PI News Round-up - April 16, 2009

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April 16, 2009

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Lueders Comments on Media Professionals, PIs
MADISON, WI - Earlier this month, the Professional Association of Wisconsin Licensed Investigators named news editor Bill Lueders "Person of the Year" for his work as a reporter and as president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council. In speaking of his award, Lueders compared the television portrayals of reporters and PIs - both, are inaccurate. He noted that both jobs involve getting information and being professional rather than glamorous. Lueders believes that it's important for both professions to cut through the misconceptions the public has and to show how ethical both industries really are.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Isthmus, April 12, 2009

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A PI Cautionary Tale
ORILLA, CANADA - The Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets Branch is investigating two PIs who allegedly provided false information and data to clients. The two PIs — Cullen Johnson of Internal Affairs Investigations and Elaine White of World Solutions Incorporated have been charged with fraud. The two were allegedly hired to run financial investigations, but provided their clients with false financial information.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Canada Free Press, April 14, 2009

Newlyweds Cheating
SEATTLE, WA - A study conducted at the University of Washington Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors has found that women and men admit to cheating at a rate of 20 percent (men) and 15 percent (women), a significantly higher rate than 15 years ago. Also, according to both the study and a report by Women's Health, even newlyweds are not immune to cheating. Women's Health suggests that newlywed men cheat because they are anxious and feel stress about marriage.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Your Tango, April 14, 2009

Director Makes a Movie Protesting his Involvement in Hollywood PI Case
LOS ANGELES, CA - Film director John McTiernan may be indicted in the wiretapping case involving Hollywood PI Anthony Pellicano, and he's protesting with a new movie. McTiernan, who has directed films such as The Hunt for Red October and Die Hard, is accused of lying to an FBI agent about his involvement with Pellicano.
	Read full article and comment	Source: The New York Times, April 13, 2009

Charities Facing Theft, Considering PIs
LONDON, ENGLAND - Clothes Aid, a charity that collects clothes, will be meeting with other charities at a summit on April 23. One item on the agenda is what to do about stolen collection bags. Clothes Aid and other charities that run clothes collections have been finding that their donations are being stolen. Clothes Aid plans to ask other charities to work together to hire PIs to cut down on the thefts. In 2008, two people from the company Polotex were charged with stealing from Clothes Aid donation bags. Both were fined and sentenced to 14 days of jail.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Third Sector, April 14, 2009

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