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This week, the PInow.com staff was intrigued by these industry news stories:

UK PIs Still Seeing Plenty of Work in Tough Economic Times

LONDON, ENGLAND - The Association of British Investigators reports that more people in the UK are hiring PIs to uncover cheating partners. According to the association, there are currently about 10,000 PIs in the UK working on infidelity cases, insurance fraud investigations, missing persons cases and other work. It can cost a private individual more than £1,000 a day to hire PIs, but despite the cost and the recession, many people are cheating and many partners are hiring PIs.
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PIs Uncover Firefighter's Scam

WORCESTER, MA - A Worcester firefighter, on sick leave earlier this year, applied to the city's Retirement Board for a disability retirement. At the meeting to discuss the retirement, it was the firefighter who got a surprise. City officials presented him with a DVD of evidence gathered by PIs. The DVD showed the man working during his sick leave and moving furniture as well as chopping wood and gathering leaves - activities the man allegedly would not perform due to a supposed neck injury. The city hired two PI companies - NWI Investigative Group Inc. and Summit Investigations Inc. - to look into the case at a cost of $3,928.

New Bermuda PI Firm Draws Local and International Business

HAMILTON, BERMUDA - PbCu Research, a PI and personal research firm in Bermuda, opened just one year ago and is already gaining international attention. Run by PI Julian Simmons and staffed by two additional PIs, the company offers research services, product testing and other PI services. Simmons is now working toward CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) qualification in an effort to eventually expand the business. Companies as far away as England and New York have called the company, creating international interest.

GPS Units Needed to Keep Holiday Decorations Safe?

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL - Many churches, residents, synagogues and municipalities are installing GPS devices on their nativity scenes and holiday decorations to keep these items safe from pranksters and thieves. In the town of Wellington, Florida, the baby Jesus has been stolen from the town's nativity scene two years in a row. The original Jesus was a hand-made ceramic figurine imported from Italy and worth an estimated $1,800. Last year, authorities placed a GPS inside the replacement figure and were able to track down the item when it was stolen again. The cameras showed a teenage girl stealing the baby Jesus from their nativity scene at Christmas. Could nativity security services from PI firms be far behind?

Voter Roll Data Could Go to PIs, Others

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - In Israel, voters will be able to contact the Interior Ministry via text message or phone to confirm their appearance on voter rolls. The move has some security experts worried. Private data about voters - including birth dates, identification numbers, addresses, telephone numbers and names - have been leaked before. Experts claim the new way to contact the Ministry could result in new security leaks. Some claim that more personal information will be easily accessed by hackers, businesses and PIs. PIs have admitted that they can pick up CDs of the Population Registry at the headquarters of political parties.

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