The International Councilor

July, 2014

Special 60th AGM Edition

In this Issue

President’s Message 1

From the Editor 2

AGM News Pages 1 to 10

New Members 11

Pending Applications 11

Former Members 11

Member News 12

Candidates for Election 13

Featured Articles

Prem Kumar 14

Cross Border Fines for

British Drivers 15

How to Guide to Instagram 17

3 Ways to Meet CII Members 19

Chris Brogan Interview 20

CII Promotions News 22

The International

Councilor

Lois Colley—Editor

All Rights Reserved

July 2014

President’s

Message

John Sexton, CII

60th AGM September 2-6 San Francisco

With just a little more than a month away, plans are coming together for what will be an outstanding conference in that “City by the Bay”, the one where Tony Bennett “left his heart” - yes the home of the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisher-man’s Wharf, Presidio, China-town, and much, much more, SAN FRANCISCO! The northern California crew, under the strict thumb of Bob Fenech, has planned some outstanding seminars, social events that will rock your socks, (including a trip to the Rock) and extras (golf outing, pre-conference workshop, tour of the wine country) for those willing to go the extra mile. So, check out the great fun in store throughout this issue: General Agenda—Page 3 Speakers Topics—Page 4,5,6 Social Outings—Page 6 Registration links— Page 7 List of attendees— Page 8 Generous sponsors— Page 8 Hotel venue— Page 9 Golf & Wine Tour—Page 10

Greetings Esteemed Colleagues,

Well, it’s that time of the year again…..we’re knocking on the door of the 2014 AGM!

This will be the final President’s message before our big event in San Francisco in September. That does not mean that we are taking a break – au contraire – planning for the West Coast Extravaganza is reaching epic proportions. Galen Clements, our Vice President and Steve Kirby, our Executive Director will travel to the city celebrated in song, in order to finalize arrangements with our hard working hosts. The number of registered attendees indicate that we can expect a large turnout. Will you leave your heart in San Francisco?

As has been reported in previous letters, the Website Committee con-tinues to meet on a regular basis in order to spruce up our website. The new home page and banner will be “live” in the coming weeks. This is one of the most important compo-nents of the website, as it will serve as a “first impression” to our new users.

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Editor’s Message by Lois Colley

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Ruth Hoffman, Assistant Editor

Ryan Colley, Editorial Staff

Dear CII Members, Here we are in the year 2014, and although we don’t yet see hovercrafts replacing wheeled vehi-cles as promised in the movies, it has become increasingly difficult to keep up with certain areas of technology. As the mobile phone market evolves, a tandem evolution of mobile spyware proves helpful- or detrimental- to the PI world. These sly new applications are incredibly tough (if not impossible) to trace, with features that allow the application’s user to dip into all of the phone’s information, along with the GPS location. Recently, a well-to-do client of mine had received an errant copy of an audio recording, which took place in a private office between him and a subordinate. Neither he nor the subordinate recorded the conversation. And for the record, third party wiretapping is a federal criminal offense in the US. After exhausting the obvious sources of the recording, we were prompted to look into the latest commercial spyware for mobile telephones. In terms of capabilities of these applications, Stealth Genie and MobileSpy are industry leaders, but a product called M-SPY may be leading the pack. At a base level, the program pulls communication data from the phone and filters it into a program accessible only to application’s installer. Beyond that, however, the capabilities are staggering. Their promotional video boasts that “Any person’s cell phone can be used as a remote listening device that will spy on it’s owner” at a range of 15 feet, allowing the phone’s user (and any associates in proximity) to be listened to “even while not on the phone.” All while remaining “completely invisible” to the person being monitored. In addition to the above, applications and websites can be remotely blocked from the M-SPY software platform. The installer also has the power to prevent incoming calls from specified phone numbers. The product is heavily marketed to the parents of teen children whose social/ online activities may be troublesome. But it is also marketed to employers and paranoid spouses. In the primary promotion-al video, M-SPY’s spokesmen note that “Private detectives can cost a fortune,” and M-SPY eradicates the need to hire one. As PIs, we have always been at the forefront of knowledge for the long-ignored privacy issues have come to light recently in news and legislation around the world. But just as governments and individu-als attempt to protect their privacy, M-SPY and their competitors remind us that, legal or not, an entire-ly new industry is dawning. And as investigators, we’re standing on the brink. We have a lot of chal-lenges: to educate our clients about how their activities can be monitored; to identify these ghost-like invasions of privacy on behalf of our clients; and to determine what legal circumstances would allow us to use such devices to our benefit. However, the greatest challenge of all is not to be put out of busi-ness by these technologies. On a final note regarding technology, please take a moment to “Like” the CII page on Facebook. Having an online presence is ever more important to any group, and this can become a useful commu-nication tool for us. The privacy settings for the group are such that the group name and members are visible to the public, while posts remain viewable only to the group members. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1505764422986315/ Best regards, Lois

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2014 AGM—San Francisco California

September 2—6, 2014

San Francisco Hilton Hotel

Tuesday, September 2 Pre Conference Workshop—Michele

Stuart—Internet Investigations Board Meeting Golf Outing Welcome Reception Hospitality Suite

Wednesday, September 3 Opening ceremonies Guest delegate tour Michele Stuart—Open Source Investigation Max Noel— Chasing The Unabomber Evening outing to dinner and

Beach Blanket Babylon show Hospitality Suite

Thursday, September 4 Annual General Meeting Awards Luncheon Alcatraz Tour Hospitality Suite

Friday, September 5 Panel Discussion—International Due Diligence Nancy O’Malley—Alameda County District At-

torney—International Human Trafficking Jason Collum—San Francisco County District

Attorney Office—Investigating the “Chinese Blessing” Scam

Free afternoon to tour San Francisco New Board Meeting Gala Banquet Hospitality Suite

Saturday, September 6 Tour of the wine country (optional) Hospitality Suite

Schedule of Events

Okay, enough procrastinating. It’s time to register for the 2014 AGM in San Francisco, California, USA beginning Tuesday September 2nd and ending with the optional wine country tour on Saturday, Septem-ber 6th. Our host venue is near and within walking distance of North Beach, Financial District, China-town, the Embarcadero, Union Square, Market Street and Fisherman’s Wharf. There are going to be tre-mendous seminars, lots of fun outings, golf, fantastic food, terrific camaraderie, and all the things that make CII meetings the best in the profession. So lets get going.

REGISTER NOW—GO TO PAGE 7

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Michele Stuart

Open Source Investiga-

tions

Ms. Stuart has over twenty

three years of experience spe-

cializing in the areas of Finan-

cial, Open Source Investiga-

tions (OSINT), Corporate In-

vestigations and Intelligence/

Counter Intelligence. She started her investigative ca-

reer as an Economic Fraud Investigator focusing in

conducting in depth national and international finan-

cial investigations primarily for the FDIC and RTC.

