Value Through Results - AFI-LLC Newsletter September 2019

PIs - Are You Personally Attending Training and Conferences?
As the summer comes to an end, and kids (and grandkids) return to school - this is also the time of year many training conferences happen, and the final ones of the year. We gladly share these events and dates, and a few are just around the corner.

As professionals, the continued education and training we each receive not only betters ourselves, doing so also betters our profession and the services provided to clients. With growing webinars, distance learning, and podcasts - and we participate in each of these - the personal attendance of training and conference events continue to be on the decline.

The cost of travel, the event, and being away from business can be expensive. However, there are returns on this investment you only get from personally attending. Not only is there better networking, camaraderie among friends, and a more personal learning experience - there is much more from a personal interactive experience, more than continuing education and training. Supporting  the associations you belong to (or should) is one. These events take several months to plan and are expensive - the actual per-person cost far exceeding the registration fees, thanks to sponsors and donors. You personally learn more about the vendors and products, and the speakers and their services.

We attend our state association annual conference, (www.PPIAC.org), which has continually become one of the best in the country. We also attend at least one other national or regional association meeting each year (NCISS, NALI, WAD, CDITC, ICI) and other state associations. This expands not only our knowledge base, also our resources and personal networking. With several, it isn't possible to attend all, but at least two is a great benefit and also supports the associations.

If you haven't already - will you commit yourself to joining and attending the conferences for your state association, and at least one national association? Visit www.DeathCaseReview.com/Associations for our recommendations and why.

Value Through Results
"Good, Fast or Cheap" are NOT the Three Choices of Investigations for Clients

Providing Value through Results defines a Professional Investigator

We have all heard the truism - "You can have it any two of these three ways - Good, Fast, or Cheap"; however, Professional Investigators try to make all three happen - we can't, and shouldn't.

For our clients, and our profession - we actually have Time, Funds, and Resources to consider. Professional Investigators know results are dependent on the best use of all three - not just one or two. With Time, Funds, and Resources the Professional Investigator turns the 'Not Possible" of Good, Fast or Cheap to the possible.

Please visit - www.DeathCaseReview.com/afi-llc-blog/value-through-results

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Associates in Forensic Investigations LLC
Rocky Mountain West Agency owned by
Dean A. Beers, CLI CCDI CFI-FTER and Karen S. Beers, BSW CCDI CFI-FTER

We provide Expert Consultations and Legal Investigations of Personal Injury, Negligence & Death in Civil, Criminal and Probate litigation. We are Subject Matter Experts in Equivocal Death Investigation and Analysis, Medicolegal Investigations of Death and Serious Bodily Injury.

Based in the Rocky Mountain West, we provide expert analysis and consultations nationally. Learn details at www.DeathExperts.com

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Agency Information & Principals' CVs - Expert Analysis / Consultations (national)
Current information on our primary agency website for services, forms, and CVs.
-- At Your Service - www.DeathCaseReview.com/Legal-Investigations
-- Your Investigators - www.DeathCaseReview.com/Principals-Bios
-- Dean's CV - http://dab-cv.DeathCaseReview.com
-- Karen's CV - http://ksb-cv.DeathCaseReview.com

Karen provides Subject Matter Expertise on all Equivocal Deaths, and Dean has provided expert consultations nationwide since 2010. He has been recognized by Colorado courts in Forensic and Medicolegal Death Investigations generally in "the totality of the circumstances of the fatal or non-fatal event and the competency of the official investigation, with respect to death investigation protocol and standards."

Specific non-medical testimony has included as an expert in the areas of:

• Injury, wound before morphology, how wounds are created, mechanics of single edged instruments, bilateral edged instruments, and mechanics of puncture wounds.
• Expert in criminal and forensic investigations, including death investigation and protocol standards as well as related death investigation and injury causation; and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis.
• Patterned Injury Analysis
• Private Investigation Protocols
• Background Records and Investigations

Dean has been appointed in Colorado, Wyoming, Louisiana, Arizona and California in these areas and as an expert in medicolegal / death investigations. In addition, Dean and Karen have provided private attorney and family consultations in multiple states.

