PInow.com Weekly News Round-up |
December 17, 2009 |
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Missing Persons Cases Gain Urgency at This Time of Year |
KALAMAZOO, MI – Along with many other PIs, Carl Clatterbuck notes that many people want to reunite with missing loved ones at this time of year. Adopted children, for example, often wish for a holiday season of reunions. However, Clatterbuck and other PIs caution clients that reunions between biological parents and adopted children sometimes require patience and time. |
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Source: Mlive, December 13, 2009 |
PIs Catch Prison Guard in Fraud |
SACRAMENTO, CA – June Ann Lucena was a prison guard at Folso, but has since been found guilty of insurance fraud. Now, she is being required to repay $244,000 in restitution for her fraud. Lucena sustained a workplace injury in 1999. She continued collecting payments after a disability retirement, alleging that her injuries left her severely injured and unable to perform many physical tasks. A PI who discovered the fraud, however, filmed her going down water slides at a water park in 2002 and then jet skiing. |
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Source: The Fresno Bee, December 14, 2009 |
Investigators Hone in on Fakes |
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Although Australia’s black market of counterfeit goods has always included designer clothes, investigators are worried about fake brand-name medicines and beauty products finding their way into the country. Some of these items are quite dangerous – such as the toothbrushes coated in lead paint. PIs note that law enforcement is overwhelmed by work and is not able to crack down on many fakes. Companies who lose business when their goods are counterfeited are often the ones to hire PIs to track down the criminals. |
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Source: Brisbane Times, December 12, 2009 |
New Gadget Helps Parents Play PI |
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Last week, PInow.com staff reported about news from Australia suggesting that parents there are hiring PIs to keep tabs on their children. Recently, a new technology, Bully Stop, was released in Australia to help parents do just that. Bully Stop allows parents to use a computer program to control a child’s incoming information. Parents using the system can create a “block list” and approved list of contacts, check their children’s text messages, and more. Bully Stop is created by Virtual Mobile Application Development. |
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Source: AdelaideNow, December, 15, 2009 |
Does New EU Plan Bring Europe Closer to a Surveillance State? |
LONDON, ENGLAND – The European Union (EU) has implemented new data sharing terms. A report suggests that the new arrangements may allow foreign officials to access motorists' data, and some are concerned that this data can be misused. The EU has suggested that sharing the data can help stop crime, but a National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) report suggests that the information from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's (DVLA) will not be controlled. Some are concerned that the new data sharing will mean a further erosion of privacy and a step closer to a surveillance state. |
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Source: PublicService, December 15, 2009 |
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