PI’s Declassified!

Law enforcement policies and tactics have landed directly under the nation’s microscope of late. Many wonder what happened? Most individuals who sign on as sworn officers do so because they want to make a difference. What happens then? Is it their training or is something else afoot? A 34-year veteran law enforcement officer, retired police chief, and multiple award recipient, Dr. Norm Stamper, has much to say on the subject. He is the author of Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing and To Protect and Serve: How to Fix America’s Police. Join Norm Stamper for a thoughtful discussion on policing in the United States.

Surveillance is both an art and a skill. It requires planning, flexibility, quick decision-making, and most of all patience, patience, and more patience. It is definitely not a task for sissies! Are you a surveillance investigator who wants to learn more tricks of the trade? Or…are you someone who wants to hire a competent surveillance investigator and you don’t know where to start. Pennsylvania Private Investigator Matt Grotkowski says, “Surveillance is able to cut through the layers of fraud and trickery and provide you with clear-cut answers. When it’s done properly, surveillance is able to counter someone’s false claims with their factual actions and behavior.” Tune in to hear Matt Grotkowski discuss this vital investigative tool.

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.

Leah Wietholter, a former FBI employee, certified fraud examiner, forensic accountant, and the author of Data Sleuth: Using Data in Forensic Accounting Engagements and Fraud Investigations will detail what is involved in finding fraudsters through the process she developed. Tune in to hear Leah provide a comprehensive blueprint and critical tips to understand the foundational data sources and logical analyses used to quantify losses and uncover financial misconduct,

John Ferriso was a New York Police Officer in 2001 when evil landed on the World Trrade Center and the citizens of New York. on September 11. Ferriso describes his eye-witness experienceof the events that changed New and even the world in a New York Minute. Many stories have been told about this day of infamy, but still this first-person account is captivating.

What do you do when you need to mitigate a controversy for yourself or a case you are investigating? Whether you are a Fortune 500 CEO, university chancellor, celebrity, politician, athlete, attorney or even an individual private investigator, where do you go for advice, particularly when there is high-profile exposure? You may need an expert to provide you tactical guidance, or you may require a behind-the-scenes process to gain positive publicity, to hold the media accountable for erroneous or distorted reporting, and a vehicle to proactively tell your story. Award-winning investigative reporter, Glenn Bunting, knows how the media thinks and operates. Tune in to hear Glenn share his skills and expertise using both traditional and new media tools to get your message heard.

Who better to address immigration law than an attorney who was an immigrant herself? That is the case with Sharron SK Williams who immigrated to the United States from Belize. She is a practicing attorney who is right in the middle of addressing visa petitions, naturalization, permits for re-entry, asylum, religious worker petitions, unaccompanied immigrant children and other immigrant-related matters. Join PI’s Declassified! to hear Sharon SK Williams discuss both the challenges she faces as a lawyer specializing in immigration law and her work as a human rights advocate.

Working with experts can be challenging, frustrating, and sometimes puzzling. Working with a great expert is often insightful as well as rewarding, whether or not it helps your case. Celia Harnett is a court-qualified expert in many areas of forensic science including crime scene reconstruction, firearms & tool marks, gunshot residue, impression evidence, serology, trace evidence, blood alcohol analysis & interpretation, & controlled substances. She is an expert where an investigator or an attorney walks away with an education concerning their particular case. Tune in to hear Celia Harnett discuss working with forensic specialists and what a legal professional can do to prepare. https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/96765/forensic-scientist-extraordinaire January 12, 2017

P.I.'s Declassified 03/17/22