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
-- Are You Personally Attending Training and Conferences?
-- New Commentary: Value Through Results
-- Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council (CDITC) - Fall Academy lecture engagement
-- Agency Information and Principals' CVs
-- Commentary from the blog archives of AFI-LLC
  - Team Beers Takes Pride in Helping Victims
  - Learn the Basics of Death Investigations
  - Scene Investigations - Part 1 and 2 from 2012
  - What are Equivocal Death Investigations and Analysis?
-- Book Available – Professional Locate Investigations (include Backgrounds, and Assets & Liabilities)
-- Case Studies from AFI-LLC
  - Domestic Relations Settlement Offer Reduced (by nearly 85%) - (Legal Investigation)
  - Suspicious Death - Suicide or Homicide (Independent Investigation)
-- Top Tip for 2019 for our PI Colleagues
-- Tidbits From Our Profession – Association Conferences and Events
-- Associations and News
-- News From Our Profession
  - Freelance site Fiverr allowing illegal PI services
  - Criminal-case outcome studies - Charging & Sentencing Analysis
  - Trailer for "Pellett" movie debuts in Great Falls
  - Dark Web: Meet the Coloradans leading the world’s criminal investigations into the dark web
-- Expert Affiliations
-- Legislative News You Can Use... from NCISS
  - Now available - The Your Advocate
  - Lobbyit Update – In Congress and Inside the Beltway
  - NCISS and State Leadership Legislative Roundtable Conference Call
  - NCISS Mid-Term Meeting Joins Michigan Council of Private Investigators Annual Conference in September
  - Privacy Special Report
  - Now available - 3rd Quarter NCISS Member Directory and Member Guide
-- The Quint-Essential Qualities of a Professional Investigator
-- IN CLOSING...

Top Tip of 2019 for our PI Colleagues...
If you need to find assistance outside of your area, here are steps to take to find a vetted and reliable professional:
1. Don't throw your request for assistance out to unvetted groups in social media or generic listserves. Why trust your business and your client to the unknown? Its bad business. Sure, they're free - but you get what you pay for.
2. Reach out to someone you know and trust in the area.
3. Reach out to the state or specialty association - join them.
4. Reach out to a national association - NCISS and NALI vet their membership to be in compliance with licensing and ethics - join them.
5. If international, reach out to WAD (they also vet their membership to be in compliance with licensing and ethics) - join them.
6. Vet your decision, including through your associations network.
 
Its your reputation. We give preference to professionals supporting our profession and holding membership in their state associations, NCISS, NALI and WAD, and specialty associations such as CDITC - many of which are cross members - join them. Through our memberships we have a trusted network of thousands in almost every state and almost 100 countries. We have a very personal network of over 2000 PIs we personally know and trust. That happened through our interactions in associations who support and grow our profession.

Don't just join - be active! We are involved in every association we belong to - not just as members, but from committees to the board, and Karen is the Administrative Manager or Executive Director of two.

It comes with a cost - so does bad decisions. Here some of our memberships and recommendations, and members of these associations get preference for direct referrals - www.DeathCaseReview.com/Associations.

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Professional Locate Investigations:
Individual Locates, Backgrounds and Assets & Liabilities
by Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI and Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI

You will learn basic and new skills and techniques to increase your success and profits (including Bonus Articles), and even lower your cost-per-case.

• New skills in locate and background resources
• New skills in locating records from those resources
• New skills in locating information from those records
• New skills in conducting locate investigations, and background checks &investigations

For book and ordering details visit - www.ProfessionalLocateInvestigations.com

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Tidbits From Our Profession
Do you have news of your associations and members to share? Please let us know!

Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council (CDITC) – Fall Academy
CDITC will be holding its fall academy in Jenson Beach, FL for a full week from 09/09 to 09/13.
The curriculum will be:
Mon & Tue - Component Method - CCDI
Wed & Thu - Forensic Science - CFSI
Friday - Serious Bodily Injury / Death Investigations - Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI
 
Attendance of all days may qualify the student to test for the CCDI (Certified Criminal Defense Investigator) and CFSI (Certified Forensic Science Investigator) designations.
Details and registration at www.DefenseInvestigator.com/cdiacademyprogram.html

NCISS Mid-Term and Michigan Council of Private Investigators (MCPI) Annual Conference
09/29-10/01 – Plymouth MI
This year, The Michigan Council of Professional Investigators (MCPI) will be hosting NCISS as part of MCPI's Annual Training Day! 
The festivities will start on Sunday, September 29, 2019, with a welcome reception involving cocktails and networking amongst NCISS and MCPI members and guests.  NCISS will hold its board meeting on September 30, 2019.  The following day, October 1, 2019, will be MCPI's Annual Training Day, replete with educational speakers!
These events are separate registrations. Details and registrations at www.NCISS.org and www.MCPIhome.com

Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators (AALPI) Annual Conference
09/07-09/08 – Mesa AZ
Details at www.AALPI.com
 
Michigan Council of Professional Investigators (MCPI) Annual Conference
(hosting the NCISS Mid-Term Meeting 09/30)
10/01 – Plymouth MI
Details at www.MCPIhome.com
 
Osmosis OSINT Annual Conference
10/13-10/15 – Orlando FL
Details at www.OSMOSIScon.com
 
North Carolina Association of Private Investigators (NCAPI) Annual Conference
11/07-11/09 – Concord NC
Details at www.NCAPI.com

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Commentary from the blog archives of AFI-LLC
www.DeathCaseReview.com/afi-llc-blog.html
Keep up with the current events of our agency and profession through our blog.  Dating back to the fall of 2011, there are dozens of articles, tips and resources for professional investigators.

Team Beers Takes Pride in Helping Victims (01/28/2013)
In October 2011 a local newspaper did this business profile on us.  Since that time our home base has moved and we remain in Colorado. Our services are primarily national expert consultants through our extensive personal network of investigators.
  Q:  Explain what you do.
  Q: Private investigators have been glamorized on television, movies and plays as masters of disguise and intrigue. What is it like in reality?
  Q: What kind of investigations make up the bulk of your business?
  Q: You have branched out into forensic investigations. What is the difference between that and private investigations? 
  Q: Generally speaking, what's been your most exciting case?
  Q: How did you get into the investigation business?
  Q: Tell our readers one thing that would surprise them about your business.
-- continued at www.DeathCaseReview.com/afi-llc-blog/team-beers-takes-pride-in-helping-victims
 
Learn the Basics of Death Investigations (02/05/2013)
This continuing education based death investigation course is a basic introduction into the concepts of the official investigation of death, such as by a coroner or medical examiner office, and the role that the private investigator may play in an equivocal death investigation. As might be expected, there are similar roles, overlapping roles and, of course different roles and responsibilities.  Although developed for continuing education, the concepts and methodology are suitable for any private or government sector investigator looking to expand their investigative knowledge into the basics of death investigation, and even personal injury investigations and injury causation.
-- continued at www.DeathCaseReview.com/afi-llc-blog/learn-the-basics-of-death-investigations
 
Scene Investigations - Part 1 and 2 from 2012 (02/20/2013)
One of our best articles from 2012 was from Karen, and was two parts covering the importance of scene investigations.
 
As investigators we get the opportunity to investigate all aspects of a case.  Sometimes a case may require some scene work. 

Even if at first it appears that the case does not require a visit to the scene, if you have the opportunity, it is always recommended to go back where the event first began.  Whether the case involves a death, a motor vehicle accident, or some type of crime, take the extra time, go that extra mile and visit the scene.  You might be surprised once you visit the scene to find out that something could not have occurred the way the witness, victim or police officer claims.  It is best not to rely on others to do the work you need to do yourself.  You are the investigator, and someone is depending on you to see, hear, and get an overall feel of what the scene was like.
-- continued at www.DeathCaseReview.com/afi-llc-blog/best-of-2012-scene-investigations
 
