Tag: crime
Surveillance by Private Investigators and the Law
The laws pertaining to surveillance can definitely be a legal minefield for private investigators. Our licensing does not bestow any type of extra powers and we are bound by the very same rules relevant to criminal laws as any other private citizen. Before you conduct physical or electronic surveillance you should be competent and well [...]
“View K”: Blagging, Scoops and Champers Forge the Way for Regulation across the Pond
Along with race car driver, international spy and diamond smuggler, private investigator has always been improbably viewed as something of a glamorous career. (Usually by those who know nothing of the often tedious and painstaking reality of actual investigations). After a recent bout of scandals and negative press in the UK, the public perception of [...]
False Confessions and Accusations
To most of us, false confessions and accusations seem completely unfathomable. The first couple of questions that come to mind are, “Why would anyone admit to a crime that he/she did not commit?” and “Why would anyone knowingly accuse a person of a crime he/she did not commit?” The only person able to answer these [...]
Private Investigators Assisting with Unsolved Crimes and Cold Cases
It seems like everyone loves an unsolved crime. Television shows such as Unsolved Mysteries, Cold Case Files and America’s Most Wanted, as well as a host of others, crop up on a regular basis remain popular partly because, deep down, human beings seek social justice for the wrongs committed. Cases that go unpunished remain on [...]
Protecting Celebrities – Understanding the Anti-Paparazzi Law in California
Assembly Bill 2479 made changes to California Civil Code Section 1708.8, which embodies California’s “anti-paparazzi” legislation. These changes included a criminal law that prohibits the act to interfere with the driver of a vehicle, to willfully follow another vehicle too closely, or commit reckless driving in pursuit of “any visual image, sound recording or other [...]
Internet & Cyber Crime Terms and Definitions
Address Munging: the practice of disguising, or munging, an e-mail address to prevent it being automatically collected and used as a target for people and organizations who send unsolicited bulk e-mail address. Adware: or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is [...]
Process Server Falsifies 200 Affidavits of Service
Angus McEachern, a former process server for Minnesota based Major Legal Professional Process Serving is now facing 13 counts of perjury. Nearly 186 cases in Hennepin County District Court have been vacated and defendants have had to be re-served because McEachern has admitted to falsifying close to 200 Affidavits of Service during his six months [...]
Gaping Holes found in the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Statewide Criminal Database
The Texas Department of Public Safety is one of the largest state agencies headquartered in Austin, Texas. The agency is not only responsible for maintaining public safety in the state of Texas but also responsible for maintaining a statewide criminal convictions database of nearly 25 million records that is available to the public for a [...]
