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L et’s turn last year’s challenges into this year’s opportunities! A sagging economic condition

has had a negative impact on many of us, both in the security and pri-vate investigator professions. Some of us have been forced to make dif-ficult decisions about our businesses and our futures. It is time to reflect, reevaluate, regroup and react, to unite together and to support each other wherever we can.

In my last message to you through this venue, I reported that the primary goals for 2009-2010 were to build membership, build the legislative program and build future leadership, all ambitious aspirations. I am happy to report that even in this tricky economic climate, NCISS is holding its own. Member num-bers did not dip as were forecasted. The NCISS legislative program has continued to develop, to expand, and to give you timely reports from the Capitol. The NCISS Execu-tive Committee has sought and found new leaders to take key posi-tions.

We welcome Bill Butcher, W.T. Butcher & Associ-ates, Ltd from Bismarck, North Da-kota as the new Region 5B Director. Bill brings a wide range of legislative experience to NCISS as he served as lobbyist for the National Federation of Independent Businesses for nine years. Also new to the board this year are Region 4A Director Steve Sabatke (Schofield, WI), Region 5A Director Debbie Anderson (Phoe-nix, AZ), and Region 6B Director

Gary Brummond (Fullerton, CA). Soon we will have an occasion to elect new leadership at the annual conference in Chicago. (See details on the conference in this issue.) If you are reading this publication prior to March 20, you still have an opportunity to submit your name or the name of another for a position. Competition is a good thing! Please consult the NCISS bylaws in the back of your directory for qualifica-tions for office.

As NCISS and its members continue to turn its challenges into opportunities, we continue to strengthen the building blocks of NCISS, one block at a time. The members of the board of directors who represent this terrific organiza-tion are some of the finest collection of people I know. A special thank you to my colleagues on the execu-tive committee: Brian McGuinness,

Eugene Ferraro, Maria Landry, Jim Zimmer, Barbara Burr and Joe Dick-erson.

All of the board members are diligent in their duties, but several board

members stand out who devote untold hours on behalf of NCISS: The Report’s editor, Don Johnson; webmaster Roy Bucklin; fundrais-ing and listserv chair, Eddy McClain; and legislative chair, Jimmie Mesis. Of course, I can’t forget executive director Carolyn Ward and our legis-lative advocate in Washington, Larry Sabbath. Thank you all for the value you add to NCISS. I am very proud to be associated with each of you. v

“I am happy to

report that even in

this tricky economic

climate, NCISS is

holding its own.

Member numbers

did not dip as were

forecasted.”

As NCISS and its members continue to turn its chal-lenges into opportunities, we continue to strengthen the building blocks of NCISS, one block at a time.


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Our annual conference co-chairs, Steve Kirby and Vince Ruffolo, have an outstand-ing event planned for April 20-24, 2010. The conference event will be held at the landmark located in Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile. Speakers are evenly balanced for those who conduct investigations as well as those involved in the security business. Friday night’s event will be at Second City, the comedy club that

trained such memorable comedians as Tina Fey. See complete details in this issue and on our web site. This is a not to be missed conference! Thank you Steve and Vince! v

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We reported in early January that NCISS has been concerned about provisions of HR4173, the “Geithner/Frank Financial Regulatory

Reform Plan,” which would create a Consumer Fi-nancial Services Protection Agency. On January 20, the house bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reports on several fronts indicate that Republican opposition to the bill has led Senate banking committee chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) to consider dropping the separate agency and giving some consumer protection author-ity to an existing agency, perhaps the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The legislation currently would permit the proposed agency to establish consumer protection rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Agency, but retain some enforcement of rules affecting consumer report-ing agencies within the Federal Trade Commission. The potential loss of 60 votes in the Senate will give Repub-licans more leverage in opposing the establishment of a new, separate consumer agency. This would be good news for professional investigators and agencies in the employment screening sector.

Congress is still dealing with the fallout of the Republican election win in Massachusetts. It is usually diffi cult to enact controversial legislation during an election year, and this year the entire House and a third of the Senate will face the voters. Yet the Democratic leadership has several major pieces of legislation “hold-ing fi re,” including health care, fi nancial reform and several energy measures.

