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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...

Reposted by kind consent of Chris Booth Palatine R&D Group Grange Bank, Grange Road, Wirral. CH48 4DY Tel: 0151 929 7900 Fax : 0151 929 7901 chris@palatine.co.uk www.palatine.co.uk I case you haven’t seen the blog please click on the below. It’s a very interesting...

White collar crime 'rampant' as nearly 900 fraud complaints go un-investigated NEW ZEALAND – STUFF Reporter: Sam Sherwood August 6, 2017 Full Article:...

Dean Beers 24 July 2017 Today, 07/24 is National PI Day. This is in honour of Francois Vidoq, one of the first recorded PI’s His birthday is July 24th - written 24/7 in Europe. PI’s are 24/7 working for clients.

24th July 2017 - by Holly Christodoulou FULL ARTICLE & PHOTOS: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1855345/ben-needham-disappearance-search-timeline-latest-theories/ MISSING FOR 26 YEARS Ben Needham disappearance and search timeline and what the toddler would look like...

Sarine Tech discovered attempted theft of its intellectual property; 2 suspects arrested Sunday, July 23, 2017 By Lynette Khoo - lynkhoo@sph.com.sg. Full Story:...

Councils Using Private Investigators to Spy on Parents May Be Breaking The Law 21 Jul 2017 Posted by Natasha in child welfare, Researching Reform A recent judgment in the Family Court highlights the ongoing use of private investigators by local authorities to spy on...

20th July 2017 Walthamstow conman Christopher Theile told bosses he had terminal cancer- then used sick leave to scam his company out of £1 million Tom Barnes - Reporter covering Waltham Forest. T: 07795 507440 Theile is facing jail time over the elaborate scam A TECH...

The sting: private investigators and spying on fracking and trade union activists By Alon Aviram on 12th July, 2017 One firm shuts down its websites nationwide after hearing about this Cable investigation. Tabloid phone hacking, trade union blacklisting and the Daniel...

’Sophisticated’ fraud ring staging accidents to claim insurance pay-outs, court told IRISH EXAMINER: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Zurich Insurance and the MIBI believe they have uncovered an organised and sophisticated multi-million-euro Eastern European fraud ring behind...

THE CITIZEN – South Africa National 7.7.2017 Cops told to sever ties with private investigators Amanda Watson - amandaw@citizen.co.za<mailto:amandaw@citizen.co.za> Former boss Ntlemeza said Hawks (Police Unit) members who assisted PIs were risking criminal...

ON BEHALF OF THE WAPI GOVERNING COUNCIL, A VERY HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL OUR USA MEMBERS Mirror Newspaper Story: Today, The 4th July Americans will come together to mark Independence Day - the birth of their nation and the biggest holiday across the pond. The day...

June 26, 2017 $1.6M for private eyes to probe government harassment complaints By Monique Scotti - http://globalnews.ca/ Since late 2015, the government of Canada has spent at least $1.6 million on outside private investigators to look into allegations of workplace...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Tales of swindlers, conmen and larrikins MATTHEW BENNS, The Daily Telegraph - June 23, 2017 Story at:...

Tuesday 13 June 2017 Owner of the Sun forced to hand over invoices before new hacking trial Judge orders News Group, part of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, to disclose documents relating to private investigators The judge also said the firm must explain why it made...

Fidel Garcia and Gabriel Bernal were licensed private investigators from Corpus Christi hired to track down Ramon Michael Hutchinson for an outstanding drug case in Minnesota. (Bounty Hunting Assignment) FOX4NEWS: GREENVILLE, Texas - Cell phone video shows the...

What is Memorial Day? Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates all men and women who have died in military service for the United States. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day and it is traditionally seen as the start of...

CLEVELAND, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire Revenues for private investigation services are projected to expand over 3% per year through 2021 to $6.4 billion.  Because these services are typically utilized by more affluent end users (such as wealthy individuals and large...

By Claire McWethy - cmcwethy@thekmgroup.co.uk Published: 02 April 2017 Bugs, tracking devices, hidden cameras – you’d be forgiven for thinking that the secretive world of the private eye was something that existed solely in Hollywood spy films. Well think again. It...

Tom Tuite - http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0db38598-189d-11e7-a725-c619aa6571c2 April 4, 2017 - The Times Ann and Eamonn O Mordha are accused of disclosing information they had obtained illegally to insurers A private detective agency accused of illegally obtaining...

theguardian Wednesday 22 March 2017 To read the full article follow the link below: Drug scandals and the media – the unresolved case of Primodos Primodos: The Secret Drug Scandal, airs on Sky this week. Will this media intervention repeat history by helping...

www.Telegraph.co.uk. Robert Mendick - Chief Reporter 18 March 2017 The £1 million police investigation into allegations that Sir Edward Heath was a paedophile is being wound up amid claims it has found no evidence to justify tarnishing the former prime minister’s...

March 07, 2017 USA - The Seismic Change in Police Interrogations A major player in law enforcement says it will no longer use a method linked to false confessions. By Eli Hager You may have never heard of the Reid technique, but chances are you know how it works. For...

29 June 2016 – By Michael Cross http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/lords-sound-legal-privilege-alarm-over-snooping-bill/5056136.article?utm_source=dispatch&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GAZ29062016 Distinguished legal figures on the red benches lined up to...

Interesting read and podcast from The Guardian in the UK on the murdered PI Daniel Morgan, follow this link: “In 1987, Daniel Morgan was found dead in a pub car park with axe wounds to the head and £1,000 in his pocket. Now a gripping new podcast is lifting the lid on...

Niall O'Connor - 15/08/2016 From placing surveillance equipment under cars to using false identities to steal personal data from State bodies - the techniques used by private investigators are as varied as they are staggering. During an investigation that dates back...

National Private Investigators Day This day was started over two decades ago by Bob Mackowiak, then owner and publisher of PI Magazine. It was in October for a couple years and then forgotten. In 2014, Arthur Athas of Private Investigators now in Australia contacted...

Private Investigator Guilty of Data Protection Breach Oct. 10, 2016 Source: http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1010/822954-michael-ryan-glen-collection-investments/ The judge said it was important to publicise prosecutions of this nature The director of a Galway-based...

Tue, Jun 14, 2016 - Elaine Edwards (http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/private-investigator-used-civil-servant-to-access-personal-data-34796833.html) Private investigator convicted of obtaining details from welfare official James Cowley (65) accessed PPS (NI...

THE ARGUS (Brighton & Hove) – September 12, 2016-09-12 By: Rachel Millard - Reporter The address of a girl who was shot dead by her father was accidentally sent to him by her mother’s solicitor. The seven-year-old and her mother had fled the violent man but he...

July 03, 2016 - by Stephanie Irvine Legislation In New York, process servers and members of New York State Professional Process Server association are celebrating a significant win in terms of process server rights. As of the last Assembly meeting, held on June 17th,...

Oct 19, 2016 Switzerland lacks sufficient controls on the use of private detectives by insurance companies, according to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The court ruled that such tactics had violated one woman’s right to privacy. The 62-year-old woman...