Thank you, Brian, for your service to the professional investigations community and the United States!

Innovative Investigations, LLC consists of four partners who have varying specializations with law enforcement and military backgrounds.  We are licensed in the state of Kentucky with reciprocal licensing in Tennessee.  Darrin Larrabee and I established Innovative Investigations in 2010. We have three specialists; Tim Upchurch, Donnie Salmons, and I are all Collision Reconstructionists.  Donnie Salmons is also our go to investigator for digital media forensics (it ain’t just computers anymore).  Darin Larrabee is in charge of General Investigations and Process Service.  In addition, we offer background investigation services for employers and property managers.

I come from both a law enforcement and military background.  In 1987, after graduating high school, I became the third consecutive generation in my family to serve in the US Armed Forces by joining the US Air Force; I spent most of my time in the service deployed to Eastern Asia.  Once I was honorably discharged, I obtained employment working as an industrial electrician (the field I was trained for in the Air Force).  In 2001, I decided to pursue the law enforcement career I had desired since my childhood.  I went to work as a corrections officer in a local county jail and entered the US Army National Guard as a military MP as well.  When the opportunity presented itself,  I applied to work at a major police department and was hired!  Shortly after I started the police academy, however, I was deployed to Iraq in December of 2002.  I had very mixed feelings between obtaining the career of my dreams and my strong desire to continue and serve my country.  Thankfully, the choice was made for me by the US Government and I gladly deployed with my brothers in arms and a Military Police unit out of Louisville, Ky.  Our main mission was providing convoy security and POW transportation.  Our most remarkable mission was to provide perimeter security for the first constitutional talks among the new-elected Iraqi dignitaries.  In all honesty though, the real significance of the event for me was not the high-level talks and history being made but the fact we were fed real food for the first time after four months of MREs (dehydrated military sack lunches)!

Upon my return from Iraq, I anxiously rejoined the police academy and knew that this was the type of career for which I was born.  I spent the next 8 years working as a Patrol Officer and Collision Reconstructionist for some of that time.  Unfortunately, it all goes by too fast and I quickly found myself halfway to retirement!  The ill-timed realization that I would be retiring very soon was also about the time the economy was tanking and once stable pensions were disappearing.  As a result of this uncertainty my partner, Darin Larrabee, and I began to brainstorm our options in 2010.  Wanting to continue to be in a position of helping people find the truth when the truth was not always obvious, we decided to step out and take a huge risk (for us) and formed a business when all of the cool kids were busy pulling their money out of the economy.

Having my military service behind me and realizing that many have sacrificed for my freedom to take that risk, I couldn’t wait to prove the economy wrong.

In August of 2010, my first partner and I launched Innovative Investigations, LLC and we haven’t looked back since; we eventually brought two more partners into the business to provide a greater depth of experience and the ability to offer a wider variety of services.  We set out to provide information with integrity, results our clients could have confidence in, and to never compromise our principles!  We believe this sets us apart from some agencies that are, all too often, willing to change the results as the invoices get larger.  Along with our commitment to truth and these principles, I decided to become a member of the Kentucky Professional Investigators Association, an association that requires high-standards of its members to further the reputable industry we all seek to promote.

One of the most rewarding experiences in our business is to hear a client say, “I have tried everything and nothing is working for me, so I called you.”  The reward comes when we are able to supply what that client could not obtain anywhere else.

I quickly learned that the job was not all about rewards, however.  One of my first clients was an elderly couple who were coming to the realization that physical life was not eternal.  They had lost contact with their only child for about 6-8 years and they wanted to patch things up and be able to leave the child an inheritance.  The mother, being a good mother, was overly confident things would pan out regardless of my precautions to her that in fact, they may not.  After about 6 months we were finally able to locate a phone number.  I called the number and got a voicemail; there was no name mentioned in the voicemail greeting, so I recorded the message to play for the client and see if they recognized the voice.  The mother broke down stating “It’s HER! It’s HER!”  I advised her that I would await a call back and if there was no call back I would attempt other means of contact.  Finally, we were able to contact the adult child and she wished not to have any contact with the mother whatsoever.  It was then the most difficult phone call I’ve had to make in years.  In the end, although the mother was crushed, she was very pleased with the tenacity of our efforts to locate her daughter and the honesty of our results.