Furthermore, the election of Senator-elect Scott Brown in Massachusetts has thrown a new monkey wrench in the plans of President Obama and Demo-cratic congressional leaders. Because of Senate rules permitting extended debate (i.e., a fi libuster), it takes 60 votes in the 100 person body to enact anything con-troversial. The election gives the Democrats 59 votes (including two independents who vote with the Demo-crats).

The Massachusetts results will also have another salutary effect. It will make progressive members of Congress generally less likely to push for more expan-sive government intervention in the economy. The Sen-ate will simply become more conservative.

However, as I have previously noted, it would be unwise for us to assume that the privacy issues will be slowed in either house. Most privacy measures have a substantial amount of bipartisan support. The NCISS legislative committee will continue to monitor these issues and fi ght to protect the interests of investigators and security companies. v

“It would be unwise to

assume the Republican

win in Massachusetts will

slow privacy legislation

in either house…”

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UPdateThe New Senate Math

By Jimmie Mesis, Legislative Committee Chair

The most likely casualty of the new Senate math will be the “Employee Free Choice Act,” which would permit unionization of companies without

a secret ballot vote by employees. This legislation would be particularly harmful to security companies. Lacking 60 votes, the bill will have to be watered down in order to pass.

Well before the Massachusetts election, a bitter divide over this bill had been growing. Last March lead-ers from three prominent businesses – Costco, Whole Foods and Starbucks – offered a compromise proposal that appeased neither faction, the unions nor national

Game Change:

Card Check in Doubt

Watch for Legislative Updates… and Don’t

Forget our Legislative FundWe post legislative updates on

the NCISS email newsgroups and on our web site, nciss.org. Be sure to follow these postings for break-ing news on bills important to the investigative and security profes-sions. Also don’t forget to donate to our legislative fund. We know these are diffi cult times for many agencies, but no amount is too small and it will go a long way in protecting your business interests. Send your donation check, made out to NCISSLegislativeFund,7501 Sparrows Point Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21219-192. For credit card donation, contact Carol Ward at [email protected] or phone 800-445-8408. v

business groups. Doug Stafford, vice president of the National Right to Work Committee was quoted in press reports: “No proposal that makes it easier for employ-ers and union bosses to impose forced unionism on workers is acceptable.” Unions and Democratic leaders likewise rejected the offer, for different reasons. v

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An investigation is best defi ned as the logical collec-tion of information through

inquiry and examination for the purpose of gathering reliable evi-dence in order to solve problems. The problems investigations solve vary in complexity and magnitude. Whether driven by the need to enforce the law or not, all proper investigations must have legitimate objectives, be fair, impartial and conducted within the boundaries of the law. For the practitioner in the free, industrialized world, these fun-damentals have changed little in the last ninety years. What has changed are the expectations of the benefac-tors of the modern investigation and those of the trier-of-fact. Modernity has raised the bar and there is no in-dication that the future will lower it.

Long gone are the days of the seedy private eye, renegade detec-tive or jaw-breaking cop. Today’s investigators are almost exclusively an educated, disciplined and profes-sional class. Unarguably, command of current civil and criminal law, a strong appreciation for civil rights and privacy, and a solid grasp of

The Future

of

Investigations

modern technology and science are essential attributes of the mod-ern investigator. Recent history has shown that those who have been unable to adapt, soon become obso-lete. The future will be more of the same.

Investigations of all types will remain important well into the foreseeable future:

Because investigations serve a useful purpose and have become such an integral component of so many modern processes, it is un-likely that they will soon become obsolete. What’s more, the civil and criminal legal systems of all of the free, industrialized nations rely upon fair, impartial and pro-fessional investigations in order to properly function. Without an alter-native means to gather facts, collect evidence and solve crimes and other problems, modern societies depend on reliable and proper investiga-tions at many levels. The absence of an effective method of fact-fi nding, for whatever purpose, is almost un-imaginable. That said, investigations and the methods by which they are

By Eugene F. Ferraro, CPP, PCI, CFE

conducted will continue to evolve. The future will likely see all cred-ible societies expand their use and increasingly benefi t from them.