What are Equivocal Death Investigations and Analysis? (02/26/2013)
What does it mean to conduct an Equivocal Death Investigation or Analysis (EDI, EDA)?  We get asked this question time and time again.  An Equivocal Death Investigation is an in depth investigation into a death that has lingering questions.  Many families have come to us for help in understanding the circumstances surrounding a loved one’s death.  The manners of death can be classified as any of the following:  homicide, suicide, natural, accident or undetermined.  Sometimes the family/loved one of the deceased individual does not agree with the final determination and have a yearning for more answers. 
-- continued at www.DeathCaseReview.com/afi-llc-blog/what-are-equivocal-death-investigations-and-analysis

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Expert Forensic Consultant Affiliations
We believe that medicolegal investigation and consultation is a team effort.  Stephen Cina MD and Harold Schueler PhD are our agency affiliated experts in our respective fields offering our clients comprehensive medicolegal services.

Dr. Cina, has returned to being based in Colorado, is the former Chief Medical Examiner of Cook County IL. and now provides contract and independent forensic autopsies and consultations. We trained under, and worked with Dr. Cina, since our positions as Deputy Coroners.

Dr. Schueler is now a profession at mid-Atlantic university, and is the former Chief Forensic Toxicologist of a large mid-Atlantic metropolitan area.
 
We are proud of our working relationship with Dr. Cina, since 2002 and Dr. Schueler since 2010. Contact our office to consult on medicolegal death and injury causation.  The CVs of both Dr. Cina and Dr. Schueler are available by Contacting Us 
 
Through our colleagues, we also offer direct referrals from our Affiliated Experts Referral Program - contact our office for more details and direct referrals!

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Case Studies from AFI-LLC
www.DeathCaseReview.com/sample-cases.html
We are often asked about the types of traumatic injury and death cases we review - from family equivocal deaths to civil and criminal cases for attorneys and investigators. Each month we will present two previous cases - of hundreds - with a variety of circumstances, evidence, and conclusions.

Domestic Relations Settlement Offer Reduced (by nearly 85%) - (Legal Investigation)
In a case that had elements of all the investigative techniques available, our agency was able to uncover material evidence that played a pivotal role in assisting our client in their domestic relations settlement.  The opposing party began at $300,000 (which would have included liquidating real property and retirement assets).  During the settlement conference the opposing party reached $185,000 and was countered at $50,000.  Announcing they were unprepared to make any decisions, the opposing party discontinued discussions.  During the course of the following two months, our agency uncovered several areas of discrepancy in the background of the opposing party.  This included false disability claims (*again, Karen found video on a social media site of the opposing party dancing at a town festival, and statements of them being capable of walking over two miles without any mobility aids).  Additional information included false information about their military background, financial background, unlawful transfer of assets (using our network of colleagues, one found the vehicle in a rural area based on social media information).  Finally, the same efforts in the background found the the opposing party was able-bodied to work.  These efforts resulted in a settlement equal to that in discussions two months prior and a preservation of assets.
 
Suspicious Death - Suicide or Homicide (Independent Investigation)
Our agency was retained by next-of-kin to review the official records, reports, photographs and additional evidentiary information into the shooting death of a relative.  The decedent was found inside his locked apartment, by co-workers after not reporting to work.  He was lying supine with a semi-automatic handgun near his left leg, between a dining table and kitchen counter.  There was no indication another person had been with him approximate to the time of his death.  He resided alone and the front door was locked; however the sliding glass balcony door was unlocked (2nd level).  Prior to his death he had experienced multiple life stressing experiences, including relationship breakups.
 
The law enforcement investigation revealed multiple investigative deficiencies, and the death was ruled a suicide.  It was determined that these were mostly protocol that did not inhibit the investigation.  The most significant discrepancy was failing to note or investigate the unlocked sliding door.
 
The evidence suggests and supports that the decedent was alone at the time of his death.  Additionally, the decedent was not moved from another location or position within this location, including within the apartment.  There were no indications of assault, mutual combat or defense.  There is no evidence to suggest or support homicide, or that the scene and evidence were staged or altered.
 
