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Murder Suspect Freed After his DNA Doesn’t Match Evidence at Crime Scene

DETROIT, MI - PInow.com Advertiser Miguel Bruce was featured in The Detroit News for his role in freeing Damon Nathaniel. Nathaniel had been held for eight months for a murder he insisted that he did not commit. Bruce, a former Detroit homicide detective, found crucial evidence in the case that the police had neglected. Bruce worked alongside Nathaniel's attorney Randall Upshaw.

Hollywood PI Sentenced

LOS ANGELES, CA - Infamous Hollywood PI Anthony Pellicano has been sentenced to 15 years. He has been found guilty of racketeering, wire fraud, wiretapping, and 78 other charges. Pellicano will have to pay a $2 million fine in addition to serving jail time. The sentencing concludes a sensational trial that saw testimony from Hollywood stars, including Sylvester Stallone and Chris Rock.

PI Starts Hotline to Gather Clues

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - PI Ray Michalko has launched a hotline and is giving out posters to help promote his new venture. Michalko is a PI who has volunteered his time to work on the Highway of Tears cases, the cases of women who have disappeared along a stretch of highway in Canada's westernmost province. Michalko is hoping that anyone who has clues will call the 24 hour toll-free number at (866) 962-5585.

PIs Uncover Coca-Cola Workers Denied Rights

GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA - A private investigation discovered that Coca-Cola may be denying its workers' rights in China. The investigation uncovered that workers who face the most dangerous jobs also see the lowest wages and face cutbacks or delays in pay. The investigators worked in the bottling areas, where they gathered information from other workers. Most of the abuses were experienced by dispatched workers, hired by agencies offering to fill temporary jobs. These workers sometimes worked more than 100 hours of overtime per month. Coca-Cola has said that it is conducting its own internal investigation into the matter.

Counterfeits Uncovered by PI in Cape Cod

CAPE COD, MA - Two stores in Hyannis were raided after a PI revealed that the stores were selling counterfeit goods. PI Andrea Powers of Powers Associates says that the Cape Cod busts are part of a growing national trend, although she says luckily the fakes are not hard to spot. In general, when designer brands are sold at 70 percent off their regular price, she starts investigating.

PIs in Demand in Schools

VANCOUVER, WA - Many school boards in Washington state - including Seattle Public Schools - are hiring PIs to determine the residences of students. Some are even staking out homes in an effort to determine whether students are living where they claim. The PIs, are necessary, schools say, since it is a violation to attend a school if you do not live within that school's boundaries. The state has seen some controversies regarding illegal recruiting by coaches and are now even more sensitive about school residency requirements.

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