COVER
STORY:
WITNESS INTERVIEWS AND STATEMENTS
The Heart and Soul of Criminal Defense Investigation
By John M. Lajoie, CLI, CCDI, CII
Interviewing witnesses and taking their statements are important functions
of the criminal defense investigation. The author gives an in-depth explanation
on how to prepare, conduct and what to watch out for when interviewing.
FEATURES:
SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL FUGITIVE APPREHENSION
By Zachary Becker
The financially rewarding steps and precautions to take when apprehending a
fugitive. Including how to approach the situation in a safe and professional
manner.
EVIDENCE ON COMPUTERS:
GETTING RID OF IT, GETTING IT BACK
By Drew Robb
A look at some of the many forensic techniques used to recover files that have
been deleted or overwritten and methods used to permanently erase the files.
BIG BROTHER OR BIG IDEAS?
By Warren Sonne, Associate Editor, PI Magazine
An interview with the progressive police chief Clay Walker, of Manalapan, FL.
Clay discusses how and why he has implemented a surveillance system that records
every vehicle entering the small inter-coastal town.
DEPARTMENTS:
THE ART OF REPORT WRITING
By John Nardizzi, Esq.
What to do and what to avoid when writing reports, since clients appreciate
an investigator who can succinctly
report all the facts.
Excerpt: New investigators frequently
struggle to meet the voluminous report writing requirements of the profession.
Clients demand that investigative results be reported in a concise, timely
fashion. This is especially true in complex civil litigation: workplace harassment
investigations, environmental cases, and intellectual property cases. Many
of our clients are lawyers, among the most literate of professionals; they
appreciate an investigator who can succinctly report results while at the same
time exhaustively cover the facts...
BAPTISM BY FIRE:
Marketing Your Investigative Business and Yourself
By Mickey Veich, CLI
Ways to start getting assignments and your name out after you receive your
PI license.
Excerpt: OK, so you got your PI license
and you’re ready to set the world on fire. What’s next? You’re
thinking, I better start looking for assignments but how do I get people
to hire me? The following will give you a heads up about different ways to
start. Let’s call it baptism by fire...
GETTING A CREDIT REPORT ON A
JUDGMENT DEBTOR
By Bill Fason
How to legally obtain a credit report on a judgment debtor.
Excerpt: The following is an expanded
version of an exchange I conducted in an email forum, and addresses a recurring
problem in judgment enforcement - Question: A judgment creditor client of mine
is getting grief from the credit bureaus and they refuse to run the credit
for him on the debtor. Do you know the federal cites which can be used to blow
them off their position...
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT:
A Potential Source of Clients for Private Investigators
By Rory J. McMahon, CLI
Financial crime continues to grow, as well as the need for qualified investigators
to assist public and private companies in the compliance and enforcement of
the far reaching provisions of the 2002 Act.
Excerpt: Financial crime has grown
at an astronomical rate during the past thirty years. At first, federal investigators,
particularly the FBI and IRS, were able to handle the growing number of cases.
Because of the sheer volume of new cases, however, it became impossible for
any one agency to handle them all. Other federal, state, and local agencies
had to develop agents trained in financial investigations....
EXPOSING TERRORISTS IN THE ECONOMIC
SYSTEM
By Dean C. Alexander
A look at the private investigator’s role in assisting to uncover U.S.
based terror operatives and their assets.
Excerpt: Terrorists and their supporters
take advantage of opportunities and loopholes within the economic system
to further their murderous goals. By leveraging the fruits of the economic
system, terrorists are able to obtain financial, organizational, and operational
assistance...
BOUNTY HUNTERS IN AFGHANISTAN
GET BUSTED, NOT BIN LADEN
Why three bounty hunters are being held in an Afghanistan prison months after
being lured by a bounty of $25 million.
Excerpt: They left the United States
to go to Afghanistan, as many young men carrying weapons have in recent years.
Only these men went by decision, not deployment, and with dreams of millions
dancing in their heads.
Several months later, Jack Idema and his two colleagues, professional bounty
hunters all, are in an Afghanistan prison...
IRBSEARCH
Still Growing, Not Selling
Clearing up circulating reports that suggest Lexis Nexis purchased IRBsearch
and how it all got started.
Excerpt: In early July, reports were
circulating on many of the investigative email newsgroups that Lexis Nexis
had purchased IRBsearch. It seemed a likely marriage. The large data providers,
of which Lexis Nexis is one along with ChoicePoint, have for years been courting
the small information brokerages. Some might find the marriage metaphor inappropriate,
preferring the grittier image of cannibalism...
LAW ENFORCEMENT’S USE
OF FORCE ADDRESSED
During Live U.S. Department of Justice Webcast
A look back at a live webcast where a panel of experts gathered for an open
and honest discussion on how law enforcement and local communities can work
together to effectively address excessive use of force.
Excerpt: Washington, D.C. – June
23, 2004 – On Tuesday June 22, the U.S. Department of Justice Office
of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), in partnership with the National
Urban League held a live, interactive Webcast on “Law Enforcement Use
of Force.” A panel of experts, including law enforcement officers,
community leaders and media gathered for an open and honest discussion on
how law enforcement and local communities can work together to effectively
address hot-button issues related to excessive use of force, including police
training, community reactions and racial factors...
PI MAGAZINE SPECIAL REPORT:
This is a Follow-Up to Our Series in the Last Issue on Missing Children
Bob Heales, who made national headlines helping solve the Dru Sjodin disappearance,
is now working another high-profile case.
Excerpt: Bob Heales, a private investigator
who made national headlines with his work on the disappearance of college
student Dru Sjodin in North Dakota, has apparently been contracted to work
on the disappearance of Leanna Warner. Warner, a five-year-old girl, disappeared
from her home street in Chisholm, Minnesota in mid-June. Although thousands
of tips have been reported and leads investigated, no resolution has been
reached. The family decided to employ Heales...
COMPUTER SPYWARE AND THE DIGITAL DETECTIVE
By Robert Pac
An education on what spyware is, its legality, how to spot it and everything
else you should know about the electronic communications monitoring software.
Excerpt: The Internet has provided
a new twist for people looking to have an extra-marital affair. People are
meeting online, arranging liaisons through email, instant messaging, chat
rooms and personals websites. Some recent statistics show to what extent...
GADGETS, GIMMICKS & TRICKS
OF THE TRADE
By Julius “Buddy” Bombet, Associate Editor, PI Magazine
New technology, equipment and advice that every PI should know.
BOOK REVIEW:
Practical Homicide Investigation, Third Edition
Reviewed By Michael J. Koryta
A review of a new edition that guides the investigator through forensic techniques
and fundamental procedures of a homicide investigation.
Excerpt: This 800-plus page guide
to the forensic techniques and fundamental procedures of a homicide investigation
will serve two types of private investigators. It is a must-have if you frequently
deal with criminal defense work, or will provide an excellent primer on homicide
investigation for any investigator with more than an average amount of curiosity...
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