This case was previously reviewed by multiple forensic experts, who concluded Undetermined as the appropriate Manner of Death.  These reviewed reports did not take into account multiple key points of evidence (such as no ability for another person to have been present and positioned to act).  Another example, was that perhaps the decedent mistook the handgun for his cell phone and was calling 911 (even intoxicated, as he was, the weight and manner of holding and completing a call are not the same as the operation of a semi-automatic handgun; and his cell phone was in his bedroom).
 
Our agency review of the empirical evidence and events concluded that the fatal shot could not have been from a person, other than the decedent, due to his location and furnishings, and final resting position.  Consequential evidence, including body position and blood spatter, were consistent with the bullet trajectory (into the walls and ceiling).
 
Conclusively, this death was not as a consequence of homicide.

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Learn Death and Serious Bodily Injury Investigations
www.MedicoLegalDeathInvestigations.com
Learn the concepts and protocols of investigating injury causation and death, and protocols of the forensic autopsy and findings of the autopsy in the final report.

This distance learning course provides the insight necessary to understanding the importance of injury causation to the death investigation.  This will transition into the reviewing and comprehending the autopsy findings presented in the final autopsy report.

If you are involved in legal investigations of civil, criminal or probate litigation, this is a valuable course - and we are available as your consulting experts.

Details at www.MedicolegalDeathInvestigations.com

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Associations and News
We are dedicated ambassadors to our profession and work within several associations with others to continually protect and improve our profession and resources, as well as networking and continuing education opportunities.

Professional Private investigations Association of Colorado (www.PPIAC.org) Monthly meetings, including a training speaker, are the first Wednesday of each month, usually in the Denver metro area.  PPIAC continues to hold specialized training sessions for new and veteran investigators, and also specific to the new licensing program.

We are excited to share this upcoming training program for all Rocky Mountain region investigators... DO NOT miss this opportunity!

Hosted by the Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado, we are pleased to also participate in providing some of the seminars.

PPIAC annual conference has moved from the fall to early summer to honor Private Investigators Day on July 24th. The event will begin with a pre-conference full day of OSINT with Cynthia Hetherington (separate registration and fee) on 07/24, followed by two days of seminar speakers and topics attendees have come to expect and commend of PPIAC - 07/25 to 07/26. Block your calendars now. The venue will be in beautiful Colorado Springs - a destination to plan a couple extra days of vacation!

National Association of Legal Investigators (www.NALI.com)
NALI is the premier association for legal investigators for civil plaintiff and criminal defense, and oversees the prestigious Certified Legal Investigator (CLI) program.  Experience is required to join and all members are subject to a background check.

Legal Investigators working cases for civil plaintiff or criminal defense - join the National Association of Legal Investigators! (http://nalionline.org/become-a-member - please contact our office and use us as a reference on the application)
 
The current issue of NALI's official journal - The Legal Investigator - is now available online at www.nalionline.org/publications.htm 

National Council of Investigation and Security Services (www.NCISS.org)
Each day we find an increasing number of problems confronting the orderly growth of our profession. These problems include, among others: overly restrictive legislation regarding training and standards, proliferation of legislation requiring local licensing, public misunderstanding and misinformation on the role and contribution of private investigators and security services, and an uninformed media. It is the role of NCISS to meet and solve these problems while seeking to uncover and recommend action on any hidden potential problems which may have an effect on our profession.

Karen is the NCISS Executive Director, and and oversees the day-to-day operations of the association and members, working closing with the Executive Committee and Board to advocate for the investigative and security professions. 

The current issue of NCISS's official journal - Your Advocate - is available online at www.nciss.org/your-advocate
Special news and alerts are at www.nciss.org/important-nciss-news

World Association of Detectives (www.WAD.net) 
W.A.D. is a global alliance of investigators and security professionals with origins dating back to 1921 and formalized in 1925.  W.A.D. is the longest established and largest association of its kind in the world.

Karen is the W.A.D. Administrative Manager, and Dean is the Governor of the Americas (North, Central and South America).  Together we work to further the mission of W.A.D. and provide resources to clients needing assistance in these regions. 