Ms. Stuart is an Adjunct Professor with University of

Virginia and an Instructor at Quantico for international

training programs. She provides seminars on her spe-

cialized investigative techniques in Open Source In-

vestigations (OSINT). Over the past years she has pro-

vided presentations, and private training, to both Fed-

eral and State levels of Law Enforcement Agencies

and Military Intelligence throughout the United States

including attendees of Department of Homeland Secu-

rity, Secret Service, US Marshals, FBI, DOJ, Border

Patrol, Indian Tribal Nations and local law enforce-

ment agencies throughout the country. Additionally,

she has presented classes for RSIG, ARA, Allied Fi-

nance Adjusters, Insurance Special Investigative Units

and numerous financial and state associations. Moreo-

ver, she has written and published several articles per-

taining to her investigative methods in various investi-

gative publications and journals and is a featured au-

thor with her own column concerning Internet Profil-

ing and Open Source Investigations titled “Internet

FYI” in PI Magazine, a widely distributed trade publi-

cation of the private investigations industry.

Max Noel

Chasing the

Unabomber

A Nebraska native, Max No-

el joined the FBI in 1968—

he met J. Edgar Hoover in

training school—and was

assigned to the San Francis-

co office, after one year in

the Sacramento office. Max

had a storied 31 year career

in the FBI, working on and

solving some of the most famous cases in FBI history, in-

cluding the Patty Hearst kidnapping, the Weather Under-

ground's west coast bomb factory; the 1976 Chowchilla

school bus kidnapping and of course the Unabomber in-

vestigation. In 1993, just as he was contemplating retire-

ment, Max was assigned to the Unabomber task force

formed at the request of U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno

and FBI Director Louis Freeh. The task force was created

after Theodore Kaczynski, whose first explosive package

detonated at Northwestern University in 1978, started

bombing again after a six-year hiatus. Between the time he

started searching for the Unabomber and the arrest in

Montana, Kaczynski struck two more times with deadly

force. For years, Max Noel and the squad investigating the

case searched exhaustively for clues that would lead to

Kaczynski. Max and his unit collected 54,000 volumes of

information and had 2,417 suspects before identifying Ka-

czynski who was living in his cabin off the $600 a year he

received through birthday and Christmas presents from his

mother. Max will share this fascinating case with us and

how he and his team captured one of the most vicious and

dangerous domestic terrorist in US history.

Seminar Speakers & Topics—60th Annual General Meeting

Panel Discussion—International Due Diligence

Moderator—Larry Ross, CII

Panelists— Some of CII’s most knowledgeable experts in due diligence

Brett Mikkelson, CII Jack Chu, CII Pawan Ahluwalia, CII

Eddy Sigrist, CII Sachit Kumar, CII Ponno Kalastree, CII

Brian King, CII

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Nancy O’Malley

Alameda County District Attorney

International Human Trafficking

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors appointed Nancy E. O’Malley as District Attorney of

Alameda County on September 18, 2009. She was sworn in as the County's first female elected

District Attorney on January 3, 2011.

Ms. O’Malley has been an attorney in the District Attorney’s office since 1984, and has held the position of Chief Assis-

tant District Attorney since 1999. During her career in the office, Ms. O’Malley has served in many supervisory roles.

She was the head of the Sexual Assault Unit, the leader of a Felony Trial Team as well as the Felony Preliminary Hearing

Unit, the assistant team leader of the Law and Motion Department, and an Assistant Branch Head of the DA’s Office at

the Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.

Ms. O’Malley has also prosecuted hundreds of felony matters ranging from child sexual assault to domestic violence and

murder. In her most recent jury trial, she obtained convictions against Jared Adams, who was charged with multiple felo-

nies stemming from a crime spree that included attempted murder, robbery of a gas station and carjacking. During the

robbery of the gas station, he shot and paralyzed a 10-year-old Oakland boy who was taking a piano lesson in a neighbor-

ing music school. After the trial, Ms. O’Malley secured a 70-year prison sentence for Adams.

Ms. O’Malley is a nationally recognized expert in the advancement of victims’ rights. She also has national and statewide

recognition as an expert in areas including violence against women and interpersonal violence, including sexual assault,

domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, stalking/threat management. She is an expert in ethics and discovery and has

written statewide protocols in those areas.

Ms. O’Malley has produced numerous training programs and has written several legal articles related to child physical

and sexual abuse, and violence against women. She serves as the technical advisor for the Sexual Assault Training

through the California District Attorney’s Association (CDAA) and produced the first statewide symposium on Violence

Against Women. She has produced three statewide 3R Conferences which addresses issues affecting teens, particularly

sexual assault of teens.

In 2004, Ms. O’Malley was inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame, Justice Category. In 1998, she

was honored by the California Senate with the Woman of the Year award for her leadership in ending violence against

women and for her legislative contributions.

Ms. O’Malley has written several bills which have been signed into law, including the expansion of protections for vic-

tims of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, elder abuse as well as stronger protections for child victims and crime

victims with disabilities. She serves as both a National and Statewide consultant to Legislators on pending legislation,

including issues of victim’s rights, violence against women, and sentencing.

Under Ms. O’Malley’s leadership and vision, Alameda County opened the Alameda County Family Justice Center, a one

-stop shop for victims of family violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and child abuse. The ACFJC is a model throughout

the country.

Ms. O’Malley is the past President of the California Women Lawyers.

Seminar Speakers & Topics—60th Annual General Meeting

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Seminar Speakers & Topics—

60th Annual General Meeting

Jason Collom, a second generation policeman, (centered

in the picture below) is a sworn investigator from the

Office of the District Attorney in the City and County

of San Francisco. A police officer since 1996, he was

assigned to patrol for eight years before becoming a

detective in 2004. He is certified by the State of Cali-

fornia as bilingual, fluent in Chinese and English. He

is a founding member of a workgroup comprised of law

enforcement and immigration personnel worldwide spe-

cifically targeting the perpetrators of The Blessing

Scam, and he has testified as an expert witness on such

cases in the United States and Canada.

The "Blessing Scam" or "Evil Spirit Scam" is a confi-

dence scheme practiced by an organized crime syndi-

cate based principally in a single region of the People's

Republic of China. In nearly every corner of the world

where Chinese-speaking persons live in significant

numbers, the con artists use traditional beliefs and su-

perstitions to prey on their mostly elderly victims. Inter-

national investigation has shown these groups to be

highly organized, with the same persons and methods

appearing from Singapore to New York City, and from

Canberra to Vancouver.

Detective Collum has received numerous commen-

dations for his work in protecting the innocent victims

of this crime. He will share his background and

knowledge in investigating and preventing this offense

against the elderly.

