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NEWS ABOUT: private investigator

private investigator stories: 7 news summaries

Maddy Suspect Asked About Her 'New Daughter'

Calls flood in after request for tips about Australian woman

Aug 7, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Private investigators working for Madeleine McCann's parents have received “hundreds of calls” from people with information about a woman who may be involved in the child’s disappearance, the Telegraph reports. A witness said the woman, described as a Victoria Beckham lookalike with an Australian accent, was pacing and... More »

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Australia • Spain • Madeleine McCann • Algarve • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • private investigator • Barcelona • human trafficking • Praia da Luz • missing person

INVESTIGATION

News Corp Paid $1.6M to Hide Journos' Crimes

Tabloid hacked thousands of phones of stars, politicians

Jul 9, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp paid out more than $1.6 million in out-of-court settlements to conceal illegal methods deployed by its journalists, including hacking cell phones, a Guardian investigation reveals. Phone-hacking charges were first raised in 2007 in a case involving Prince William, but suppressed police... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • David Cameron • private investigator • hacking • Les Hinton • News of the World • News Corp • police investigation • newspaper industry • Andy Coulson

$40K Reward Offered for Condor Shooter

Green groups hire private eye to probe California attack

Apr 10, 09 4:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Environmental groups probing the shotgun shooting of two California condors have hired a private eye and raised $40,500 in reward money for information leading to the culprits, the Los Angeles Times reports. The condors—two of just 81 in California and 322 in the world—were found last month... More »

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endangered species • California • birds • private investigator • Condor

Investors Hire Gumshoes to Snoop on Fund Managers

Fraud schemes prove boon to private eyes

Mar 23, 09 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investors are increasingly hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on fund managers in hopes of avoiding the next Madoff-style fraud, Bloomberg reports. Background checks are expensive—depending on the firm, they may cost $1,000 per company or individual investigated—and can take weeks, but investors say they are... More »

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fraud • background check • private investigator • Ponzi scheme • investor • defrauding investors • background checks • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • Arthur Nadel

 Denim Detective
 Unzips Fake
 Jeans Biz

Designers hire PI's to protect their bottom lines

Sep 6, 08 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Johnson likes collecting women's jeans, but he doesn't wear them—he's one of hundreds of fashion detectives hired by designers to spot knockoffs, the Los Angeles Times reports. Johnson trolls stores and Internet sites for clients like True Religion who want to put counterfeiters out of business. The fakes... More »

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business • knockoff • private investigator • jeans • counterfeiters • apparel

 Hollywood Private Eye
 Found Guilty 

'Ultimate problem solver' Pellicano faces hefty term after racketeering conviction

May 15, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrity private detective Anthony Pellicano was found guilty today of 76 of the 77 charges he faced, including racketeering, wire fraud, and illegal wiretapping, the Los Angeles Times reports. Pellicano, 64, could face a life sentence after prosecutors won conviction on charges he illegally threatened and placed several prominent celebrities... More »

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Hollywood • corruption • celebrity • racketeering • Anthony Pellicano • private investigator • wiretapping

Dunne Wanted Daughter's Murderer Killed

Now-disgraced
PI talked famed
crime writer down

Aug 30, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crime writer Dominick Dunne asked Anthony Pellicano to put out a contract on his daughter’s killer’s life—and relented only when the private investigator talked him down. Dunne hired the now-incarcerated Pellicano to follow John Thomas Sweeney in the mid-1980s; the Vanity Fair writer now tells Slate he... More »

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Vanity Fair • murder • Anthony Pellicano • Dominick Dunne • private investigator • John Maura • John Thomas Sweeney

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