The current issue of WAD's official newsletter - Beyond Global - is available online at www.wad.net/newsletters-beyond-global

Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council (www.CDITCtraining.com) 
CDITC is a national training program and association of investigators devoted to criminal defense, and defense our Constitution - one case at at time, through the 'Component Method' by founder and National Director, Brandon Perron, CCCDI. Available training and certifications include the Certified Criminal Defense Investigator (CCDIs), Certified Forensic Interviewer - Forensic Testimonial Evidence Recovery (CFI-FTER), and the Certified Forensic Science Investigator (CFSI) programs.

Dean is a Faculty Board Advisor, and both Dean and Karen are CCDIs and CFI-FTERs, and are finalizing their examinations for the CFSI.

Additional memberships include FALI (FL), TALI (TX) and CALI (CA) state associations, National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), Mensa, and other associations (see right sidebar).

If your association has news, please send it to us for inclusion in our newsletter.

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News from Around our Profession
Freelance site Fiverr allowing illegal PI services
(Robert Orozco, Advance Professional Investigations – CO)
On the heels of Trustify dying (see last month’s newsletter), now freelance site Fiverr allowing illegal PI services.
Freelancer site Fiverr is also a site where you can buy malware to illegally spy on your spouse, pay someone to place a GPS tracker on a car, or hire an unlicensed private investigator, according to Fiverr listings.
 
-- continued at www.vice.com/en_us/article/a35vzj/freelance-site-fiverr-offers-illegal-private-spying-services
 
It should be noted, when notified of these practices, Fiverr did respond and remove reported violators for being 'Illegal or fraudulent services' violate our terms of service by doing so. Fiverr also removed a reported unlicensed private investigator.
 
As noted by Robert, it is pretty interesting as some of the services being offered are pretty intrusive. This article is another reason to show that for consumer protection, there is simply nothing else as effective as PI licensing.
 
As noted by Dean, this is no surprise, Fiverr is cheap and international - there is no control in those environments and more will pop up. This should be a warning - if someone goes outside a licensed PI, and gets in legal trouble – that is their issue to deal with.
 
As both noted, unfortunately, these services – like Trustify - become our profession’s issues and cause  more damage to the PI reputation.

Criminal-case outcome studies - Charging & Sentencing Analysis
Another R3 sentencing study success. The criminal defense attorney said our analysis of cases involving similar assaults provided the extra nudge needed to get to a favorable outcome of his plea negotiations.
Rich Robertson, CLI and his team at R3 are incredible. There are a few back stories to this study - starting with Rich's personal lawsuit for the right to these public records in AZ - and winning. Then continuing to develop the only such system in AZ (maybe the country). We need to sit down with Rich and his team on this!
-- Learn more - www.r3investigations.com/new-page
 
Trailer for "Pellett" movie debuts in Great Falls
“This Montana story deserves to be filmed right here in Montana. This is Montana’s movie and we’re going to work real hard and make the Big Sky proud of this movie,” Clem Pellett said. Clem Pellett’s grandfather Clarence was killed by Frank Dryman, “I just started following all the clues and about a year later I ended up capturing the murderer of my grandfather who had been a fugitive for almost 40 years,” Pellett said.
-- See more - www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/trailer-for-pellett-movie-debuts-in-great-falls
 
Clem Pellett is a retired dentist turned licensed PI - and has become a good friend to us.  His story is amazing and a must hear - and now see. No spoiler alerts - except to say several PI friends were instrumental in bringing justice.

Dark Web: Meet the Coloradans leading the world’s criminal investigations into the dark web
Drugs, guns and murder for hire: Meet the Coloradans leading the world’s criminal investigations into the dark web. The digital currencies are becoming more commonly used in illicit trade. From cubicles in a nondescript office building in the Denver Tech Center, two of the world’s leading cryptocurrency investigators spend their days trying to unmask people selling drugs, computer viruses and guns in the darkest corners of the internet. Special agents in the Denver office of Homeland Security Investigations, work to identify the people using the system for illegal trades. The wide variety of contraband spans the dangerous to the absurd: social security numbers, fake passports, cocaine, dinosaur bones, manuals to build weapons, counterfeit cash, murder-for-hire services, fake Christian Louboutin slippers. “Whatever your imagination is, it’s there.”
-- continued at www.denverpost.com/2019/08/31/colorado-dark-web-cryptocurrency-homeland-security

