Top 40 Red Flags which May Indicate Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Claims adjusters look for the presence of red flags in workers’ compensation (WC) claims to determine whether or not a claim is legitimate.  Red flags consist of particular conditions or behaviors commonly found in fraudulent claims.  While the primary responsibility of recognizing red flags lies with both employers and claims adjusters. Private investigators should [...]

Scott Fulmer | August 6th, 2010 | Continued

Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators (PALI) to Host Annual Conference in Harrisburg, PA

The Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators (PALI) would like to extend a personal invitation to all Licensed Private Investigators, Law Enforcement Personnel, Loss Prevention Professionals and Criminal Justice Professors and Students to attend their annual Investigators Conference.
PALI’s Annual Investigators Conference is designed to provide an opportunity for educational excellence. It is estimated that between 100 [...]

admin | August 6th, 2010 | Continued

Podcasting and the Power of Voice in Business Marketing

With all of the talk of marketing done by podcasting, many marketers are wondering just what is podcasting and how can it be used to bring in customers. With online marketing, there are many different ways to be established as an expert in a particular subject matter and to become well known within that online [...]

admin | May 10th, 2010 | Continued

Background Investigation or “Reputational Due Diligence Model?”

An article in the last edition of a popular print-based magazine for private investigators called, “Evolving Background Checks into a Reputational Due Diligence Model,” while severely over-titled, is a fairly comprehensive outline of how to start a standard background investigation.
The very idea of trying to market something called a Reputational Due Diligence Model to clients [...]

Thomas H. Humphreys | August 6th, 2010 | Continued

Maine Licensed Private Investigator’s Association (MLPIA) to Host Annual Seminar in Portland, ME

Maine Licensed Private Investigator’s Association (MLPIA) to Host Annual Seminar in Portland, ME on September 17-18, 2010.
Last year’s conference was a huge success and we started working on the 2010 conference right after the holidays in an effort to make this conference even better, if possible. This year we have lined a stellar group of [...]

admin | August 6th, 2010 | Continued

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ISPLA Continues Great Work with Equal Justice, Sixth Amendment, Wrongly Accused, Innocence, and Indigent Defense Projects

“The right of one charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some countries, but it is in ours.” – Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
This is an ISPLA update on part of our work the past year with Equal Justice, Sixth Amendment, Wrongly Accused, Innocence, and Indigent [...]

6Aug2010 | ISPLA | 0 comments | Continued

ALDONYS to Honor U.S. Representative Peter King as 2010 Person of the Year

Peter King, who represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District and is the ranking Republican member of the House Homeland Security Committee, will receive the “Person of the Year” Award at the 2010 ALDONYS Awards Dinner, scheduled for November 6 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. “Rep. King has been a staunch supporter of [...]

6Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

American Private Investigator August 2010 Podcast is Live!

This State of the Private Investigative Industry Podcast Reveals Recent Trends and Challenges, What’s Changing, How Firms are Adapting, and the Opportunities Ahead for Savvy Firms.
The August 2010 podcast of The American Private Investigator features Mike McIntee with the API News Update and a state of the P. I. industry roundtable with Peter Psarouthakis [...]

6Aug2010 | Paul Jaeb | 1 comment | Continued

The Electronic Peephole: Digital Evidence in Family Law Investigations

Editor’s note: This article was originally written for attorneys concerning questions that often arise out of family law disputes but as private investigators are often called on to investigate matters involving divorce, infidelity and child custody matters we are often asked about the application of technology to develop evidence and information. The topics discussed [...]

18Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Ethics in an Electronic Era: 50 Ways to Get in Ethical Trouble with Technology

Editor’s note: This article was originally written for attorneys but we felt that each of these ethical pitfalls applied to professional investigators, too.
Technology makes everything easier and faster. In fact, it makes it possible to commit malpractice at warp speed. We can fail to represent diligently, lose our clients data, perform incompetently, and violate the [...]

18Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Cut Tex™ PRO – Creating Potentially Life Saving Slash Resistant Clothing

PPSS Body Armour, a UK based manufacturer of bespoke knife, bite and slash resistant clothing, has developed a world beating cut-resistant fabric, no thicker than that of normal sweat shirts.
Cut-Tex™ PRO is a groundbreaking combination of high-tenacity, high-modulus polyethylene fibres – combined with several other “technical fibres” – weaved by special high-density knitting machines, resulting [...]

18Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Solving Cases with Voice Stress Analysis (VSA) Technology

From CSI to Lie to Me, people all around the world are becoming entranced with what goes on behind the scenes in computer forensics. Some of the technology that they have in these shows can seem far-fetched or unbelievable, but how far off is Hollywood from the reality of what the investigators can have at [...]

4Jun2010 | Brad Schlerf | 1 comment | Continued

Pending New Hampshire Private Investigator Licensing Law

News from NALI (original message from Alan Tate) regarding New Hampshire Private Investigator licensing:
“The New Hampshire League of Investigators (NHLI) is proud to announce that House Bill 651, a bill relative to regulation of private investigation agencies and security services (The NH PI Bill) passed both the House and Senate on June 2nd and is [...]

4Jun2010 | National Association of Legal Investigators | 0 comments | Continued

Job Opportunity: Horsemen Investigations in CA & HI

Company:  Horsemen Investigations
Locations:  California and Hawaii
Horsemen Investigations’, in our ongoing effort to establish ourselves as the superior service provider in the insurance fraud community, is currently seeking experienced and professional investigators for Surveillance and Statements throughout the state of California and Hawaii.
Entry-level positions are also available in the same areas.
Interested individuals must possess (but not [...]

4Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

June API Podcast: PI & Author Philip Becnel, ISPLA and Events

In the June 2010 podcast of The American Private Investigator with host, Paul Jaeb, hear from Philip Becnel, managing partner of Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group, and author of Private Investigator Entry Level (02E): An Introduction to Conducting Private Investigations. Philip’s book contains a wealth of information including a section of legalese to use [...]

4Jun2010 | Paul Jaeb | 0 comments | Continued
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