Looking forward now, our newest service offering is digital media imaging and data recovery.  Since Donnie Salmons has signed on we have the experience and software necessary to locate data that, quite simply, is a little creepy.  Mr. Salmons has been trained and certified from the top instructors in the field and has obtained the newest software available.  Our software is used within some of the highest levels of government to obtain hard drive data and we are very excited to offer this new service.

Becoming a member of this great profession, I have learned that there is a huge sense of camaraderie among most investigators, an asset I have enjoyed as a military member and a law enforcement officer. Through this camaraderie has come a vast amount of mentoring from several investigators across the country.  If you are seeking to become a private investigator, I would encourage you to first do your research and see if this is the career for you and realize that there is a lot of glamorization of this profession that is nothing but pure fantasy.  Make sure you are aware of the enormous benefits this career offers as well as the snares that exists that can put you and your family at risk.  The pitfalls are many, from legal risks to physical risks, but by doing your research and making a knowledgeable decision these risks can be greatly reduced.

Once you have decided this would be the career for you, the next step would be to inquire with experienced investigators to see about possible mentorships;  this can lead to possible employment opportunities if you prove to be a good asset.

As a business owner, one of my most important mentors has been Scott Harrell.  Now I know what most of you are saying, “OF COURSE! What a suck up!”  However, I have had the experience and training as an investigator already.  Where everything was absolutely foreign to us was the subject of marketing and growing our business.  Scott, being the innovator he is, has shown me opportunities where I never would have thought they existed.  He is a leading example of what a mentor should be.  He is always willing to help and ALWAYS thinking outside of the proverbial box.

With his help, we are on the road to great success.

From Scott: Congratulations, Bryan, for being selected for this month’s Pursuit Magazine Professional Spotlight! The entire staff came to an agreement on your selection. Thank you for your kind words. Scout has generously agreed to offer you a free 1 year subscription to its web-based Investigation Management Software, too!

Most importantly though, and I know my partners would agree, we would never be where we are today without our families; they have made great sacrifices to get us where we are today.  In my case, many times I find myself working up until 9 or 10 at night on marketing or completing assignments.  My hopes are to build a business that my children can continue if they choose this career path in life.  It is with a great deal of pride that I can report that my daughter has spent the day with me doing surveillance in Ohio on one case and, additionally, has shot video footage for me on another!   She has shown some interest and I love getting the opportunity to feed my children’s hopes and dreams every chance I get.  I have always been passionate about helping people and I hope that our business will be a conduit to help others in many more ways than just traditional investigations.  Most importantly, I hope that my business will serve as an example to my children that no matter what happens to trip up your path through life, you can succeed if you invest time and effort into any undertaking.

I will end this article with my favorite quote from Winston Churchill; it is a rule I live by and the best advice I could give…

”Never, never, never give up”

Would you like to reach Innovative Investigations, LLC?

Brian Taylor, Managing Partner
Innovative Investigations, LLC

info@innovative-pi.com
Phone: 859-948-2075

PO Box 2073
Richmond, KY 40476

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The Supreme Court will consider Clair’s previous counsel’s failure to analyze and submit newly discovered evidence by C. J. FORD as a factor in their decision.

WASHINGTON D.C — The capital case Martell v. Clair was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Clair was convicted of a murder in 1987 and sentenced to death. The issue brought to the Supreme Court was whether a convicted inmate could fire his appointed counsel and retain new counsel. One of the issues Kenneth Clair’s attorneys brought to the court as justification for firing former counsel was counsel did not pursue newly discovered physical evidence in his federal Habeas Corpus appeal.

Evidence was bought to the attention of the court in the appeal by means of a letter by Clair, and an investigative report by C. J. Ford Jr., Clair’s criminal defense private investigator. The issue of whether Clair’s former counsel could be fired because Clair’s attorneys failed to introduce or examine this evidence, escalated the case and this issue to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the defense argued on Clair’s behalf.