Those who conduct investigations will need greater legal and techno-logical skills:

The societies of free nations un-derstand and respect the rule of law. The laws of the land codify a soci-ety’s rules of conduct and establish the boundaries of acceptable behav-ior. Generally, as a society evolves so do its laws. In the United States, for example, we have seen the accep-tance of slavery followed by its abol-ishment by proclamation and consti-tutional amendment. Decades later, discrimination was outlawed with the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Continuously since then, we have seen additional federal and state legislation protecting the rights of individuals as well as a plethora of case law interpreting that legislation. By design, law evolves. It is permit-ted to change as the needs of society


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change. It is therefore reasonable to expect this evolu-tionary process to continue and that the investigator of the future will need to augment his understanding and appreciation of the law as it changes. However, over time it should be expected that law will become more complex. There will be more rules, regulations and case law to consider. The investigator of the future will need to know more law and better understand that which applies to him.

Similarly, technology evolves. For several decades technology has played an increasing role in the conduct of investigations. As a resul, investigations of all types have also become more structured and complex. Even the types of things investigated have changed. New technologies are exploited almost as quickly as they are invented. To a large degree, the crimes of today rely increasingly on technology. As such, it is reasonable to conclude that the investigations of the future will also rely increasingly on technology. It is reasonable to expect tomorrow’s investigators to use technology for more predictive modeling; link analysis, data mining,

rules-based crime detection, and of course, computer forensics.

The investigators of the future will be legal minded and technologically savvy.

The safe-guarding of the rights of suspected wrong-doers will grow in importance:

Consistent with the evolution of law is the expan-sion of the protections afforded suspected wrong-doers. A cursory review of state and federal legislation and case law of the last ten years fails to yield a single instance where the rights of the accused have shrunken (some would argue, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld to be a vivid exception).(1) Over the years we have witnessed the birthing of Miranda, Garrity, and Weingarten. These landmark decisions have altered the way investigators conduct investigative interviews and interrogations, and to a signifi cant degree how they engineer their investi-gations. Additionally, we have witnessed more judicial sympathy for claims of defamation, discrimination, coercion, intimidation and false imprisonment. There is


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nothing foreseeable to suggest that the direction of this trend will change. The trend, however, has given rise to a curious anomaly -- the West’s apparent tendency to ac-cept the erosion of individual property, free-speech and gun-ownership rights while seeming to favor the expan-sion of rights for those accused of serious wrong-doing.

At the expense of appearing to politicizing the topic, it seems clear that we are witnessing a cultural shift in morals and values. Among the most disturbing is the growing sense that personal responsibility and respect for the rule of law are choices. Consistent with this mindset is the proposition that those accused of wrong-doing deserve more legal protections -- protec-tions which often seem to be rendered at the expense of the victim or the safety of society. Given this tenden-cy, investigators of the future should fully expect that protecting the rights of those that they investigate will grow in importance.

The public’s preoccupation with privacy and its desire to protect it will birth new legislation and regulation:

The concept of privacy and the necessity to protect it have become a public preoccupation. What’s more, the issue of privacy is the perfect political football. Law-makers of late have recognized that everyone can be made afraid of intrusions into their privacy. Regardless of age, race, color or religion, everyone can be a victim who needs protection. This absurd conclusion has pre-

“We are witnessing a cultural shift in morals and

values… Investigators of the future should fully

expect that protecting the rights of those that

they investigate will grow in importance.”

cipitated a legislative arms race in which lawmakers hastily craft one privacy bill after another in an attempt to “out-protect” one another’s constituents. The result has created a tangled web of contradicting laws and regulations, each with its own set of unintended consequences. The U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act is a perfect example. Originally signed into law in 1970, it has since been amended 20 times. Today the FCRA has more to do with employment background screening than credit reporting and has long lost sight of its original intentions. While it covers approximately 300 million American consum-ers and over 130 million American workers, one would be hard pressed to fill a modest conference room with consumers who would assert its privacy protections are useful or have benefited them.

Elsewhere, we have witnessed bill after bill intend-ing to restrict the use of Social Security numbers and limit our access to public records in the name of privacy protection. The effect has reduced the public’s access to public record information and made it more difficult to find criminals and civil wrongdoers. The trend is dangerous as it is irrational. No society can be free if information is not accessible and criminals are allowed to hide behind a shield of privacy. Given the tenor of to-day’s politics and our preoccupation with make-believe threats to our privacy, the future will hold more of the same for future investigators. As such, their work will be more difficult and less productive.