Jason Collum

Investigating the Chinese Blessing Scam

Don’t eat a big lunch on Wednesday as you will need to save room for a scrumptious Italian family style dinner in the heart of San Francisco. After a great meal and a little vino, what better than to work off those calories with lots of belly laughs at the world renowned satirical review:

This high-energy cabaret spectacle is dotted with hi-larious satire, outrageous renditions of popular songs, gaudy costumes and oversized, ostentatious headpiec-es. The San Francisco Chronicle gives Beach Blanket Babylon its highest rating and calls it "the real San Francisco treat!"

Networking Outings

Trip to “The Rock”

On Thursday afternoon, right after our Awards

Luncheon, get ready for a once in a lifetime visit to

America’s most infamous prison—Alcatraz a/k/a

“The Rock”. This will be a trip you won’t want to

miss. See where John Sexton spent his formative

years.

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2014 AGM SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE

PLATINUM— Exhibit booth (if desired); Conference fees for 4; Delegate bag advertising; Full banner recog-

nition; Cover ad in conference brochure; website acknowledgement—$10,000

GOLD— Exhibit booth (if desired); Conference fees for 2; Delegate bag advertising; Full banner recognition;

Inside cover ad in conference brochure; website acknowledgement—$5,000

SILVER—— Exhibit booth (if desired); Conference fees for 1; Delegate bag advertising; Signage recognition;

Full page add in conference brochure; website acknowledgement—$2,500

BRONZE— Exhibit booth (if desired); Delegate bag advertising; Signage recognition; 1/2 page ad in confer-

ence brochure; website acknowledgement—$1,000

PATRON—— Delegate bag advertising; Shared signage recognition; 1/2 page ad in conference brochure;

website acknowledgement—$500

FRIEND—Business card ad in conference brochure; website acknowledgement—$150

2014 Annual General Meeting Registration Links Registration: We are pleased to announce that registration for the spectacular 2014 AGM is now available! To register you can click on the link below and it will bring you right to the electronic registration form. https://coii.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_163157&test=1 You can also go to our website and www.cii2.org and click on the link on the home page or under the 2014 AGM tab. Registration can be paid for by credit or debit card through the above link, or you can register and pay by check. Either way you are going to be good to go! Once you register, you will then receive a confirmation that will contain a link to the hotel. Hotel: If you prefer, you can go directly to the hotel registration form for our conference at http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/S/SFOFDHF-CII-20140901/index.jhtml Our host hotel is the fabulous Hilton San Francisco with all the amenities of a 5 Star hotel. The rate is an un-believable $169 per night and that rate is good for days both before and after the conference. Sponsorship: Thanks the continued generosity of our members our AGMs are always first rate. Check out the various sponsorships available below: https://coii.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_163162&test=1

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Pawan & Bunti Ahluwalia

Abhuit Ahluwailia

Donald Amaeshi

Maurice & Chandra Amres

Zafar Anjum

Walter Atwood

Nancy Barber & Ken Kirk

Gary & Sue Bartolotti

Michael & Colette Bennett

Sam Brown

Jack Burke & Kathy Jones

Alice Campbell

Jim & Anne Cawood

Galen Clements & Arlene Bell

Ryan Colley

Tom & Helen Davies

Seth Derish

Raul Fat

Bert & Peggy Falbaum

Bob Fenech & Leona Wong

Nikolas Franklin

James & Maraid Gahan

Jay Groob & Brenda Beyersdoefer

Larry Gurwin

Fritz Hebach

Earl Johnson

Bill Joynt

Ponno & Dora Kalastree

Sant Kaur Yayaram & Alison Chong

Ed Kelly

Steve & Jeanne Kirby

Sachit Kumar

Vivek Kumar

Jacob Lapid

Stephen Levine

David & Mary MacLeod

Alan & Vicki Marr

Brett Mickelson

Derek & Joan Nally

Chris Nielsen & Kathy Kerr

Mary Nikas

Sheila Ponnosamy

Nancy Poss-Hatchl & Sid Hatchl

Rick Quinn

Marc Reed

Tom Reilly

Joan Beach-Reistetter & Emery Reistetter

Larry & Margy Ross

Michael & Carole Russell

John Sexton

Eddy Sigrist

Sandra Stibbards

Anne Styren

Igor Tymofeyev

Bob & Shirley Wallace

Rod & Haley Webb

Norm & Karen Willox

Generous Sponsors as of July 21, 2014 Gold: Bob Fenech, Galen Clements, Sachit Kumar

Silver: Zafar Anjum, Norm Willox

Bronze: Brian King

Patron: Mike Russell, Chris Nielsen, Jeff Williams, Steve Kirby, Nancy Barber, Ed Kelly, Fritz Hebach, Martin Jakael, Jay Groob,

Marc Reed

Friend: James Loh, Anne Styren, David MacLeod, Tanya DeGenova, Ponno Kalastree, Graham Dooley, Jim Kirby, Larry Gurwin,

Raul Fat, Leena Aavameri, Stephen Levine, Maida Taylor

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Hilton San Francisco Financial District 750 Kearny Street,

San Francisco, California, 94108, USA

TEL: +1-415-433-6600

ROOM BLOCK CLOSES AUGUST 8

BOOK NOW!

People are still asking how the “h” did Bob Fenech negotiate a $169 price for a luxury hotel in the heart of San Fran-cisco. Well, some things are better left to the imagination. Regardless, Bob got us a great rate at a great hotel.

Our host hotel is located in a central location in San Francisco, California, surrounded by the bustling neighborhoods of North Beach, Chinatown and the Financial District. Soaring 27 floors above the vibrant city, the Hilton San Francis-co Financial District hotel boasts stunning bay and city views. Enjoy a downtown retreat within easy walking dis-tance to Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, Market Street and the Embarcadero.

Unwind after a busy day in San Francisco with a coffee or local merlot at Flyte Wine and Beer Bar while enjoying complimentary access to iPads. Dine on gourmet cuisine in the relaxed yet sophisticated atmosphere of 750 Restau-rant & Bar. Stay fit at the fully equipped fitness center.

Boasting 20,000 sq. ft. of event space, this downtown San Francisco hotel is ideal for business or social gatherings.

Enjoy a choice of contemporary meeting rooms and a Grand Ballroom, with floor-to-ceiling windows and city views.

Hold an unforgettable social event on the hotel's bridge overlooking the city. This popular choice among San Fran-

cisco Financial District hotels offers an expert meeting and event planning team to help exceed all your expecta-

tions.

It’s not too late to register, but our room block ends August 8—so if you haven’t made your hotel reservations you

need to make it now! Click on this link for a quick and easy registration.

http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/S/SFOFDHF-CII-20140901/index.jhtml

CII 2014 EXECUTIVE BOARD

Officers Directors

John Sexton, CII—President—2015 Sheila Ponnosamy, CII—2015

Galen Clements, CII—VP—2014 Sachit Kumar, CII—2016

Eddy Sigrist, CII—Treasurer—2016 Anne Styren, CII—2014

Debbra Macdonald, CII—Secretary—2015 Jack Chu, CII—2014

Brett Mikkelson, CII—2016

Bert Falbaum. CII—2015

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President’s Message Continued from page 1

I am also pleased to report that our public relations team is working to move us into the 21st century, establishing a CII presence on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. This will be discussed at the AGM.