In the respondent’s brief, in regards to Ford’s investigation, the defense said the following:

Clair independently enlisted private investigator C. J. Ford to look into his case. Clair instructed his counsel to cooperate, but the Federal Public Defender (FPD) provided no assistance and, indeed, restricted Ford’s efforts. Ford nonetheless was able to locate a potential alibi witness the FPD had never interviewed, and he obtained a declaration from Flore’s recanting key portions of her testimony.

On March 16, 2005, Clair wrote to the district court expressing concern that the FPD no longer had his best interest at hand. Meanwhile, Ford continued his investigation. His most significant discoveries concerned the physical evidence that had been collected from the scene of the Rodger’s murder. In the early 1990s, one of Clair’s original Habeas attorneys had asked to review the evidence, but the police department claimed it had been lost or destroyed. In the ensuing years of litigation, Clair’s counsel never probed or challenged that claim. When Ford took the matter up, he learned after persistent inquiry that the police did have the evidence after all. After reviewing that evidence in late May 2005, Ford informed Clair that substantial biological material and fingerprints appeared to be available but that further analysis would be required to determine whether the evidence was in suitable condition for testing or comparison purposes.

On June 16, 2005, Clair wrote to the court to renew his request for new counsel. Clair informed the court that despite Ford’s discovery, the FPD was making no effort to analyze the previously missing physical evidence or to present it to the court. Ford submitted his own letter to substantiate Clair’s assertion. That letter described Ford’s investigation, including his success in locating the physical evidence and the lack of assistance from the FPD. Ford stated that he had found blood, hair, and other physical evidence that needed to be analyzed to determine if it could be subject to DNA testing, and fingerprints that did not belong to Kenneth Clair, the victim, or the owners of the house and, thus, could have belonged to the real perpetrator. Ford said that although he had been trying without success to convince the district attorney’s office to analyze the evidence, Clair’s attorneys were neither assisting nor investigating themselves.

To find out more about this U.S. Supreme Court case, the investigation, and its arguments visit:

http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court

http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/10-126

About the Author:

C. J. Ford Jr. is the Owner and Qualified Manager of C. J. Ford Private Investigations. Mr. Ford has been in the investigative field for over 20. Mr. Ford specializes in criminal investigations.

C. J. Ford Private Investigations
211 S. State College Blvd. #343
Anaheim, CA 92806
PHONE. 714-776-6504
FAX. 714-776-8355
EMAIL: cjfordpi@mac.com

http://www.cjfordpi.com

In a special news segment, Mike McIntee gives an update on the investigative community’s efforts to help long time private investigator David Mink who was left with severe spinal injuries after a tragic motorcycle accident. Hear what investigators locally and nationally can do to help David and his family while David is in rehabilitation. More information about David, David’s profound impact on the investigative community, and help efforts can be found on the ISPLA website at www.ispla.org/davidmink.

Kevin Cosgrove, PI, CFE joins Paul to talk about what to do when clients ask the investigator to share personal opinions regarding their case. Learn how to properly set expectations at the outset of the investigation. Hear how Kevin got started in his career and learn about the professional certification, training, and career path decisions that helped him grow his experience investigating cases of fraud. You can read Kevin’s article, Private Investigators: Don’t Take it Personally, on Pursuit Magazine’s website. Kevin is a seasoned investor fraud and corporate due diligence investigative consultant and an in-house investigator with the law firm Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, LLP, New York City, specializing in securities, antitrust, and consumer fraud litigation on behalf of institutional and private clients.

Next, Kevin Whaley, The Campbell Group, is back for the occasional series on insurance to talk about the difference between employees and subcontractors and the pitfalls to avoid if you hire subcontractors. Learn about the determining factors used by the IRS and the other steps to properly define working relationships and avoid potential legal and financial burdens for your business.

Alan Goodman, Lawyers Investigating Service, joins Paul to discuss domestic investigations, his friend and colleague David Mink and his condition, and to highlight upcoming events for private investigators across the nation. Learn about the potential for violence and legal issues in domestic investigations due to the emotional tension between the plaintiff and the defendant, and the key mistakes to avoid. Get the best practices for working through attorneys and averting liability issues.

