PI’s Declassified!

How do you go about building a business if you want to maintain anonymity for both you and your clients? What do you do if you want to attract high-profile clients who value their privacy and are extremely cautious about who they hire to perform the work they need. It is a mission that requires innovative thinking outside the generally accepted methods of promoting a business. Private Investigator Shannon Tulloss does just that. She is an expert at developing her business model behind an obscure screen of secrecy. How does she do it? Tune in and Shannon Tulloss will provide key elements of why she does what she does and how.

Who is not familiar with the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution…”A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed?” Gun expert and Second Amendment Advocate, Sam Paredes, has been in the business of protecting this right for over 35 years. Much to the concern of many gun owners, some of whom are private investigators, bills to legislate the control of guns and ammunition are rampant across the country. Join PI’s Declassified and Sam Paredes for a lively discussion on the pro and gun controversy that surrounds these Second Amendment rights.

Whether you are in a court of law, an administrative hearing or a civil deposition, testifying is not an easy matter. It requires knowledge of your topic at the very least, but it also requires confidence as well as authenticity. Depositions are an integral part of the legal discovery process and are not to be taken lightly. It is the “other side’s” opportunity to gather information and do as much damage to the opponent’s case as possible. Often the success of the case for the prevailing party rises or falls on the results of a deposition. Cincinnati, Ohio Private Investigator, Adam Visnic, is discussing his deposition experiences and share the key elements he uses to make sure his testimony is well received.

The release of the Panama Papers by an unidentified whistle-blower has many companies circling their virtual wagons. This leak of 11.5 million confidential documents (2.6 terabytes) detailing off-shore tax havens including names of shareholders and directors have many scrambling for cover. The message, however it clear. No company is safe from cyber-attack hackers. Join New Zealand security expert, Daniel “Danny” Toreson, to hear him discuss investigating corporate leaks and managing defamatory information.

Often criticized are those who are involved in the defense side of the criminal process, the investigators, the experts, and indeed the attorneys. At the same time, that action of defending an individual of a crime is the heart of the US Constitution. Most of us learned about the 6th Amendment in high school Civics…the right to have the assistance of counsel, the right to be informed of the charges against us, the right to a speedy & public trial by an impartial jury, and the right to be confronted with witnesses against us as well as witnesses in our favor. It is against that backdrop that drives many private investigators such as Mark Gillispie. Tune in to hear Mark Gillispie discuss some of his more unusual cases and the reason he does what he does, regardless of the court of public opinion.

Do you know an individual who uses Heroin? Do you have reason to believe a family member or a friend is traveling down the path of being addicted? What are the signs? And, what are the devastating results? Tune in to hear addiction specialist Dr. David G. Greenberg who works extensively in the fields of chronic pain and addiction medicine, occupational and international medicine discuss how those addictions are contributing to criminal activity & civil torts.

Criminal Defense Attorney Gerald Schwartzbach has represented such clients as civil rights activist Stephen Bingham and Robert Blake, probably the most widely known for his role in the TV series, Baretta, an eccentric, street-smart undercover cop with the NYPD. A burning commitment to justice propels him to pull out all stops on behalf of his varied clients. He believes true justice is executed only when we refuse to objectify the defendant, regardless of the crime. Tune to hear Gerald Schwartzbach, a man who accidently became a lawyer, present his unique viewpoint of criminal justice and the clients he has represented.

Are you interested in any of the following?

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- Finding bank and investment account relationships

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- Locating hidden shell corporations (US based and off-shore)

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- Finding transferred and hidden assets (boats, planes, real estate, etc.)

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- Documenting fraudulent transfers

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Tune in to hear fraud expert, Colorado Private Investigator Rod Gagnon, address methods he uses to follow the money trail.

For decades DuPont’s Zinc Smeltering Plant produced layers of contaminated waste that created a 100-foot tall noxious dust mountain in the tiny town of Spelter, West VA, permeating the neighborhoods and infiltrating the West Fork River that surrounded the facility. The toxic air emissions and dust from the operation of one of the largest zinc smelter facilities in the United States became a medical nightmare for scores of local residents exposed to potentially harmful by-products of arsenic, cadmium and lead. In 2004 ten residents filed an environmental class action, known as Perrine v. DuPont, on behalf of themselves and others against the responsible companies for property damages, medical monitoring and punitive damages.

Carol Moore was the lead investigator for the law firm who successfully litigated the case on behalf of more than 7000 residents. Tune in to here Carol tell the story of her investigation of this complicated case that ended in a most remarkable outcome.

Whenever a group of private investigators get together, there are war stories. Sometimes, no matter how much planning has taken place ahead of time, the law of Murphy does its work. This particularly true for those private investigators who specialize in surveillance and worker’s compensation fraud. If a situation is going to go south, it has a high probability of happening during a surveillance, whether it is moving or stationary. Join Scott Fulmer, a private investigator who has many outrageous stories to share from his experiences over the past 20 years.