It is always a great feeling to be able to recognize “one of our own”. Those of you who were fortunate enough to be in attendance during the interview in Ireland last year of the Spy Master himself: Jack Devine, were treated to some wonderful stories and a glimpse into the covert world of the CIA. Jack’s memoir; “Good Hunting” has since been released to great acclaim. Which begs the question; “How many budding authors do we have amongst our ranks?” I am thinking we have quite a few….maybe it is time to consider putting pen to paper or keystroke to computer?

I would be remiss not to thank the many sponsors who have stepped forward to ensure that the 2014 AGM has the funds needed to succeed. Those of you who will party/network/learn/share in San Francisco will hear us continue to mention the names and the companies of our sponsoring colleagues. These generous folks continue year after year to make the impossible become possible and I humbly tip my cap to them.

Some of you may have heard about a recent news broadcast involving a fake TSA Agent in San Francisco airport, who was going around “patting down” females. It just goes to show that eejits like this can crop up anywhere and we should always be alert. He should consider himself lucky that he did not try pulling this stunt in the days leading up to our AGM, as I have no doubt that he would have been busted in double quick time – seeing how that airport will be teaming with many of the world’s finest investigators!

I look forward to seeing as many as possible in San Francisco.

Until then - Good Luck!

John Sexton

CII President

Extra Events at the 60th Annual AGM

Like to Play A Round?

Join Chris “Tiger” Nielsen; Brian “The Golden

Bear” King; Mike “Arnie’s Army” Russell; Ga-

len “Grip & Rip it” Clements and more of our

intrepid golfers for fun and lies on the links.

For a small extra $125 you will get transporta-

tion, green fees, carts, and pretty much eve-

rything you need to play 18. Best of all, Chris

& Mike are sponsoring the 19th hole. But, if

you want to play you have to pay, more im-

portantly you have to let us know as soon as

possible. See you at the first tee!

Best of the Grape

On Saturday, as an extra

treat, there will be a tour of

the lovely Napa Valley,

northern California’s famous

wine country. The tour will

feature a coach bus winding

through beautiful country,

stopping at several vine-

yards. There will be tastings, and of course the

opportunity to purchase some of the worlds fin-

est wines. While there is a “no whining” rule at

the conference, “wining” is certainly acceptable.

If you would like to partake in this added event,

there is a $125 cost in addition to your registra-

tion fee. Register today!

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Pending applicants

Rodney Baker— Baker & Baker LTD Tulsa Oklahoma USA

Stefan Ballesteros—Phoenix Investigations

Geneva Switzerland

Theodore Kavowras—Panoramic Consulting Hong Kong China

Thomas Mensah—Claimswatch International

Lagos Nigeria

Ernest Brian Sinclair—Sinclair Investigation Calgary, Alberta Canada

Michele Stuart– JAG Investigations

Gilbert (Phoenix) Arizona USA

Yong Xia— Xiamen Obsidian Xiamen China

More information about the applicants can be

found on the CII website. Anyone with knowledge of these applicant’s qualifications

can contact Galen Clements at galen.clements@comcast.net

(Remember no posting about applicants

on the listserv)

Current Membership Numbers

Certified 267 Affiliate 12

Qualified 13 Honorary 6

Associate 5 TOTAL 322

Senior 16 Applicants 7

Countries Represented—52

Continents Represented—6

2014—24 New Members to Date

Since we last went to press, our Executive Board voted

into membership eleven individuals; five on May 22 and 6

on June 19. Those new members are:

David MacLeod—Melbourne Australia

Tim Burchell—United Kingdom

Ari Morse—Florida USA

Harvey Morse—Florida USA

Jonathan Fawcett –United Kingdom

Sam Blackstone—New Jersey USA

Patrick Beiner—Warsaw, Poland

Annalisa Rickets-UK / Italy

Herman Weisberg—NY / Florida USA

Mario Perumal—Sri Lanka

Alice Campbell—Tennessee USA

Since December 2013, CII has welcomed 24 new

members into the fold.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Former Members The below listed members elected not to renew for

2014 and are no longer members of The Council.

Deana Acuna—San Bernardino CA, USA

J. Greg Borders—Dallas TX, USA

Joseph Charles—Atlanta GA, USA

Daniel Dawson—Singapore

Daniel Draz—Illinois—USA

Bernardo Ferro—Italy

Richard Green—UK

Kadir Karasu—Turkey

David Linsky—Connecticut USA

Jon McDowell—Iowa USA

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Big Changes at the Heartland Firm On June 1,2014, Heartland Investigative Group announces its acquisition of Tom Herder Investigative

Services, a licensed private detective firm based in Maple Grove.

“Our goal is to provide our clients with the best practitioners in the region, and Tom Herder is clearly

one of the best surveillance agents in the country – we’re really excited that he and his team are now

part of our agency”, says Paul Jaeb, CEO.

“I couldn’t have chosen a more respected and professional group to join – Heartland is the clear lead-

er in Minnesota and I have great respect for Paul Jaeb”, says Tom Herder.

With the acquisition Heartland now has over 100 employees providing investigative services to the

leading law firms, banks, insurers, and corporate clients throughout the Midwest. Through this acquisi-

tion, the firm is now licensed to provide investigative services in Wisconsin.

Tom Herder has been a Certified Member of the Council since 1995. Tom Jaeb, brother of Paul Jaeb,

has been an Affiliate Member since 2012.

In other Heartland news, Tom Jaeb has been promoted to President of Heartland Companies effective

July 1, 2014. Tom joined Heartland as a staff investigator in 1993. In 1999 he became the Managing

Investigator. He assumed the role of Vice President in 2005, managing the firm’s entire investigative

staff. “Tom’s tremendous leadership has been instrumental in Heartland becoming the largest and most

respected investigative agency in the Midwest,” states Paul Jaeb, Heartland’s CEO.