You can listen to the podcast by clicking here.Guests on the October 2011 podcast are:

• Kevin M. Cosgrove, PI, CFE, New York State Licensed Private Investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner: T: 914-589-4460, kmcinvestigations@gmail.com, LinkedIn profile.
• Kevin Whaley, The Campbell Group: 5664 Prairie Creek Drive SE, Caledonia, Michigan 49316, T: 800-748-0351, F: 800-847-3129, kwhaley@thecampbellgrp.com, www.thecampbellgrp.com.
• Paul Jaeb, Heartland Investigative Group: 520 Nicollet Mall, Suite 520, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. 612-371-9255, pjaeb@heartlandinfo.com, www.heartlandinfo.com.
• Alan Goodman, Lawyers Investigating Service, Inc: P.O. Box 8479, Portland, Maine 04104, Maine: 207-775-5685, 800-244-5685, Nationwide: 888-244-5685, F: 207-893-1475, aegelis@aol.com, www.lawyersinvestigatingservice.com.

See The American Private Investigator resources for links to the organization websites mentioned in this podcast.

And who among us can forget grenade-toting Anthony Pelicano, PI and “Wiretapper to the Stars” and his tawdry misdeeds that played out in every newspaper, celebrity magazine and news service around the world?

There is rarely a case made in the popular media about the good things PIs do. There are rarely stories like the recent case handled by Mark Feegel, of Feegel & Associates Investigative Solutions, a private investigator out of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Feegel has been in this business for more than 25 years. While attending college in Atlanta, where he was considering pursuing a career in law, he took a job as a runner for a local law firm.

“Which convinced me, no way, I don’t want to do that. I took the position of, ‘I don’t want to be married to the many problems each civil suit might bring on for years on end,’” Feegel said. “It’s very stressful.”

So instead he took a job as an insurance adjuster in 1985 and diligently worked as an investigator in that field until finally starting his own private investigation agency in 1994. Feegel said that when he started his agency the majority of cases he took were insurance defense cases, because that was familiar territory for him.

“Since then it’s been encompassing all types of investigations: Insurance defense, plaintiff work, mortgage fraud, criminal background, criminal investigation, criminal law, and some marital type things.”

But this recent case didn’t really fit into any of those categories…

Feegel said he was contacted by a man on the recommendation of a local law firm. This man, who we will call “Henry” because the court case has yet to be completely resolved, was fostering two young boys, three and four years old, and wished to adopt them. The children were placed into foster care by the state after their daycare center reported evidence of abuse.

“The kids would go to daycare with feces in their hair, reeking of urine. Just disgusting,” Feegel said. He added that they had lived for a time in a storage facility with their mother, and “her apartment that she’s been evicted from was inspected by the county. Roach infested, maggots.”

Henry wanted Feegel to find out if the children’s mother was still seeing her abusive boyfriend. She was seeking to regain custody of her children and told the court that she had cut ties with him as part of her bid to get her children back.

“And [the foster parents] didn’t believe it, but they were ready to accept whatever the truth is,” Feegel said. “He gave me the case, and didn’t tell me much about the boyfriend, just wanted to know if they ever got together.”

It didn’t take long for Feegel to confirm the foster parents’ suspicions.

“One day. Immediately,” Feegel said. “I set up down the street from her mobile home, and I followed her. She went to this guy’s mobile home and picked him up, and they went to lunch.  Labor Day weekend they were partying together. So, there’s no question they’re definitely together.”

Feegel presented the evidence to the foster parents. It was then that Henry dropped the bomb.

“After I told them I have them on video, they’re definitely together, it’s documented and proven. He started telling me about the abusive boyfriend and that he’s a drug addict.  I ran his background and he is definitely a drug dealer. Battery, assault, all this crazy stuff,” Feegel said. “Then he told me that the two-year-old, when he was one, received a fractured skull from this guy. He was arrested for it. And the four-year-old, who was three at the time, he slammed into a refrigerator. When I heard that I just went, ‘you know what?  Your bill is zero. Let’s get these kids safe.’”

Feegel said that his bill would have been about $1,500 under normal circumstances.

“When it came down to billing time I’m thinking, ‘Why would I take money out of this guy’s wallet and get paid for saving these kids when that money can go to these kids and they can eat and be happy?’” Feegel said. “You know they’ve got a lot of responsibility having two kids. I don’t know if they have any more than that but they’re doing the right thing. At that point money isn’t always as important as doing the right thing.”