The triers-of-fact, regardless of stripe, will increase their demand for higher quality investigations and better proof emanating from them:

Judges, juries, arbitrators and administrative law judges of the future will demand higher quality inves-tigations and better proof from the investigators that come before them. Ironically, it was the Rodney King incident in Los Angeles, California in 1991 that changed everything.(2) Because the King incident (and several other instances similar to it) was so vividly recorded on


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1) Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507 (2004) was a U.S. Supreme Court decision reversing the dismissal of a habeas corpus petition brought on behalf of Yaser Esam Hamdi, a U.S. citizen being detained indefi nitely as an “illegal enemy combatant.” The Court recognized the power of the government to detain unlawful combatants, but ruled that detainees who are U.S. citizens must have the ability to challenge their detention before an impartial judge.

2) Rodney Glen King is a Black American who, on March 3, 1991, was the victim of apparent ex-cessive force committed by Los Angeles police offi cers following a high speed chase and traffi c stop. A bystander, George Holliday, videotaped much of the incident from a distance. Holliday’s footage showed LAPD offi cers repeatedly striking King with their batons. A portion of the footage was later aired by news agencies around the world, causing public outrage that raised tensions between L.A.’s black community and the LAPD. The acquittals of the offi cers involved sparked the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

3) See Jeffrey Toobin’s, The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simp-son (1997).

4) Ibid.

earlier, this trend is unlikely to reverse. If anything, the interest in better investigations and better proof should only increase over time.

ConclusionToday’s investi-

gators are educat-ed, disciplined and professional. Most

possess a strong command of current civil and criminal law, and a solid ap-preciation for the civil rights and pri-vacy of those they investigate. Tomor-row’s investigators will possess more of the same skills. Additionally, the investigators of the future will need a solid grasp of modern technology and science in order to be successful. When all is considered, it is reason-able to expect that the investigations they conduct will be more structured and will require far more resources in order to conduct them. With little doubt, investigations of the future will be more demanding and signifi -cantly more expensive.

GeneFerraro([email protected]),FirstVPofNCISS,hasbeenacorporateinvestigatorforover27years.Specializingintheinvestigationofemployeedishon-esty,substanceabuse,andcrimi-

nalactivityintheworkplace,hehasconductedthousandsofinvestigationsforemployersthroughouttheUnitedStates.Hespeaksfrequentlyonthetopicsofemployeecrimeandinvestiga-tionsintheworkplace.Aformermilitarypilot,intelligenceofficerandagraduateoftheNavalJusticeSchool,FerraroeisafrequentbookcriticforSecurityManagementandwroteUndercoverInvestigationsintheWorkplacewhichiscurrentlyusedastextbookbyuniversitiesandlawenforce-mentagenciesacrossthecountry.Heiscurrentlywritinghisninthbook,InsideIslam.v

Endnotes

video, both the triers-of-fact and the public came to assume all acts of in-justice and crime could and should be video recorded. This assump-tion has created a signifi cant legal dilemma. In another high-profi le case, the fate of O.J. Simpson was divined by the absence of any video evidence, in spite of the overwhelm-ing evidence against him.(3) For almost two decades the trend has continued.

Not only have triers-of-fact demanded better quality evidence, they have demanded better quality investigations.(4) This is not a bad trend. Any reasonable person who might be the subject of a formal investigation, criminal or otherwise would hope that the investigation surrounding them be proper and professional, and that any evidence gathered would be real and reliable. For reasons similar to those stated


Forgoing an empirical analysis, a quick look at legislation and case law over the last two decades sug-gests the modern investigator ought to conclude:

•Investigationsofalltypeswillremainimportantwell into the foreseeable future;

•Thosewhoconductinvestigationswillneedgreater legal and technological skills;

•Thesafe-guardingoftherightsofsuspectedwrong-doers will grow in importance;

•Thepublic’spreoccupationwithprivacyanditsdesire to protect it will birth new legislation and regulation;

About the Modern Investigator•Thetriers-of-fact,regardlessofstripe,willin-

crease their demand for higher quality investiga-tions and better proof emanating from them.

