PI News Round-up - June 12, 2008

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June 12, 2008

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This week, PInow.com staff were eagerly awaiting updates about these industry news stories:

Palladino Claims Celebrity Tried to Extort Money
COOK COUNTY, IL – At the trial of singer R. Kelly, accused of sexually exploiting underage women, celebrity PI Jack Palladino testified that the prosecution's star witness has a fiancé who tried to extort money. Palladino alleges that Lisa Van Allen's fiancé Yul Brown tried to hint that he wanted $300,000 from Kelly. Palladino claims he rejected the offer. Lisa Van Allen claims that she and Yul Brown met with Palladino and that the PI threatened them.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Sun-Times, June 5, 2008

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PI Seeks Recount
BINGHAM COUNTY, ID – Bingham County voters hired a PI after a mistake may have been made during a May 27 Republican Primary Election. Even after the problems were fixed and the votes recounted, the results were the same: Dave Johnson won by more than 500 votes. Voters hired PI Neil Leary to ensure that all votes were actually counted in the election. Leary recommended a re-vote, but County Clerk Sara Staub claims that Leary never even researched the voting system and never looked into how the mistake was made in the first place. The voters who hired the PI are still not sure whether they will request a re-vote.
	Read full article and comment	Source: KIDK, June 5, 2008

PI Refuses to Become Pickpocket Victim
ROME, ITALY – A recent article tells the story of Dennis Crowley, owner of Apollo Security. Crowley is now not only a security professional, but also a crime fighter. He was taking a vacation in Italy after attending an Intellenet convention, an organization of PIs. While on vacation, a pickpocket tried to remove Crowley’s wallet and found himself confronted and stopped. Crowley later admitted that he had hit the pickpocket, who disappeared quickly into the crowd.
	Read full article and comment	Source: News Press, June 8, 2008

Insurers Use PIs, Spark Ire
OTTAWA, CANADA – In Canada, complaints have been filed with the federal privacy commissioner against the insurance industry. According to the commissioner, of the 35 complaints filed in 2007, 10% involved the insurance industry and its use of PIs to gather personal information. The commissioner has noted that she has concerns that PIs gathering information about possible insurance fraud suspects may inadvertently gather personal information – and invade the privacy of – innocent third party bystanders. One possible solution might be clearer contracts between insurance companies and PI firms – contracts that would outline policies about videotaping anyone not part of an investigation.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Canadian Underwriter, June 4, 2008

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