Feegel said that the children are being well taken care of by their foster family and, though no custody decision has been made, he has high hopes for the outcome and the betterment of the lives of these two beautiful foster children.

“The kids are going to church, they’re clean, they’re fed, they’re happy,” Feegel said. “Henry just sent me a picture of the kids at his father’s farm where they’re petting a pony. Showing that they’re happy and everything’s good.”

There’s no denying that a lot of what a private investigator does revolves around the question of money; whether it’s an insurance company trying to keep insurance claim proceeds from being paid to a fraudster, a spouse trying to catch a cheater so they can get a larger settlement out of the resulting divorce, or just getting paid for an investigative job well-done. However this assignment was different. The couple who hired Mark Feegel wasn’t looking for a payday… and, in the end, neither was Mark.

This wasn’t a case about money; it was about the welfare of two innocent children. For Feegel his reward was helping those kids, and he feels that says something about the PI profession that the public often fails to recognize:

“This is something that people should understand. We help people too,” Feegel said.

Editor’s note: Great job, Mark! Thanks for doing a fantastic job and always reflecting well on our profession. 

David’s impact on the professional investigator community has been profound.  He has held many leadership positions and has impacted many of our lives over the years.  We are very concerned for David and his family.

David owns a successful firm in Rhode Island.  Efforts are underway to coordinate a local and national cadre of licensed investigators to step in and work pro bono until David recovers.  We ask that you consider a financial donation of one hour of your billable time to this fine and gracious man.  Cards and checks can be mailed to his office address:

111 Airport Road, Suite 6,
Warwick, RI 02889

or please click the following link for credit card/Paypal instructions:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QMZC4SGVHKBC6

Please remember David and his family in your prayers.  If you have any questions, you may reach the family at minkfamilyRI@gmail.com.

On behalf of our organizations, thank you in advance for your generosity,

Jim Carino, Executive Director, Intellenet;
Maria Landry, President, NCISS;
Peter Psarouthakis, Executive Committee Chairman, ISPLA;
Terry Cox, National Director, NALI;
Vic Pichette, President, LPDARI

California Vehicle Code Section 40008

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), any person who violates Section 21701, 21703, or 23103, with the intent to capture any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of another person for a commercial purpose, is guilty of a misdemeanor and not an infraction and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six months and by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), any person who violates Section 21701, 21703, or 23103, with the intent to capture any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of another person for a commercial purpose and who causes a minor child or children to be placed in a situation in which the child’s person or health is endangered, is guilty of a misdemeanor and not an infraction and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year and by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(c) Pursuant to Section 654 of the Penal Code, an act or omission described in subdivision (a) or (b) that is punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall be punished under the provision that provides for the longest potential term of imprisonment, but in no case shall the act or omission be punished under more than one provision. An acquittal or conviction and sentence under any one provision bars a prosecution for the same act or omission under any other provision.

This new law in the California Vehicle Code is very important and will be referenced by police officers, private investigators, or executive protection agents when an arrest is made for the criminal offense of the misdemeanor. If the private investigator or executive protection agent makes the arrest, it is important that he or she indicate to the police officer that the suspect is being arrested for violation of California Vehicle Code section 40008 (a) or violation of California Vehicle Code section 40008 (b), and not refer to the arrest as a violation of the “paparazzi law.”

In California, a misdemeanor arrest by a police officer without a warrant is permissible only if the public offense occurs in the arresting officer’s presence. Otherwise, the officer may only file a police report, which would then be reviewed by a detective, and upon determining if there was sufficient evidence to support the allegation, a recommendation for prosecution would be forwarded to the district attorney’s office.

If the officer is at the right place at the right time, such as being part of a “sting operation” or responding to a 911 call and arriving at the location in a sufficient amount of time to witness the paparazzi committing the violation, he or she would be able to make the arrest. Unfortunately, in most cases when the officer arrives at the location, the incident has already occurred.

