Hundreds of small claims lawsuits filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court on behalf of a Belleville hospital to collect delinquent bills may be challenged because the county official, Rick Stone, who served the summonses did not have a PI license. Stone, who is an official coroner, was delivering the summonses until Chief Judge John […]
Dumpster-Diving Laws Private Investigators Should Know
An important, but unpleasant part of being a private investigator involves sifting through trash, a.k.a dumpster diving. Evidence such as credit card receipts, pictures, letters and other clues found in garbage can provide game-changing information. But, the growing risk of identity theft has caused stricter laws against dumpster diving. Investigators who recover trash in violation […]
Why People Should Hire a PI to Debug
In 2008, an Illinois State Police technician was inside of Rod Blagojevich’s North Side campaign office under orders from Blagojevich’s camp to search for bugs. The tech left the office telling Blagojevich’s people that no listening devices were found. But the bugs were, in fact, in place, the FBI was listening, and the State Police […]
Intense Investigation Leads to 120 Mob Arrests
After 30-years of federal- and state-level criminal investigation, officials arrested over 120 alleged members of the East Coast organized crime syndicate, or Mafia, last week. The arrests and investigation comprised the largest arrest of mobsters coordinated by the FBI. According to the Washington Post, 800 members of several law enforcement agencies at all levels conducted […]
Attorney-Client Privilege? Not at Work.
Before writing an email to your attorney, think twice about the repercussions. First of all, as everyone should know by now, once something is released into cyberspace, it’s in cyberspace forever. This includes text messages, chats, emails, pictures, social media conversations, video, and etc. Second, the majority of our time is spent working for a […]
