re working on is, how do you get law enforcement in this country to start accepting...

NEWS - “without comment” Apparently, the US government is ordering Google to turn over the IP addresses of people that search certain keywords. This is called a “Keyword warrant.”, The article is from Forbes., Abstract: The U.S. government is secretly ordering Google...

NEWS – “without comment” IKEA - Hidden infra-red spy cameras found in Ikea toilets – and they’ve been there for 6 YEARS Rob Pattinson/Stephen Moyes – The Sun 30 Sep 2021 IKEA has removed cameras staff found ‘hidden’ in toilets. The CCTV was found behind ceiling panels...

NEWS – “without comment” Private detectives: Delhi HC seeks Centre’s views in plea to regulate their work, domain Advocate Rajesh Kumar further submitted that though a bill in this regard was tabled in the Rajya Sabha as far back as 2007 till date no guidelines have...

NEWS – “without comment” MRS raises concerns over UK data protection reforms Liam Kay 20 September 2021 UK – The Market Research Society (MRS) has called the UK government’s review of data protection laws “concerning” over proposals to remove the right to have a human...

NEWS ‘ “without comment” High Court in London accepts request from Virginia Giuffre's lawyers to notify Prince Andrew about sex assault case By Rory Tingle, Home Affairs Correspondent Mailonline Wednesday, Sep 15th 2021 English judges accepted a request by Ms...

NEWS – “without comment” Private eye denied license over Facebook posts asks Supreme Court to find Maine violated his freedom of speech by Judy Harrison – Bangor Daily News September 13, 2021 A private investigator from Massachusetts who was denied a license to...

NEWS – “without comment” You can 'go your own way' over GDPR, says UK's new Information Commissioner September 13, 2021 https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/13/new_uk_ico_promises_to/ The incoming head of the UK's data watchdog has "gone on the record" to say he will...

NEWS - “without comment” The World's Most Famous Private Detective Makes No Apologies Reposted by kind consent of Bill Elliott, CCDI, CLI®, CII, CFI-FTER Board Certified Criminal Defense Investigator ELLIOTT & ASSOCIATES, Ltd The World's Most Famous Private...

NEWS – “without comment” Detective Services Market Predicted Going to Boom Post 2021 September 8, 2021 Latest Research Study on Global Detective Services Market published by AMA, offers a detailed overview of the factors influencing the global business scope. Global...

NEWS – “without comment" Religious artifact’s long and winding road home By CM Guest Columnist September 5, 2021 The doors of an iconostasis in an occupied Church were reported as having returned home last week. They were the first looted item to be returned to the...

NEWS – “without comment” Two financial advisers banned for giving 'false information' to Singapore regulator Mark Battersby 02 September 2021 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued prohibition orders to two former brokerage representatives for providing...

NEWS – “without comment” The Sun - Investigation UNSOLVED MYSTERY - 8 missing. 3 killed. But who is behind Ireland’s ‘vanishing triangle’ women? Nick Harding 29 Aug 2021 TWENTY-FIVE years ago, on a cold winter’s day in November 1995, 21-year-old Josephine “Jo Jo”...

NEWS – “without comment” EURACTIV.com UK launches global data plans to become a ‘technological superpower’ By Luca Bertuzzi | EURACTIV.com 26 Aug 2021 The UK government announced a series of initiatives on data policy that might lead the European Commission to review...

NEWS – “without comment” Greater Manchester News - Wigan Carer rumbled by private investigators selling counterfeit tobacco in Morrison’s car park Darren Lee Riley brought in fake Amber Leaf products and advertised them on Facebook Marketplace By:       Stephen...

NEWS – “without comment” Big profits in the global spying game "The central thesis of Meier’s book is that the privatisation of spying has created a secret $2.5 billion industry which has had far-reaching effects upon all of our lives" Sat, 21 Aug, 2021 Donal O’Keeffe...

