PI News Round-up - July 17, 2008

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July 17, 2008

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This week, the PInow.com staff was busy looking into these industry news stories:

PIs Determining Factor in Brinkley Divorce Victory?
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - Christie Brinkley claimed victory in her high-profile divorce case. The former supermodel declared the settlement a win because she got everything she wanted. Brinkley gets all properties and sole custody of the couple's children. Some media outlets are reporting that the determining factor may have been twin PIs Ty and Steve Dux who tipped the scales in Brinkley's favor. The duo dug up dirt on former husband Peter Cook and some insiders are speculating that their findings caused Cook's lawyers to recommend settlement rather than having the results of the investigation revealed.
	Read full article and comment	Source: wcbstv, July 10, 2008

2008 Southwest Super Conference

Join TALI and PI Magazine August 7-9 in Corpus Christi, TX

The Texas Association of Licensed Investigators and PI Magazine are hosting the 2008 Southwest Super Conference August 7-9, 2008 in Corpus Christi, TX.
Bill Kurtis, a documentary host and producer from A&E Television, will be the keynote speaker. Enjoy great speakers, exhibits and fun at what is anticipated to be the largest gathering of licensed investigators and professional vendors in the United States in 2008.

Click here for more information on the conference.

SeekingSitters Links PIs and Child Care
DALLAS COUONTY, TX - SeekingSitters is a baby-sitting and referral service that serves many areas across the country. What is unique about the service is that it conducts its own background checks on sitters, so that parents do not have to. SeekingSitters even boasts its own in-house private investigation firm, Hide and Seek USA. This PI firm conducts research, criminal background checks, civil background checks, National Sex Offender Records searches, personal identity verification, personal character reference checks and background checks for each sitter recommended or hired by the company.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Star Community Newspapers, July 10, 2008

PI is on the Bigfoot Case
CUPERTINO, CA - PI David Paulides is hoping to solve the Bigfoot case, the legendary creature sometimes known as Yeti, Sasquatch or Skunk Ape. Paulides first decided to try to crack the mystery of Bigfoot four years ago. He is the director of the North American Bigfoot Search and believes the case has not been solved only because no one has put considerable and serious effort into solving the mystery. Paulides even has an upcoming book on the subject titled, The Hoopa Project: Bigfoot Encounters in California.
	Read full article and comment	Source: The Mercury News, July 15, 2008

Alex Rodriquez Accused of Spying on Wife
NEW YORK, NY - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriquez is accused of wire-tapping his estranged wife Cynthia's phones and even getting a PI to follow her. Now, he has been ordered to produce any evidence the PIs might have dug up. Cynthia Rodriquez filed for divorce following Alex's highly publicized infidelity.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Actress Archives, July 16, 2008

ACLU Protest Wiretapping Legislation
NEW YORK, NY - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has been protesting the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act recently passed by Congress. The ACLU has filed lawsuits against the government over the new wiretapping law. The ACLU alleges that the new law is unconstitutional because it allows authorities to monitor residents with very few limitations. The new law, the ACLU argues, does not require warrants based on reasonable cause, which means that any calls and emails technically are fair game for surveillance. The ACLU sees this as a violation of the right to free speech and abuse of government power.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Heise Online, July 15, 2008

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