esty, and/or using deception regarding who you are and what you are actually interested in, is an issue that is regularly litigated and also frequently discussed in the private investigator community--almost to the point of overkill. Is it legal? Is...
In a criminal case, the defense always starts from a disadvantage. From resources to authority, the defense almost always begins a case from the back of their heels. The state has police, district attorneys, DA investigators, crime labs, experts...
Pretexting, dishonesty, and/or using deception regarding who you are and what you are actually interested in, is an issue that is regularly litigated and also frequently discussed in the private investigator community–almost to the point of...
“It is a sad day when, in response to the filing of a commercial lawsuit, a corporate defendant feels compelled to hire unlicensed private investigators to conduct secret personal background investigations of both the plaintiff and his counsel. It...
In March 2021, Daniel Boice, CEO and founder of Trustify, was sentenced for his orchestration of a $18 million investment fraud scheme. Boice was sentenced to 97 months in jail followed by 3 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay...
Some private investigators specifically solicit litigation related assignments as a matter of choice. Others might intentionally decline litigation work and do their best to avoid winding up in a courtroom or deposition. Either way, many private...
Last summer, a private investigator in Canada found himself in the middle of a political dispute over COVID-19 regulations! Glenn Joyal, the Chief Justice of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, found himself being tailed by a private...
Isaac Peck, the Editor of Working PI, is my brother. When he first told me he was starting a magazine for private investigators, I was wondering who was going to write all the articles! Little did I know that I would be one of the authors.As he was...
