According to the Federal Trade Commission, as many as 9 million Americans may have been affected by identity theft in the last year alone. Identity theft is a serious crime in which someone steals another person’s personal information or online identity. In most cases, fraudsters use the information to open accounts in the victim’s name.
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More states are moving toward laws that limit computer forensics work to those with Private Investigator licenses, or people contracted to work for licensed investigative agencies.
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Not a single phone rings at the offices of Excel Investigations.

At a private investigation company, the eerie quiet seems to make sense: They wouldn’t want to tip off the soon-to-be ex-husband who’s been looking over his shoulder a bit too often lately after the wife hired the investigator to tail him, right?

Try again, CEO Keith McMaster scoffs.
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The two survivors of the deadly tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo paid their respects to the teenager who was mauled to death.

They broke their silence to the family for the first time on Jan. 08 at Carlos Sousa’s funeral, apologizing to Sousa’s mother.
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“We strongly believe that somebody out there knows something, saw something, heard something or was told something about what happened to Josh,” said Private Investigator Patrick Anastasi.

On December 22nd, Josh Szostak went out to hit the Albany bars with some friends. He parked outside the Elbo Room on Delaware and Morton. The group later went to the Bayou café downtown. After midnight, he separated from his friends - and vanished.
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A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the rare crime of cyberstalking involving threats made to other teenagers on the Myspace Web site.
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Based on innovative new fiberoptic technology, the flexible cable of the ProVision fits into holes as small as 1/4 inch diameter allowing you to look behind walls, down into drains, inside engines, or hundreds of places without costly demolition or disassembly!

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The 2008 Big Apple Conference & Dinner Dance is Wednesday, April 30, 2008 through Saturday, May 3, 2008. The conference is put on National Council of Investigation and Security Services and the Associated Licensed Detectives of New York State.
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Each state has various guidelines for what constitutes arson. In general, however, arson can be separated into two categories:

• Felony arson: The knowing and willful burning of another person’s property.
• Misdemeanor arson: Reckless or negligent burning which destroys property, even though there is no overt intent to destroy.

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Completely concealed inside this working emergency light is a tiny CCD camera and video transmitter.
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