The notion that the police should “round up” the paparazzi or make arrests for violations that were not witnessed by the officer is unlikely to happen. California Penal code 837 authorizes a private citizen, including a private investigator to make an arrest for a misdemeanor committed in his or her presence. This is where the executive protection agents or private investigators hired to protect a celebrity, come into play in having this law enforced. The executive protection agents or private investigators that have gathered and preserved evidence have the option of either having the paparazzi that violated the law arrested on the spot or filing a criminal report with the police department and later having that individual prosecuted. If a decision is made to make an arrest on the spot, the executive protection agents or investigators who have arrived to a safe location, and with vehicles stopped, may apprehend the individual themselves or choose to have the police respond and have them make the apprehension. The arresting party will still be the executive protection agents or the private investigators, and they will appear in court and provide evidence of the offense.

This activity is very similar to what security or loss prevention agents conduct on a regular basis at stores with regards to petty theft, also misdemeanor, and a violation of California Penal Code section 484. Once the theft is conducted in the presence of security, they will apprehend and arrest the individual. The police department will be called to transport the individual to jail. Security will be responsible for providing evidence and testifying in court.

This criminal law is one amendment of many that was made to 1708.8 of the California Civil Code which addresses invasion of privacy issues. Private investigators who may be wondering if any of these amendments or the language used in this anti-paparazzi law hinder the ability of an investigator to conduct surveillance in the performance of his duties, it does not.  The legislation committee of the California Association of Licensed Investigators did a great job working with this bill to have section (g) included, which addresses legitimate investigations conducted by licensed private investigators.

California Vehicle Code section 40008 is not intended to stop paparazzi from conducting their work, and in many cases, the celebrity may welcome their presence. It is intended to stop those individuals who follow a celebrity in a reckless manner with disregard for public safety. If a celebrity feels that while traveling on the road their lives and the lives of their children have been placed in danger by the dangerous actions of the paparazzi, he or she may use this law to stop those actions by hiring a licensed and qualified private investigator that has a complete understanding of the law.

Jesse Martell, CII
Martell Investigations
http://martellpi.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: For more than 18 years, Jesse Martell, President of Martell Investigations has been providing the highest quality of specialized investigations. Jesse Martell has been interviewed and featured in numerous articles about the new anti-paparazzi legislation.

Please go to the conference website at http://nciss.org/NCISS_2011_Conference.htm for complete details and a video of Vail and the 5 star Arrabelle Resort and Spa.

For those who have been in Vail, you know it is one of the most scenic locations in the USA. If you have never been there, you will be overwhelmed by the breathtaking beauty and the charming Tyrolean style village.

Temperatures in late April are generally cool with the average high being 50 degrees.

The Arrabelle Resort and Spa, www.Arrabelle.RockResorts.com is a 5 star oasis which normally sells rooms for $350 and up depending on the season.

We have negotiated a fantastic rate of only $130 for NCISS.

Though the deadline for room reservations has passed, we have just been informed that the hotel will open another block if more attendees are anticipated.

So, for those of you who have procrastinated, now is your chance to still attend the conference and enjoy the breathtaking charm of Vail, and the many amenities this 5 star resort is offering.

Dress at our conferences is generally smart casual with business attire appropriate at our Gala Banquet.

Vail is located about 100 miles west of Denver. From the Denver International Airport you will drive about 2 hours on Interstate 70. Denver usually has an excess of rental cars, and if you wait until about two weeks or less prior to the conference and go to www.Priceline.com you will find compact cars as low as $7 per day, and full size cars as low as $13 per day. You also will have the opportunity to bid on even lower rates.

For those not wanting to drive you may want to contact Colorado Mountain Express shuttle service at http://www.ridecme.com.

The rate is $89 from door to door from the Denver airport. Some may also want to consider flying to the Eagle Vail Airport located about 35 miles west of Vail.

NCISS thanks many state associations for their continued support of the NCISS legislation fund.

We are also looking for additional sponsors. Sponsorships are available for various prices as low as $100. For more information about sponsorships contact Carolyn Ward at (800) 445-8408 or E-Mail to nciss@comcast.net

Support the organization that has been your voice in Washington for the past 36 years. NCISS is the organization that rescued you from the Fair Credit Reporting Act, The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, and more. This year we are facing even more restrictive legislation which, if passed, will forever change how we conduct investigations and our access to information.

Come to Vail for a fun time. Register now.