GOOD HUNTING IN SAN FRANCISCO Jack Devine was in San Francisco, California on June 11, 2014 to promote his newly published book, “Good Hunting”. One review noted that “Devine’s attention to detail translates into a finely delineated mem-oir of his selective undercover tradecraft”. Jack Devine spoke at the local radio show hosted by Ron Owens, and broadened his career by not only discussing his book, but helping to pitch the sales of mattresses for one of the radio’s local advertisers. Jack remains adaptable to any situation that arises in the field. Later on that date, he spoke to a full house at the Commonwealth Club where some of his CII mates, including Bob Fenech, Ed Kelly and Nancy Barber were in attendance. His topic was well received and a lively discussion addressed such topics as: Chile; Iraq; Afghanistan; traitors; and the role of the CIA in intelligence gathering and action on intelligence gathered. The final point of his discussion was making decisions on actions that embraced the local support and the transparency necessary to all CIA actions. The role of the CIA is not to formulate policy but to execute policy. Jack remarked that he knew of no CIA action during his career that was not fully approved of by the President of the United States. One of the best stories was the difficulty the CIA experienced in locating mules to support the Mujahe-

deen in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation. Appar-ently, mules are susceptible to environmental conditions and finally, the CII located mules in China for supply to the Muja-hedeen. One member in the audience remarked after the discus-sion that she did not expect a spymaster to be “so charming”. Jack was gracious in all regards and joined his CII mates, including Sam Brown, for dinner in Sausalito on the water-front prior to Jack’s final presentation at a local bookstore in Corte Madera, which again drew a full crowd.

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Candidates for the Executive Board

Anne Styren - Sweden:

Years in business: 27

Member of CII: 4

Meetings attended last 5 years: 3

Nominator: Eddy Sigrist

Have worked on the BOD for 2 years; helped to write the revised Bylaws and Rules & Regulations;

designed & analyzed the membership survey; wrote an update to the AGM and meetings manual. I’d

be happy to continue working with the membership database and our website so it is more adapted to the current needs of

marketing our expert areas and is easier to use. I’d also like to continue working with the meetings, getting more members

to interact and share knowledge and work.

Jacob Lapid -Israel:

Years in business: 25

Member of CII: 18

Meetings attended last 5 years: 2

Nominator: Sheila Ponnosamy

I would like to offer my help in recruiting new CII members in countries where no representatives

presently exist.

Raul Fat - Romania:

Years in business: 10

Member of CII: 7

Meetings attended last 5 years: 2 plus European Regional meetings

Nominator: Galen Clements

I think I have gathered relevant experience and expertise to allow me to contribute to the CII decision

process for the benefit of the members and the betterment of the association.

Tanya DeGenova - USA:

Years in business: 14

Member of CII: 9

Meetings attended last 5 years: 4

Nominator: Galen Clements

I am honored to accept Galen Clement’s nomination to return to the Board of Directors. CII provides a

unique forum for professional investigators to “learn from each other in a world without borders” to

support their business. As a retired FBI agent with multilingual capability and extensive international

experience, I would like to foster better communication and understanding between our members, countries, and our local

laws, to ensure CII investigations meet diverse legal requirements around the globe and respect each other’s national inter-

ests.

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https://coii.memberclicks.net/index.php?option+com_mc&view+mc&mcid+form_170118

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IN MEMORIAM

Mr. PREM KUMAR

CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER

M/S. GLOBE DETECTIVE AGENCY (P) LIMITED, INDIA

1938-2001

Publisher’s Note:

For some reason, the security and investigation business is oftentimes a family effort. From parent to

son or daughter there are numerous examples of this phenomenon. Last month we highlighted Per Mar

Security of Davenport Iowa as a 60 year firm now entering a third generation of family. This month it’s

the story of an Indian success story—Globe Detective Agency’s legacy from the late Prem Kumar to the

current generation.

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Globe Detective Agency is a legendary name in India having been established in 1961 and in-corporated in 1965. The company, founded by the late Prem Kumar helped the country of its origin realize that private investigators do in-deed exist outside the parameters of fiction and their craft is not the work of imaginary heroes such as Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot. Prem Kumar was born into a military family. His father was an Indian Army Officer in Nabha, Punjab. Prem completed his early education under the strict vigil of his mother, while his fa-ther, Major S.B. Lal travelled to different parts of the country in service to the military. Thanks to his mother’s tutoring, Prem had an inquisitive mind and tended to question routine happenings until he arrived at a logical conclu-sion. Identifying this talent in his son, his father decided to send him to the United States to study Engineering.

While studying in Chicago, young Prem took an interest in the field of Criminology. To that end, he obtained a part time job as a Hotel Detec-tive, during which he stumbled upon his natu-ral talent in investigation. Prem assisted the Chicago Police in rounding up a gang of hoodlums including two sisters known to the Chicago Police as the notorious “Linda Sisters” who were wanted for a series of crimes.

Prem’s contribution in rounding up the hardened criminals earned him considerable notoriety. But the turning point in his career occurred due to his asso-ciation with Sgt. Emil Smicklas of the Chicago Po-lice. Sgt. Smicklas became his friend, philosopher and mentor in the field of investigation. Although no less than four detective agencies offered him jobs, Prem preferred to accept the offer of Sgt. Smicklas to undertake training with the Chicago Police under Sgt. Smicklas personal supervision. This training proved invaluable in Prem’s later life. After receiving his professional training, Prem abandoned all thoughts of becoming an Engineer and decided to become a full-fledged sleuth. On completing his training with Chicago PD, Prem acquired a job with Michigan Surety Company and successfully tracked down habitual criminals like George C. Miles and Lola Curtis who had jumped bail. The exploits of Prem’s success in solving a number of intricate crimes caused the press to provide envi-able coverage in print and electronic media in the United States. Reputed television organizations such as Columbia Broadcasting and International Broadcasting Corporation profiled Prem and his ex-ploits. He was later dispatched to England as a Senior Investigator with the Anglo American Detec-tive Agency. On March 28th 1966, Prem was ap-pointed as a Life Member “Captain and Director for India of the Associated Special Investigators and Police International Inc.” at their International Head-quarters in Canada.

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Prem Kumar (continued) Prem’s irresistible adoration for his motherland made him jettison a bright career abroad and return to India with ideas of popularizing Private Investigation. In spite of opposition from his family and the fact that private investigation was virtually unheard of in India, Prem devoted him-self to launching a private investigative agency. Gaining notoriety by solving what came to be known as the “Patiala Child Murder Case” and assisting the police in solving a number of other sensational cases, Prem was asked to assist with the ”Mehrauli Murder Case,” “Taxi Driver Murder Case” and others as well, thereby es-tablishing himself as the “Number One Private Detective” in India.

In 1960, Prem established his first one-person office in Delhi under the banner of “International Detective Agency.” In May 1965, he rechris-tened his company as Globe Detective Agency and registered it as a Private Limited Company. Thus came into existence the GDA Logo. Mr. Kumar left no stone unturned by expanding the reach of Globe Detective Agency. They have since spread their tentacles to most of the major cities within India. Thanks to the inspira-tion from Prem, the entity expanded into Indus-trial Security, Electronics (i.e. Globe Electronic Division) and food safety (Glove Foods). Prem launched a popular quarterly publication called “Detective Digest” and established “GDA Call-ing,” an in-house magazine. Globe has grown from a one person entity into a workforce of over 10,000 and its future now rests on the shoulders of Prem’s three sons Vivek, Sachit, and Puneet.

