A London man on a sophisticated shoplifting blitz of Ontario was sentenced to 60 days in jail Tuesday in Sarnia court.

Geoffrey Deacon, 34, pleaded guilty to theft, misleading police and violating a court order July 15 in Sarnia.
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Former private investigator, who once worked for celebrities, Anthony Pellicano, was convicted Friday of federal wiretapping and conspiracy charges in a case involving prominent investor Kirk Kerkorian’s ex-wife.
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A blend of advanced technology, increased litigation and rising fears about trade secret theft and financial fraud is driving law firms and corporate counsel to the doors of former FBI agents and ex-prosecutors with a knack for solving crimes.

These private investigators report that calls for help from law firms and corporate general counsel have increased substantially in recent years.
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The state has beefed up security at Iolani Palace after a Hawaiian sovereignty group took it over briefly a week ago.
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A Canberra family who adopted two children from India is still waiting for an investigation into their case more than a year after notifying Indian authorities.
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A former employee of Bonita Grande Aggregates helped authorities uncover a scheme where two managers allegedly converted thousands of dollars worth of equipment into scrap metal and sold it, Lee County Sheriff’s Office records show.
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Flint Mayor Don Williamson has pledged to spend $8 million to $10 million through a political action committee to dig up dirt on local politicians.
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The US-based team, which boasts former British security service and FBI contacts, had been given a six-month contract earlier this year and were paid from the Find Madeleine Fund.
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A corrupt Sydney private eye was sentenced to a year-long jail term after using the guise of an Australian Federal Police agent to taunt a 77-year-old woman.
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The Center for Computer Forensics (CCF), a Michigan-based electronic litigation support and evidence
gathering firm, announced today that it has received a PI License from the state of Michigan following the recently passed Michigan House Bill 5274, which requires computer forensic vendors to hold an active private investigators license. The law passed on May 28, 2008 and went into effect immediately.
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