PI News Round-up - May 29, 2008

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May 29, 2008

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These were the news stories that PInow.com staff were reading up on all week:

Spy Gear Now Widely Available
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – A Daytona Beach PI, Harvey Morse, told the media that the rate at which spy gadgets are becoming available and becoming tiny is astonishing. Throughout the past decade, voice changers, bug detectors, cameras smaller than a coin, lie detectors, night-vision goggles and tracking devices smaller than a matchbox all have become available to anyone in the public who has the cash to pay for the devices. Morse notes that the devices could put people on the wrong side of the law, since laws allow most people some privacy. Even PIs have to be careful how they use the devices.
	Read full article and comment	Source: news-journalonline, May 28, 2008

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PIs Work Pro Bono for Missing Teen
AVON, MA - Jennifer Fay, who is now feared dead, was 16 years old when she went missing November 14, 1989. The search will move to a nearby pond in September, said private investigator Phillip White. White is part of the team of private investigators, working pro bono through the Molly Bish Foundation. The PIs have interviewed dozens of people and conducted several searches for evidence in the area, with the assistance of the police.
	Read full article and comment	Source: The Enterprise, May 24, 2008

Couillard's 'Bug' Story Not Likely, Say Security Professionals
OTTAWA, CANADA – A recent political scandal in Canada involves Julie Couillard, a woman who dated politician Maxime Bernier and claimed the cabinet minister left sensitive documents at her home. Couillard also has claimed that someone placed listening devices in her bed’s box spring – a fact that Couillard alleges was uncovered by PIs. Security experts are claiming her story is just an attempt at publicity. They note that professionals would not leave a bug in the bed and would be more likely to use a video camera instead.
	Read full article and comment	Source: 570 News, May 27, 2008

Fake PIs Admit to ID Theft
SEATTLE, WA - Emilio and Brandy Torrella, who ran the unlicensed private investigation firm BNT Investigations, pleaded guilty to federal charges of identity theft. The duo admit to using illegal methods to find information about people who were involved in legal cases. The pair posed as the targets of investigation in order to get government agencies to release sensitive information. They then sold the information to other PIs who resold it to law firms.
	Read full article and comment	Source: SeattlePI.com, May 21, 2008