PI’s Declassified!

Private investigators deal with issues of race and culture daily. Racial and cultural conflicts are found throughout the American landscape from border to border and in every state. It is present in the smallest community and in the largest metropolis, in the schools and in the workplace, in the neighborhoods and in the places where we shop. Sometimes, within our own homogeneous environments, we might even forget it exists. But it is there! Although often subtle, never is it so obvious than when a white man shoots a black man. It is then when the true beliefs of many are unleashed to fuel the conversation of the nation. Tune in to hear Private Investigator and author, Eric Echols, an African American man who is no stranger to the pain of racism, address this ever turbulent topic candidly and honestly.

Tune in to meet Fernando Fernández, a licensed private investigator from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Fernando manages a private investigation firm servicing international clients and works with law enforcement and private investigators throughout the world. Training as a computer technician has allowed him to branch out into a myriad of experiences he never thought possible. From wedding fraud to mortgage fraud and from locating missing aircraft to locating missing family members, Fernando has many stories to tell.

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.

Do you use social networking sites? Have you added Facebook, LinkedIn, Plaxo and Twitter to your daily communications? Have you considered using social networking for more than updating your family and friends? Widely traveled British private investigators Phil and Yin Johnson do. The Johnsons have crafted the use of social networking sites to a fine art. Tune in to hear the fascinating cases they investigated as a result of being technological private investigator pioneers. The Johnsons will be coming to PI’s Declassified! from their home base in Portugal to share their progressive tips.

Over 15 million residents in the US have their identities used each year without their consent. In fact, approximately every three seconds someone becomes a victim of identity theft. The losses due to identity theft fraud are astonishing and total in the billions. The Federal Trade Commission names identity theft as the number one consumer complaint. Surprisingly, victims often must fend for themselves as the majority of cases are never investigated by law enforcement due to jurisdiction or limited personnel. Consequently, private investigators can be a solution for assistance to victims caught up in this financial nightmare. Private Investigator Carrie Kerskie , an identity theft specialist, investigates identity theft. She also provides tools to enable people to protect themselves. Tune in to hear Carrie provide her view of ID theft and its consequences as well as provide tips to assess your personal risk and monitor your financial resources.

How do you manage a high profile case? Are you curious about the inside details of the Scott Sullivan case, the fraudster financial officer of now debunk World Com, the fifth senior official of that company to be prosecuted. Remember Tennessee born Mary Kay Winkler who killed her husband, the pastor of a local Church of Christ? Tune in to meet Booneville, Mississippi private investigator Terry Cox to talk about his intimate acquaintance with these cases and others.

How much do you use your I-phone 5 besides making and receiving calls and possibly email and texts. Expert photographer, Keith Rosenthal is going to share all of his tips to maximizing the use of the I phone 5 as an investigative tool as well as make us aware of other amazing apps of which we may not be aware.

19+ years in prison! “Franky Carrillo was convicted of a 1991 murder based on identification testimony from six people, including the victim’s son. All six have now admitted they did not really see anything and were influenced to make their identifications of Carillo. In addition two other men have confessed to the shooting and said Carrillo was not involved … the eyewitness who was the first to implicate Carrillo back in 1991 took the witness stand and apologized to Carrillo, saying he was willing to accept punishment for what he had done because he knew that it was wrong and that he had stolen the life of an innocent man…” (Santa Clara Law News & Events). Maitreya Badami, attorney with the Northern California Innocence Project will join Franky to tell of his long journey toward exoneration.