NEWS - “without comment” As some of you may be aware, Apple recently announced a new measure to help combat child sex abuse material (CSAM) which may be stored on user’s devices.  My professional network has been buzzing about it quite a bit over the last few days, so...

NEWS – “without comment” Ibiza seeks detectives to crash parties as COVID-19 surges August 4, 2021  Reuters MADRID (Reuters) - Wanted: private detectives who can pass as tourists to help stop illegal raves on the Spanish party island of Ibiza. Successful applicants...

NEWS – “without comment” Anguish of Ann Heron widower as police reject complaint over handling of case 2nd August 2021 - The Northern Echo By Gavin Engelbrecht Gavinengelecho Chief Reporter (Stanley) Ann Heron murder: Police reject complaint over handling of case...

NEWS – “without comment” Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight by Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg July 22, 2021 China sends covert teams abroad to bring back people accused — justifiably or not — of...

NEWS - “without comment” UK journalists could be jailed like spies under proposed Official Secrets Act changes By Charlotte Tobitt July 20, 2021 Journalists could be treated like spies for reporting on matters of public interest under planned reforms to the UK’s ...

LIGHTHEARTED NEWS - “without comment” Happy National & International Private Investigators Day! July 24th is Private Investigators Day! This is a special occasion where the contributions of private investigators in their communities get recognized worldwide. After...

NEWS – “without comment” Data protection regime introduced in the BVI Mourant – BVI - July 15 2021 A new data protection regime has been established in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) providing a comprehensive framework for the protection of personal data which aims...

NEWS – “without comment” FOLLOW-UP TO IRAN INTEL KIDNAP PLOTS! DAILY MAIL Published: 14 July 2021 Iran planned to kidnap UK-based journalist who had criticised their regime: Commentator was to be lured to the country and then arrested, say FBI Four Iranian...

NEWS – “without comment” Reposted with kind consent of Steven Rambam, CFE, CPP, PSP, PCI, CSAR, CFCS, Director, Pallorium, Inc. Colleagues: Below find a DOJ press release that needs no explanation. Especially, see the portion enlarged and in bold. We've all been...

NEWS – “without comment” News of the World: 10 years since phone-hacking scandal brought down tabloid July 10, 2021 – The Guardian On the anniversary of the Murdoch-owned newspapers final issue, journalists reflect on the Guardian expose that sealed its fate (Full...

NEWS – “without comment” The Spy Who Must Be Deposed – Court Orders Christopher Steele To Face Deposition In London 01 July 2021 – Steven Loble (London) – W Legal....

NEWS – “without comment” Elizabeth Denham: Improving mobile phone data extraction practices across the criminal justice system in the UK Published 30 June 2021 Elizabeth Denham, the UK Information Commissioner, discusses data extraction from phones as the rules catch...

NEWS – “without comment” ICO statement in response to the EU Commission’s announcement on the approval of the UK’s adequacy Date:     28 June 2021 Type:     Statement The EU Commission has announced today that adequacy decisions for the UK have been approved. This...

NEWS – “without comment” Financial investigation powers handed to raft of UK authorities 22 June 2021 - Mark Battersby The UK government is handing authorities, including data protection authority the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), new powers that will give...

NEWS – “without comment” Given the substantial media coverage of the Daniel Morgan Report: A recently posted item on a Facebook site “UK Cop Humour” Thanks to WAPI – GC Member Paul Champion. June 19, 2021 Institutional Humanity & Heroism by @policecommander John...

NEWS – Without Comment” LIAM BRADY IS A WAPI MEMBER IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ‘Insurance fraud is bread and butter to me but I’ve exposed cheating spouses and found missing persons’ Leading private investigator Liam Brady has unearthed some of Ireland’s most sinister...

NEWS – “without comment” MailOnline US Sunday, Jun 20th 2021 Qatari authorities 'paid private detectives to spy on author after he attacked country's World Cup 2022 plans' Ghanem Nuseibeh published a 'risk report' about Qatar hosting the World Cup He alleged insiders...

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....