Predictably, these conclusions foretell the future. And when collectively considered, it is reasonable to expect that the net effect will be more structured, technical investigations and the requirement for far more resources to conduct them. Simply put, investiga-tions of the future will be more demanding and more expensive. v

T hese state, national, regional and international association members are a viable part of NCISS. Be sure your association is receiving current legislative updates and other information on our associations listserve. If you’ve had a recent change of officers, be sure to let us know where to send emails. Each association is entitled to five delegates on the lisserve, who can

post relevant news from their state or region. Send updates to [email protected].

STATE...ADSA ....... Associated Detectives & Security Agencies Illinois CAJP ........ California Assoc. of Judgment ProfessionalsCALI ......... California Assoc. of Licensed InvestigatorsCALPI ....... Connecticut Assoc. of Licensed Private InvestigatorsFALI .......... Florida Assoc. of Licensed Investigators FAPI ......... Florida Assoc. of Private InvestigatorsGAPPI ...... Georgia Assoc. of Professional Private Investigators IAPI .......... Indiana Assoc. of Professional InvestigatorsIAPI .......... Iowa Assoc. of Private InvestigatorsINSPI ........ ndiana Society of Professional InvestigatorsISPAG ....... Investigative & Security Prof. Assn. of GeorgiaKALI ......... Kansas Assoc. of Licensed InvestigatorsKAPI ......... Kansas Assoc. of Private InvestigatorsKPIA ......... Kentucky Professional Investigators Assoc.LPDAR ..... Licensed Private Detective Assoc. of Rhode IslandLPIA ......... Louisiana Private Investigators Assoc.MAPI ........ Minnesota Assoc. of Private InvestigatorsMAPI ........ Missouri Assoc. of Private Investigators MCSA ....... Michigan Contract Security Assoc.MISA ........ Maryland Investigators & Security Assoc. MLPIA ...... Maine Licensed Private Investigator’s Assoc.NALPI ....... Nebraska Assoc. of Licensed Private InvestigatorsNCAPI ...... North Carolina Assoc. of Private Investigators NHLI ......... New Hampshire League of Investigators NJLPIA ..... New Jersey Licensed Private Investigators Assoc. NLLI ......... National League of Licensed Investigators

NSPI ......... Nevada Society of Professional Investigators OPIA ........ Oklahoma Private Investigators Assoc.PALI ......... Pennsylvania Assoc. of Licensed InvestigatorsPAWLI ...... Professional Assoc. of Wis. Licensed InvestigatorsPIAM ........ Professional Investigators Alliance of Maryland PIAU ......... Private Investigators Assoc. of UtahPIAVA ....... Private Investigators Assoc. of VirginiaPICA ......... Professional Investigators of CaliforniaPISA ......... Professional Investigators & Security Assoc.PNAI ......... Pacific Northwest Assoc. of InvestigatorsPPIAC ....... Professional Private Investigators Assoc. of Colo.PPIAI ........ Professional Private Investigators Assoc. of IdahoSCALI ....... South Carolina Assoc. of Legal InvestigatorsSFIA ......... South Florida Investigators Assoc.TAI ............ Tennessee Assoc. of InvestigatorsTALI .......... Texas Assoc. of Licensed InvestigatorsTALPI ....... Tennessee Assoc. of Licensed Prof. InvestigatorsVAISS ....... Vermont Assoc. Investigation & Security Services WALI ........ Washington Assoc. of Legal InvestigatorsREGIONAL…PNAI ......... Pacific Nortwest Assoc. of InvestigatorsPISA ......... Professional Investigaors & Security Assoc.SPI ........... Society of Professional InvestigatorsNATIONAL…NALI ......... National Assoc. of Legal InvestigatorsINTERNATIONAL…CII ............ Council of International Investigators

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The recipient of this year’s Duffy Award in not only one of Chicago’s finest police of-

ficers, but also one of our nation’s outstanding soldiers, Command Sergeant Major Joseph E. Cistaro, of the Illinois National Guard’s 232nd Combat Support and Sustainment Battalion in Springfield.

