http://www.pinow.com/news Welcome to the PInow.com news and events page. Here you will find all sorts of information related to Private Investigations, what's going on in the industry and the events for all private investigator professionals. Thu, 08 May 2008 22:57:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The family of the Alfred University student who died in a fight 5 months ago is pursuing the help of a private investigator to look into what happened. That's according to the WETM 18 News newspaper partner, the Corning Leader. 21-year-old Thomas Argentieri of Horseheads died after a fight outside a house ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/08/family-of-deceased-student-hires-pi/ Private investigator Ray Michalko has been on the case of the Highway of Tears murders for two years, but he's ready to throw in the towel. Michalko has received a letter from a high-ranking RCMP officer warning him he could be charged with obstructing justice if he doesn't tread carefully. Eighteen girls ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/08/pi-not-welcome-on-highway-of-tears-case-in-canada-according-to-rcmp/ There's a common misconception that people who file worker's comp claims are "faking." According to L&W Investigations, a private investigations franchise specializing in insurance fraud, roughly 80 percent of all claims filed are legit, from people genuinely hurt and entitled to a worker's compensation claim. "That's not to say companies should ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/08/uncovering-fraudulent-workers-compensation-claims/ Police were called to a downtown attorney's office Monday afternoon after a confrontation that allegedly saw a local private investigator threaten to kill a man. Police were sent to attorney Jill Gonzalez's office, across from the Delaware County Justice Center, shortly after 3 p.m. after receiving a report that private investigator ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/08/did-pi-make-death-threats/ A group of private eyes who applied spyware to industrial espionage have been jailed in Israel, in the latest twist to a long-running high-profile investigation. Four members of the Israeli Modi'in Ezrahi private investigation firm were sentenced on Monday after they were found guilty of using Trojan malware to steal commercially ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/01/pis-in-israeli-jailed/ Private investigator Anthony Pellicano was a "well-paid thug" who dug up dirt through wiretaps and other illegal means to benefit his Hollywood A-list clientele, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. In his closing argument, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Saunders said jurors had been taken inside Pellicano's world during the two-month trial ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/01/pi-pellicano-a-thug/ The private investigator involved in infiltrating the Save Happy Valley Coalition and other movements last week insisted he was doing nothing illegal. However, he appears not to have been familiar with the provisions of the Crimes Act regarding unauthorized access to computers. Radio New Zealand reporter Geoff Robinson asked Gavin Clark, of ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/01/save-happy-valley-coalition-pi-claims-he-did-nothing-illegal/ With women celebrities opting for trained women bodyguards, more and more women are going in for a special martial training program in Mumbai. To meet the growing demand for women bodyguards, a private security services consultancy has set up a special training program with personal grooming session for lady bodyguards at ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/01/women-bodyguards-preferred/ A pair of private investigators has pegged the drowning of an Ohio University student 10 years ago as possibly being linked to dozens of similar drownings of college-age males. Keith Noble Jr., an OU freshman, was last seen alive at a party on April 25, 1998, and his body was found ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/05/01/pi-makes-progress-in-mystery-of-ou-students-death/ The 2008 World Association of Professional Investigators (WAPI) Annual Banquet will be October 25, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Central Birmingham in the United Kingdom. WAPI members, guests, members of other associations and non-members in practice are all welcome. The banquet will commence at 7 p.m. with a Champagne Reception ... http://www.pinow.com/news/2008/04/25/world-association-of-professional-investigators-annual-banquet-2008/