PI News Round-up - January 22, 2009

PInow.com Weekly News Round-up

January 22, 2009

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This week, the PInow.com staff was eagerly reading about these industry news stories:

Texas PI Subject of New NBC Show
SAN ANTONIO, TX - PI Charlie Parker has become the subject of a Hollywood investigation. When Jenna Fischer, well-known for her work as Pam on The Office, read an article on Parker in The New Yorker she decided to develop an NBC drama-comedy series based on his life. The show will not use Parker's name, but he will serve as an ongoing consultant to the show.
	Read full article and comment	Source: MySanAntonio.com, January 20, 2009

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New Detective Reality Show for CBS: Seeks Real Private Detective as HOST

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PI Companies Expanding
SARNIA, ONTARIO, CANADA - PI firm Hughes Intelligence will expand from 10 employees to between 70 and 80 employees by the summer in order to meet demand. Now that Ontario has passed a new law demanding that security personnel be licensed, trained, uniformed and equipped, PI firms are expected to see more business from companies needing security.
	Read full article and comment	Source: The Observer, January 16, 2009

McCanns Hire More PIs
LONDON, ENGLAND - Gerry and Kate McCann, the parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann, have hired a new team of PIs in their quest to find their daughter. The couple have already hired several high-profile firms. The couple hopes to learn what became of their daughter, who went missing while the family vacationed in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz in 2007.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Telegraph.co.uk, January 14, 2009

Toronto PI Loves Variety
TORONTO, CANADA - Bill Joynt, president of The Investigators Group Inc., a PI agency, works largely on business cases, fraud cases and cheating spouse investigations. With more than 20 years of experience, Joynt has helped police in cases many times, but lately has focused on business cases. He says the best part of his job is being able to help people and being able to be involved in so many different types of situations.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Metro News, January 14, 2009

PI Case Ends on Grisly Note
LOS ANGELES, CA - Daniel LaPorte, who went missing in 2005, allegedly ran marijuana from Mexico on a regular basis. His parents hired PIs to find out what happened to the young man, and reportedly paid more than $100,000 to the team of PIs. Recently, the case came to a grisly close when human remains were discovered in Baja, California. The remains were concealed in a barrel of chemicals, but were positively identified as the remains of LaPorte.
	Read full article and comment	Source: January 17, 2009

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