Author Archive: Stephanie Mitchell
City of New Orleans Paid Claims Contractor Using an Unlicensed PI
In a less-than-shocking news article by Times Picayune Reporter, David Hammer, the City of New Orleans again finds itself in the center of a fraud and ethics scandal as it comes to light that the city has paid its third party claims administrator in excess of $522,000 over the last two years to retain the [...]
In Memory of Roger Gibson
IN MEMORY OF ROGER GIBSON Roger P. Gibson, the founder and director of Roger P. Gibson, Inc. in Coral Gables, Florida, unexpectedly passed away last week. As many of you may know, Roger was a professional and well respected private investigator and veteran of the United States Marshall Service. Most recently, Roger was the 2008 [...]
The Best of the Best Internet Legal Research Resources
I have compiled a list of many internet legal research sources for you to investigate. Remember that many secondary sources are not available on the internet, and it is never a good idea to use the internet as your sole source when conducting legal research. When using the internet in legal research don’t forget to [...]
Red Light Camera Company Guilty for Operating without PI License
Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a red light camera company in Texas, could be facing charges of operating a private investigation business without a license.; court proceedings are to be continued today in Dallas. A judge presiding over a civil matter found the company to be in violation of the Texas state law
Florida Private Investigator Arrested for Impersonating a Police Officer
Patrica “Shelley” Wolfman, with “Eyes on You Investigative Services” of Eustis Florida, was arrested on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at approximately 10:30 pm. Ms. Wolfman has been charged by the Lady Lake, Florida Police Department for impersonating a police officer.
Process Server Safety: It’s Not Always What It Seems
Process serving in general is really not a dangerous job; but there is always a bad seed in the bunch. In light of the recent death of Steve Allen in Colorado there are some safety precautions that we should all stick to in our routine. Ask your client about the person you are serving. Is [...]
Privacy & Data Protection
With the current scrutinizing legislation and the fact that cybercriminals are launching more and more targeted attacks to gather personal information from businesses it is important for us as private investigators and business owners to set a high standard for respecting customer privacy and be vigilante in privacy issues and data protection.
Data Recovery 101
Let’s start of by asking the question, what is data recovery? The following is taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “Data recovery is the process of salvaging data from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible secondary storage media when it cannot be accessed normally. Often the data are being salvaged from storage media formats such as [...]