Apart from building the Globe Empire, Prem touched lives and ameliorated the condition of the underprivileged by contributing to education and employment. He was so beloved by his employees that some of them have named their children after him. An apt quote to portray Prem would be the Chinese axiom, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Mr. Kumar’s contributions to the investigative and detective field have added depth and di-mension to the tapestry of CII.

Cross-border Fines for

British Drivers By Graham Dooley

Speeding is one the most common causes of

road accidents in France, and foreign drivers are

a particular problem. For years it was an open

secret that if you speed in a foreign country, you

are unlikely to receive any penalty - unless you

are stopped by the police themselves. Catching

foreign drivers on speed cameras was not diffi-

cult... punishing them proved trickier.

That all changed in 2013, however, when the

French Senate voted into law a European di-

rective which enabled police to identify foreign

drivers from other EU countries and automatical-

ly send out speeding tickets to greet them when

they returned home. “From now on we will be

able to exchange digital files across the Europe-

an Union so that when a foreign driver is flashed

in France, because of the registration plate, we

will be able to identify them and find out their ad-

dress,” the Ministry of Transport told French daily

Le Parisian at the time.

The change had been coming for a while; since

2012 France had bilateral agreements in place

with Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

When the rest of the EU signed up last year, only

Britain, Ireland and Denmark refused to adopt

the agreement.

This is now set to change; however, as the Euro-

pean Court of Justice has ruled that the law must

be redrafted in such a way that it will apply to all

28 EU member states. The Court found that the

law was founded on an inappropriate legal basis

- namely police co-operation rather than road

safety. Since it must now be revised in line with

EU treaty transport provisions, the new law must

apply across all member states.

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The directive, which will not come into force for at least another year, will relate to eight traffic offences:

speeding, non-use of a seat-belt, failing to stop at a red traffic light, alcohol-impaired driving, driving un-

der the influence of drugs, failing to wear a crash helmet, use of a forbidden lane, and illegally using a

mobile telephone while driving. Drivers on British registration plates found guilty of one of these offences

in mainland Europe in the future, whether by traffic police or by France's army of radars, will be tracked

down through the shared database, with fines and penalty points then being enforced.

When the proposals were first announced in 2011, the European commissioner for transport, Siim

Kallas said, “We know that a foreign driver is three times more likely to commit an offence than a resi-

dent driver. These new rules should have a powerful deterrent effect and change behaviour.” According

to EU figures, foreign drivers make up around 5% of the traffic on the roads of Europe, yet they account

for 15% of all accidents.

In France, the figures for foreign drivers are far higher. Foreign heavy goods vehicles alone account for

28% of all traffic on France's roads and are involved in 14% of fatal accidents - this is an area that

France is looking to crack down on. Recent statistics also show that one quarter of all vehicles flashed

by France's army of speed cameras are on foreign plates. This problem is even worse in the height of

the summer tourist season when that figure rises to half!

Bien amicalement

Graham H Dooley F.Inst.Pa , Dip IFAR

France Mobile +33 (0)60858 1058

UK Mob: +44 (0)750111 5265

France landline +33 (2)9650 8887

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How-to Guide to: Instagram

By: Social Media Information, Inc.

Instagram is a photo sharing site and app that allows users to post images and videos instant-ly, add hashtags and filters, tag friends and com-ment on images. Instagram’s images are uniquely square, following technological ances-tors such as the Polaroid and Kodak, and come with a suite of filters to give images a “vintage” look. With just over 3 years of service, Instagram has a lively, engaged user base that shows no sign of letting up. Instagram is valuable to Investigators because: For instance, while a user might Tweet a text update on their whereabouts or activities, on In-stagram he or she would be encouraged to share an image alongside text. Images often contain identifying information, specific loca-tions, associated persons and other useful piec-es of information. Those seeking to verify fraud or locations of subjects gain physical evidence which can be useful in cases and insurance claims.

Additionally, users often link their Instagram ac-counts to other social media sites such as Face-book and Twitter. Finding these links to other accounts of the user often reveals true names, usernames, locations, whereabouts, activities and other information essential to investigations. More often than not, Instagram and Twitter us-ers share the same username between both sites. Identifying information can understand the immense opportunity the site offers. Though many social media sites incorporate images and videos, none offer these as core elements to the sharing process in the way that Instagram man-ages do.

Using Instagram for Investigations There are two methods of investigating on Insta-gram. Method 1 is for investigators who do not have an account on Instagram, and Method 2 is for those who do not have an account. In order to conduct successful investigations on a regular basis, it is advised to obtain an Instagram ac-count.

Investigating without an Instagram Account

A number of third party providers provide user and hashtag information regarding Instagram. Based on SMI’s experience, iPhoneogram does the best job locating individuals. To use iPhoneogram, go to navigate to the bottom of the homepage and toggle selection pull-down to “username”. Enter either a full name or your best guess at the user’s user name. You must not have spaces given the syntax of Instagram. For example, enter Mary Smith. View the images and decide if you have located your subject or rerun another name/user name. Assuming you have located the appropriate individual, you may be able to view his or her pho-tographs via iPhoneogram without logging into In-stagram. This is a function of the user’s privacy settings. Investigators are able to find a Twitter account through an Instagram and vice versa. Combining information from multiple accounts also gives in-vestigators a more robust data set, as each social media site offers unique types of information.

Investigating with an Instagram Account

Searching Using App The Instagram app currently provides better search capabilities than the Instagram website. SMI recommends that investigators begin their search by downloading the app to an iPhone or Android device. To access Instagram’s website or to get the app, go to www.instagram.com To access an iOs App or Android app or login di-rectly to Instagram’s website. To log-in, go to “Log-in” on Instagram site. To download the App, choose your system and download the App. 1. Download the App Download the app from the Apple Store or Google Play onto your phone. 2. Create an Account Information regarding users and their photos ac-count. Follow the prompts to create a free account and you will be able to search the site is not readi-ly available to those without an account. In order to begin the searching process, you must create an account. Continued on next page

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3. Go to Explore Tab in App Navigate to the Explore button at the bottom of the app. This will take you to the ‘Explore’ screen which should be auto-populated with random images. 4. Search Navigate to the search bar and select either ‘Users’ or ‘Hashtags.’ ‘Users’ allows you to search for individual names and usernames, while ‘Hashtags’ allows you to search for particular or popular themes tagged in imag-es. The ‘Users’ tab also allows you to search using a first and last name, making it possible to find individuals with unknown usernames. Profile images are also available while searching, meaning investigators can cross reference subjects to correctly select the individual out of other possible matches. Companies and organiza-tions may also be found using the ‘Users’ tab. 5. Results Once you find your subject, the following information is available for each profile: Photographs and certain me-ta data including the date the image was uploaded are viewable. Photographs may also have likes and com-ments associated with them along with the username of the individual that made the comments. Followers, or lists of individuals, that “follow” your subject showing their User ID and their profile photo are available. The Following list, or the list of individuals or companies your subject follows, will include their user ID and their profile photo may be viewed. The User Name and the actual name if provided can be seen.

