Archive for March, 2009
Writing Your Way to Success as a Private Investigator
For the last decade I have been carefully applying a multi-pronged approach to building my own private investigation practice- which is not really all that different from working on any other type of service provider or consulting business. I have had incredible success following this simple strategy, which I massaged into in an easy to [...]
27Mar2009 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | ContinuedFinding People Through Public Records on the Internet
The term “public record” has always been VERY misleading. Even though a record is “public” and available for public scrutiny in the strictest sense, in reality it may not be readily available. The availability of numerous public records via the Internet has addressed some of the accessibility issues and, in turn, has been a tremendous [...]
27Mar2009 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | ContinuedBail Enforcement Licensing in Michigan and the “Professional Investigator Licensure Act”
Right now there is some question concerning whether or not one needs to hold a “professional investigator’s license” in order to bounty hunt in Michigan as a result of the newly amended “Professional Investigator Licensure Act” (Michigan Penal Code Section 750.167b).
I’ve read the “Professional Investigator Licensure Act” which went into effect in May of 2008. [...]
FAPI Issues Statement Regarding James Hoover of the Caylee Anthony Homicide Investigation and Florida State PI Licensing Statutes
The Florida Association of Private Investigators issued the following press release today:
March 27, 2009
For Immediate Release
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Press Release
Florida Association of Private Investigators Deplores Reports of Unlicensed Activity
Florida Licensing Statutes are clear; The Private Investigators who involved themselves in the Anthony case appear to have acted in violation of the regulatory provisions governing the investigative profession as [...]
27Mar2009 | admin | 2 comments | ContinuedTracers Information Specialists (TracersInfo.com) Raises Rates
I received the following notice today from Tracers Info president regarding rate hikes on their database and information broker services. Unfortunately, they are raising their “membership fee” 50%, which will certainly be a deal breaker with some of their current clients and will not be a good deal for lower volume private investigation agencies [...]
2Mar2009 | Scott Harrell | 1 comment | Continued
