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December 10, 2009 |
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PIs Find Humane Society Abuses |
TORONTO, CANADA – The Ontario SPCA launched a six-month investigation into allegations made against the Toronto Humane Society and its president, Tim Trow. PIs combed garbage during their investigation and eventually found evidence of animal cruelty and abuse which led to arrest of Trow and four others associated with the Toronto shelter. The investigative work will likely play a major role in any court cases and criminal charges that result from the case. |
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Source: The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2009 |
Infidelity Expert Notes that Tiger Woods Showed Classic Signs of a Cheating Spouse |
NEW YORK, NY – Infidelity expert Ruth Houston has noted that Tiger Woods, who has been accused of cheating on his wife, showed some of the classic signs of a cheating spouse. The golfer allegedly did not use condoms or other forms of protection with his mistresses, took his mistresses home while his wife was away, complained about unhappiness in his marriage and had multiple partners. Woods also allegedly used friends and bodyguards to facilitate cheating. These are common behaviors of many men who engage in extra-marital affairs, according to Houston.
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Source: Examiner, December 7, 2009 |
Cheating is Unlikely to Succeed in Today’s World |
VANCOUVER, CANADA – Today, cheating has become simpler in a world of cell phones and instant messages – trysts can easily be arranged through a mobile device in seconds. However, PIs and infidelity experts warn that mobile devices which enable cheating also make it much easier to catch cheaters. Cell phones can be hacked by suspicious spouses and tracking devices on cars can easily lead investigators or a spouse to a hotel room or other secret location. PI John Sullivan notes that most affairs leave an electronic trail – including emails, text messages, cell phone entries, Internet records, images on surveillance cameras, social networking photos and more – that make the discovery of an infidelity inevitable. |
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Source: Vancouver Sun, December 2, 2009 |
In a Sinking Economy, More PIs Seeing Child Support Cases |
NASHVILLE, TN – PI Thomas H. Humphreys notes that during a recession, some single parents are having a hard time making child support payments. Unemployment rates are at 10% in some areas and some families simply cannot afford support payments. At the same time, Humphreys finds, some people may be using the bad economy as an excuse to skip on support payments. For example, Rhonda Spurlock, a litigator for Child Support Services, notes that support payments have decreased by 7% over the past 12 months and many of the people claiming they cannot pay include parents in high-income jobs. |
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Source: Marketplace, December 8, 2009 |
Woman Allegedly Tried to Use PIs in Kidnapping Plot |
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – Niveen Ismail allegedly tried to convince PIs and investigators to take part in a plot to kidnap her son from foster parents. Ismail was eventually arrested for attempted kidnapping. She had apparently approached a number of PIs to take part in the plot, and these investigators tipped police off about the plot. Police then sent an undercover investigator to speak with Ismail. Ismail offered the investigator money to kidnap her son and take him to Mexico, where she could flee with the child.
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Source: Daily Plot, December 5, 2009 |
Surveillance Society or Show-Me Society? |
TORONTO, CANADA – A recent column in the Globe and Mail newspaper considers whether we have really become a surveillance society – or whether it only seems that way because in living an online life we willingly give up our privacy. The column points out that it’s not surveillance cameras we necessarily need to worry about – it’s our desire to share online, which allows just about anyone to access pictures of us as well as our personal information. Writer Hal Niedzviecki has described ours as a culture of “mass voyeurism," a culture where we enjoy peering into other lives while allowing others to look in on ours. |
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Source: Globe and Mail, December 7, 2009 |
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