Note: Direct Instagram searches enable users to search with spaces. Using the previous Mary Smith example, it can be seen that Mary Smith and Mary Smith bring back different results You can log into Instagram via Instagram.com. As of October 2013, Instagram does not offer the ability to ex-plore users and hashtags using web access. Instagram’s web access lacks the functionality to search for subjects via users or hashtags. Therefore, SMI recommends that you search Instagram via its App or use iPhoneogram.

The above article was provided by SMI and reprinted with their permission. SMI is a database company spe-

cializing in social media access. They can be contacted at smiaware.com or 720-961-5008. They are head-

quartered in Denver Colorado USA

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Three ways to meet other CII members by Anne Styren, CII Conference Committee Chair

CII members want to get together, meet and greet, socialize, and get to know one another and there are

several ways to do so. If you have not attended a CII gathering before, let me explain what they are – and

how you make them happen.

The Get Together is the smallest format of a meeting, and easy to arrange. A get together is usually set

for a lunch or a dinner, and can be to celebrate your visit to another country or region. You can announce

your occasion and the location on the CII listserv and proceed with organizing the event with the assistance

of a local CII member. This is a great opportunity to meet other CII members and their spouses! These types

of gatherings provide for a nice, social gathering, and a very good networking opportunity.

The Regional Meeting is a slightly bigger affair, but still not so difficult to set-up. According to the recent

survey, 97% of you want to go to one, so there is a lot of interest out there! A Regional Meeting can take

place anytime between November and early June and it is a great way to gather members, potential mem-

bers and guests over a weekend. It’s quite easy to plan and manage. (The Regional Director and the Confer-

ence Committee Chair will help the host if needed and there is also guidelines available on the CII website.)

A Regional Meeting is very nice way to meet new colleagues as many of us experienced in Bratislava at

the meeting organized by Bernhard Maier. Europe has already decided on a meeting in Jersey late May

2015, but it would be great to have several CII regional meetings in other corners of the globe as well! We

are now calling for potential hosts of regional meetings for winter 2014 - spring 2015 in Asia, Africa, America,

and the Far East. For more information, please contact Anne Styren.

The AGM Conference is the third kind of CII meeting and it is our biggest. Here we meet for 3-4 days

with seminars, round-table sessions, outings, an award luncheon, and a gala dinner, along with of course,

the Annual General Meeting. This is the primary arena for electing board members and for discussing CII

financial issues and the organization’s future.

We all know that the 2014 AGM conference in San Francisco is being hosted by Bob Fenech and a con-

ference organizing team. We also have the AGM Conference for 2015 is in New Delhi, India, set and our

hosts there will be Pawanjit Ahluwalia & Sachit Kumar and their families. But who will host the 2016 AGM

and where? It is tradition for the meeting location to move around the globe – so will the AGM be back in Eu-

rope? Will it be on an island in the sun? Or maybe “down under”?

The chosen venue should be easy to get to, nice and cost efficient, there should be plans for seminars

and network sessions as well as sightseeing. There is a manual to assist the host as well as backing from

the CII Office in order to put all in place.

2016 seems pretty far away, but hosting an AGM does require quite a bit of preparation and planning

(with the help and support of the CII Office) as it involves planning the AGM, organizing seminars, and devel-

oping leisure activities over several days. This is why we, the CII members, vote for the AGM venue two

years in advance. The vote for 2016 takes place at the AGM this September after the potential hosts have

made their presentations.

If you are interested in hosting the 2016 AGM, please send a statement of interest to the membership on

the CII listserv and we will look forward to seeing your presentation at the AGM in San Francisco to be voted

on!

To summarize; we need you – all of us need you - to be brave, to step forward and organize. So gather

the locals for a get-together, invite the membership to a Regional Meeting, or go for the biggest prize and

promote yourself as host for an AGM Conference in a place of your choosing.

See you at a CII meeting soon!

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Past President Chris Brogan Speaks Out

Chris Brogan, CII, from the United Kingdom was President of the Council of International Investigators in 1990 and

Chairman of the Board the following year. Chris was known for his erudite sense of humor and his extensive

knowledge of privacy issues in the UK and the EU. Chris was also the organizer of “Jumping PI’s” which we still claim

was the largest number of private investigators plummeting from the sky over the Illinois countryside on Sunday,

August 29, 1999. The following are his answers to a past presidents’ survey taken a few years ago:

1. How did you come to become an investigator?

By accident. I had left the military to go to university on a military scholarship with the intention of resuming my military career. Whilst at university, I did some freelance private contract security work in the Middle East and on one occasion in Oman, I bumped into my old regiment. Although we were on the same side, I was in breech of my scholarship terms and that put an end to any further military ambitions. I did get my degree and three others after that but that is another story. When I left university I followed a career in the security industry and as I got slower, gravitated to investigation.

2. Was there any licensing in place, and if so, was any testing required?

The only licence at this time was a “Consumer Credit Licence” which only applied if, during the course of an investi-gation, you passed a financial opinion on a person or you became involved in consumer debt. There was no testing. You just paid your fee and renewed it every three years.

3. When you first started your investigator’s career, what, if any privacy concerns were a parameter of the pro-fession, and what were the parameters?

There were no privacy concerns other than various attempts by the government to clamp down on the misuse of criminal record checking, accessing bank accounts etc. It was not very successful. The privacy laws in Europe had begun to develop from 1948 under what was called “Treaty 108.” Most investigators had never heard of it and if you asked them now what it was you would get a blank expression. Peter Heims as far back as 1972 in his attempts to get the PI profession licenced, had prepared a paper in which he repeatedly referenced the privacy laws in some shape or form. He was literally years ahead of every one else in the profession.

4. How has privacy issues emerged, or change since you started your career?

Exponentially. Europe has been at the forefront of the development of privacy mainly because of “Treaty 108” which in turn came about from the second world war and the prolific intrusion into private life by various states; Germany; Austria; Italy; Spain. The European Directive on Data Protection is used as a bench mark for the develop-ment of privacy and data protection laws throughout the world. Add to that the European Community’s Human Rights Legislation and we have a situation that 35 years ago we would not have believed in the PI industry.

5. How has the privacy issue impacted your business?

Greatly; In 1986, I read the Data Protection Act 1984 and thought then that this would have quite an impact on the PI industry. I failed to convince the industry. In 1991, I read the discussion documents relating to the EC Directive on Data Protection 1995 and began to alert the industry of the potential issues that this legislation posed. I failed again to convince them. I also saw it as an opportunity and began to develop my own knowledge of this legislation. It cre-ated a niche in the industry for me that certainly helped me develop my business.