A mounted patrol officer with the Chicago Police Department, Of-ficer Cistaro entered the police acad-emy in 1992, joining the Englewood district as a patrol officer upon grad-uation. Before joining the mounted patrol in 1997, he served with the district’s gang and tactical teams. The Chicago PD has recognized Officer Cistaro’s accomplishments on numerous occasions, including two departmental commendations. He has received the Fraternal Order of Police’s Distinguished Service Award; and is recognized as a Level III Certified Instructor by the Ameri-can Riding Instructors Association, the highest certification offered by the association to those who dem-onstrate “…a professional, compe-tent manner, with high standards of honesty and integrity.” (See http://riding-instructor.com/certification/)

Command Sergeant Major Cista-ro has been with the U.S. Army since

Joseph e. Cistaro Is Honored With The Duffy Award

1987, serving originally as an intelligence analyst at Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin. From Ft. McCoy, he attended air-borne training and the U.S. Defense Language Institute in Monterrey, California. From there, he was assigned as a Russian Voice Interceptor with the 12th Special Forces Group, headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Af-ter the 12th was deactivated in September 1995, Cistaro moved to the Illinois National Guard’s 131st Infantry, advancing from Squad Leader to First Sergeant. From January 2007 to January 2008, Command Sergeant Major Cistaro saw duty in Afghanistan with the Army’s 203rd Corps Embedded Transition Team. The ETT, known as the “Roughriders,” provides instruction and mentoring to Afghan soldiers. The Roughriders come


from a variety of military occupational specialties and experiences. After duty overseas as Senior NCO Mentor, CSM Cistaro returned to the 178th Infantry Battalion in Chicago, before assignment as CSM with the 232nd in March 2009, where he continues to serve his country.

The National Council of Investigation and Security Services and its Duffy Award Committee are pleased to honor CSM Joseph E. Cistaro at our 35th annual confer-ence. Named in honor of NCISS’ fi rst president, John J. Duffy of Davenport, Iowa, the “Duffy” is the Council’s highest honor. The inscription reads, “Who by Specifi c Deeds and Accomplishments Has Exhibited the Highest Standard of Conduct and Service to the Investigation and Security Services Industry.”

Every other year, NCISS reaches outside the regular membership and looks to a person or organization that exemplifi es the spirit of the award. It is only fi tting that as we meet this year in the Windy City, we reach out to honor one of Chicago’s fi nest and one of our nation’s defenders.

In the alternate years, the Duffy is presented to a NCISS regular member. The winner is determined by the Duffy Award Committee, consisting of past recipi-ents of the Award. v

The Roughriders come from a variety of military occupational specialties and experiences.

past Duffy

Award Recipients

Joe Duncan of Nashville, Tennessee, NCISS’ fi rst chairman; The International Association of Chiefs of Police; Bert Hinds, of Cincinnati Ohio, past president of NCISS and the World Association of Detectives; ed-ward del pino, the off-duty security offi cer and hero of the Staten Island ferry massacre who disarmed a sword-wielding attacker; eddy McClain of California, past president of NCISS and the California Association of Licensed Investigators; William Salud, editor, ac-cepted for the magazine SECURITY; Charles e. Den-nis of Maryland, past president of NCISS and WAD; Vincent Ruffolo of Illinois, past president of NCISS and Associated Detectives of Illinois, Past Chairman Illinois Dept. of Professional & Financial Regulations and perennial chair of Security Companies Organized for Legislative Action; Robert McCrie of New York, editor of Security Letter; Ralph Day of Mississippi, past president; Harry Rakosky, the vacationing se-curity director who tackled and disarmed an attacker who was machine gunning the White House; Bruce Hulme of New York, NCISS and ALDONYS past presi-dent; Los Angeles Police Department, Threat Manage-ment Unit; Gary Kuty of Columbus, Ohio, NCISS past president; Rick Massimei, Chairman of the Private Security Council of ASIS and Vice Chair of NASCO; Michael Duffy of Davenport, Iowa, past president of NCISS; Lawrence Sabbath, President of Sabbath Gov-ernmental Relations, NCISS’ lobbying fi rm in Wash-ington, D.C.; Kenneth Romine, Columbus, Ohio, NCISS past president; Bruce Brownyard, President, Brownyard Programs, New York; Robert A. Heales, Colorado, NCISS board member and past president of the World Association of Detectives; The Honorable pete Sessions, United States House of Representa-tives, Texas; Brian McGuinness, Florida, past presi-dent of NCISS and the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators; PI Magazine, Jimmie and Rosemarie Mesis publishers; thomas G. McHale Jr., 9/11 hero, Port of New York Police; Jim Carino, NCISS board member and executive director of Intellenet. v


Think online investigation is just for the high-tech crimes types, the computer forensics

geeks or the feds? Not so, says Todd Shipley, President & CEO of Vere Software (makers of “WebCase,” the Internet evidence collection tool) on the Cyber Speak podcast in February.(1) The more people are online the more they’re likely to use cloud services (see sidebar), and the more important it is for local law enforcement to be there, too.