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Legislative News You Can Use... from NCISS
Your NCISS Board and members recently returned from the Annual Meeting and Hit the Hill event - representing over 10 states and making over 110 appointments with Senators and Representatives. Here is what was shared at each appointment - www.nciss.org/Congress

NCISS Member magazine - Your Advocate - August 2019 Summer
(include The eAdvocate for July / August)
NOW AVAILABLE -  visit www.nciss.org/Your-Advocate

In this issue:

• From the President, Andrea Orozco
  
• Member Benefits
• From the Vice Presidents
• Member Referral Program
• New Members
• NCISS 40 Years of Success
• Lobbyit Legislative Activity
• Elections, Awards, HTH Photos, and Experiences
• Mid-Term Meeting and MCPI Conference information
• Key Legislation & Regulations
• Membership News & Updates
• Who is NCISS - Member Directory Update
• Your NCISS Board
• Investigations & Data Value
• Member Savings!
• NCISS Store
  

- and More!
 
PRIVACY SPECIAL REPORT
As an Investigator, Security Agency, Process Server, or related professional… have you benefited from:

• Having access to driving records and motor vehicle information from your state DMV and private data providers?
• Having access to databases with permissible purposes under the GLBA?
• Having access to Social Security Numbers, Birthdates, Address History and other important information, including credit reports?
• Carry a firearm in the course of your professional duties?
• Having the ability to use a pretext for undercover operations, shopping services and other permissible purposes?
• Used the National Sex Offender Registry (Dru’s Law) for background investigations?
• Used GPS, drones and other modern technology in your investigations and security services?

If you answered YES to just one of these questions, you have directly benefitted from the more than 40-year history of NCISS, volunteers, and support of NCISS every member. NCISS and membership have provided responsive testimony to Congress and federal regulators, as well as assisting state associations with similar issues at the state level.
 
How? Download and share this important Special Report from NCISS at www.nciss.org/Special-Report!
 
If you wonder what NCISS does for you, view NCISS as your insurance policy. You don’t make claims every day. When the big claim comes, and the upcoming privacy fight is that “claim,” you will want NCISS protecting you at every turn.

Please share with your colleagues - 2019 is going to be a challenging year for all of us.

NOW PUBLISHED! 3RD QUARTER MEMBER DIRECTORY AND MEMBER GUIDE
The updated 3rd quarter digital Member Directory and Member Guide is now available!

In each Directory and Guide:
- Getting Started
- NCISS Website Navigation and Member Profile page
- Member Login, Member Profile Settings, Dues Renewal
 
- USA Members
- Alphabetical by Last Name with full contact information
- International Members
- Alphabetical by Last Name with full contact information
- USA Members
- By State and Last Name with Agency, City & State
- Supporting Associations
- Alphabetical by State
 
- NCISS Member Guide
- NCISS Member Benefits and Savings
- Investigations and Value of Data Access
- About NCISS
- History of NCISS
- NCISS Board Members
- NCISS Member Ethics and Mission
- NCISS Awards
- NCISS Successes
- NCISS Bylaws
 
This Diectory will be updated as of April 30th 2019, for the 2nd Quarter; and updated each quarter. This Directory is also interactive with active links for email and domain addresses, as well as graphics to their sites.

PS - be sure to check past issues of the Your Advocate digital magazine at www.nciss.org/Your-Advocate

To stay current, please visit www.nciss.org/Important-NCISS-News

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The Quint-Essential Qualities of a Professional Investigator
Skills Appropriate for the Assignment
Law firms and medical offices specialize - Professional Investigators also specialize.  Their casework and continuing education should also be in your specialized areas.

Experience and Knowledge
Professional Investigators strive to maintain and further these. All professions have requirements of continuing education.  The CLI and CCDI programs both require extensive compliance with continuing education.

Responsible and Ethical Conduct
Every component of the investigation has evidentiary considerations. Professional Investigators hold themselves to a higher standard and leaves no question as to the admissibility of their evidence.  Information without ethics is not evidence.

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