6. What, if any reasons did you have for joining an international organization?

Peter Heims told me of the exotic places that he had been to and the thought of being an international investigator appealed to my ego. In 1977/78 John Grant (former president) was trying to increase membership and gave a blan-ket offer to all PIs in the UK to become members of the CII. So much for being the selected elite. I took up this offer, and within two weeks of applying, I was a member.

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Chris Brogan Interview (Continued)

7. When did you first join CII and who mentored you into the organization?

I didn’t have a mentor as such. I knew John Grant; Malcolm Thomson and a few others. Peter Heims was not that active then in CII. His time was fully occupied with other international activities. He was my mentor (very much so) in all matters relating to PI work, so if I had to give an answer it would be Peter Heims. Over the years I have relied greatly on the wisdom of Bob Peterson, Derek Nally and Steve Kirby. (The best thing I ever did in CII was nominate Steve for the role of third vice president. I take full credit for all the good things that he did because of the foresight of my nomination. Incidentally are you aware that Steve and I set the first world record for the number of PIs in free-fall. Many years later it was broken in Chicago in a jump organized by Steve’s sister Karen. He loaned her to me for a week and we went skydiving every day. What greater thing can a man do than lend his sister to a friend for a week.)

8. When did you serve as president and what were the most challenging issues facing the profession?

1990. The development of the privacy laws and the lack of knowledge (generally) of the profession throughout the world of the likely impact of this type of legislation on PIs. The different international organisations that were devel-oping instead of having a united voice. Typical example; CII –V- WAD. What arrant nonsense that was.

9. What were the most challenging issued facing your presidency?

Getting democracy back on the agenda; a more strategic approach to how we operated; complying with the law; ensuring the smooth development of the senior members of the board through the chairs; Getting our finances back on track. Examples: As a person went through the chairs, he/she had to be re-elected each year. So you could have the situation where someone had gone through the offices of 3rd, 2nd, and first vice president, and then not be elected to President. This was despite the fact that at that final stage they were probably 6 months into organizing their AGM. There were certain factions that tried to manipulate the direction of CII behind the scenes. I am sorry to say that the Brits were the worst of all.

The president paid for the AGM, so if he/she didn’t recoup the monies from the attendees, they could be seriously out of pocket. This was to the advantage of the president if it was a popular venue such as Washington or Disney-land, but a serious disadvantage if it was Oakland. This also raised the legal issue that the AGM was not a trade or-ganization event, but an individual’s event, so off-setting the trip against tax in some countries could be in breech of their tax laws. I was the last president to pay for the AGM and it was the first issue that I brought before the board. I was supported by Bob Peterson (an excellent man) who, as a compromise, accepted (reluctantly) a contribution to the AGM of $2,500. After that the council paid for the AGM and the incoming president had to submit budgets for approval. This was also the time that we were recovering from internal issues; the loss for whatever reason by the company secretary of funds somewhere in excess of $12,000; impeachment of a CII president; investigation of a former president; threat of legal action for a £1,000,000 by a former president; bugging of a CII board meeting by a CII director. Oh happy days.

10. Where do you see the future of organizations, such as CII, in light of the Internet and other technological changes, in the next ten years?

I don’t see a future. Why am I in the UK going to pay someone in Singapore to find out information about a compa-ny when I can do it on the Internet? Now I recognize that is something of an over simplification but I believe it is the way that things are going. Unless you have a specialism I believe that the PI industry as we knew it is dead. The trou-ble is that PI’s don’t know it yet (generally speaking).

11. Do you see a role for continuing education as part of that strategic planning?

I believe it is all about Education, Education, and then Education. To develop the expertise I referenced in the previ-ous paragraph, we need to go to school and keep going to school. It is not enough to say that “I have been in the FBI/Scotland Yard/ Canadian Mounties;” for 35 years and then expect to carry on in the private sector without rec-ognizing that there is a transition. That transition in my view can only be successfully achieved by education. I have met a number of law enforcement officers who made that transition successfully but unfortunately, in my experi

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ence most of them don’t, to the detriment of the investigator, the client and the industry. In my own small area of ex-pertise, the development in legislation is copious and continuous. I assume that it is the same in other areas. Now I can try to keep up to speed by reading articles that have been written by people who have read articles that have been written by people who have read articles etc., etc. Or I can attend school/seminars and learn from those who have com-pleted research that has been peer reviewed and then published. Let me quote Alan Marr here. Many years ago Alan left the police having attained quite a senior rank. He set up his own business and then signed up for a course in Investigative management at Loughborough University (a prestigious university here in the UK.) He was still running his start up busi-ness (we all know how difficult and time consuming that is) while attending an intensive course in an area that he has been involved in for many years. My company sponsored the best student. To my delight it was Alan. Now I remember what he said when he was given that award: “If I knew when I was in the police what I have learned on this course I would have been a much better police man.” That was a long time ago and Alan has been on numerous courses and lec-tured on them since.

12. Do you see a role for CII in responding to privacy issues, and if so, what?

NO. Most of the developed countries of the world have in place some form of privacy laws. I am still amazed when I see postings on the CII chat group asking for assistance on cases that would clearly breech that country’s privacy laws. Now, to be charitable, I will put that down to lack of knowledge rather than a blatant disregard of the country’s legislation. An example of this is a request for details of the content of a bank account. If it was down to me, I would be taking discipli-nary action against that member and seriously questioning why we let that individual into the CII. We missed the boat years ago. I warned the council 27 years ago of the impact of the privacy laws on investigation. The most successful thing I ever did in the council was to continuously fail to convince them of the impact. I have been equally successful here in the UK in failing to convince.

CII Promotes Itself

at CALI and NALI

Executive Director, Steve Kirby attended the annual conferences of both the California Association of Li-censed Investigators (CALI) and the National Association of Legal Investigators (NALI) in June, 2014 to promote The Council.

CII was well represented at the NALI meeting, which was held in Denver, Colorado. CII member George Mi-chael Newman received the NALI Legacy Award honour-ing his 25 years membership in NALI and our own Don C. Johnson was elected Assistant Director of NALI. In addi-tion, CII member Jim Carino was one of the speak-ers. Also in attendance were CII members Jayne McElfresh, Harriet Gold, Bill Elliott, Francie Koehler, Ellis Armistead, and Nancy S. Barber. One of our newest members, Dorian Bond, of Queen Creek, AZ was at the NALI conference as well. At the CALI conference, several CII members, includ-

ing Francie Koehler, Bob Fenech, Sam Brown, Eddy

McLain and Gary Bartolotti, John Talaganis and Twani

Tyndall all helped promote The Council. Steve Kirby promoting CII at the NALI

Conference in Denver, June 26-28