Todd’s appearance on Cyber Speak came about because of his two-part article on cloud comput-ing, which had appeared in Decem-ber in DFI News.(2) He and Ovie Carroll discuss:

Impact of cloud computing on fi rst responders…

Detectives performing searches

Cloud Computing: Not just for Geeks or Feds

can’t simply pull the plug on a running computer anymore (a fact which prosecutors have to get used to). They need to be able to perform data triage and possibly even vola-tile data collection.

Why? Because knowing whether a suspect has an online presence is critical to whether an arrest is made -- and what happens after-ward. Whether users are actively storing fi les “in the cloud” or simply members of social networking sites, law enforcement offi cers who don’t fi nd evidence and, therefore, do not make an arrest, risk that suspect go-ing online and deleting all incrimi-nating information.

Why is this a problem? Because the very nature of cloud storage means investigators may not be able to access a logical hard drive some-where to recover the evidence. First,

By Christina M. Miller


the sheer amounts of data stored on servers make this close to impossi-ble. Second, there are jurisdictional issues.

Are you exceeding your authority?

Not only may information be stored outside your jurisdiction, but it may also be stored in another country altogether -- one with dif-ferent criminal and privacy laws. Accessing evidence of a crime in the United States may actually mean committing a crime in another country. (Todd relates the story of two FBI agents for whom arrest war-rants were issued in Russia.)

This is a problem for local law enforcement, which Todd notes has been left largely to its own devices when it comes to online crime. Only Internet Crimes Against Children

(ICAC) task forces have clear direc-tion from the federal government on how to proceed.

Hence, it’s easy for local police to kick Internet crimes up to region-al, state or federal task forces. But, as Todd points out, more people coming online means more crimes are being committed against people in local jurisdictions both large and small. Law enforcement at every level needs to be able to respond. v

©2010usedwithpermission.ChristaM.MillerisVereSoftware’smarketing/publicrelationsconsul-tant.Shespecializesinlawenforce-mentandpublicsafetyandcanbereachedatchristaatchristam-miller.com.Thisarticleappearedaspartof“WebCaseWeblog”onFebruary12,2010athttp://veresoft-ware.com/blog/?p=200.

Endnotes:1) The podcast Christa men-

tioned is located at: http://cyberspeak.libsyn.com/cy-ber_speak_february_7_2010

2) Collection of Evidence from the Internet, “A Basic Methodology,” Part 1 at www.dfi news.com/articles.php?pid=778; and Collec-tion of Evidence from the Internet,”The Cloud,” Part 2 at www.dfi news.com/articles.php?pid=790.

Both the articles on DFINews and the podcast are copyright to those companies or individuals. To subscribe to DFINews, go to their web site.

Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet… The name cloud com-puting was inspired by the cloud symbol that’s often used to repre-sent the Internet in fl ow charts and diagrams.

A cloud service has three distinct characteristics that differ-entiate it from traditional hosting. It is sold on demand, typically by the minute or the hour; it is elastic -- a user can have as much or as

What is “Cloud Computing”?

little of a service as they want at any given time; and the service is fully managed by the provider (the con-sumer needs nothing but a personal computer and Internet access). Sig-nifi cant innovations in virtualization and distributed computing, as well as improved access to high-speed Internet and a weak economy, have accelerated interest in cloud com-puting.

A cloud can be private or public. A public cloud sells services to any-one on the Internet. (Currently, Ama-

zon Web Services is the largest public cloud provider.) A private cloud is a proprietary network or a data center that supplies hosted services to a limited number of people. When a service provider uses public cloud resources to create their private cloud, the re-sult is called a virtual private cloud. Private or public, the goal of cloud computing is to provide easy, scal-able access to computing resourc-es and IT services. v

Ed. Note: The following defi nition was found at the

Internet news site, http://searchcloudcomputing.com.


Welcome New Members By Carol Ward

Congratulations to all our new members who have joined since we last published a list. And a special acknowledgement to Linda Montgomery, director in Region 6A, and her colleagues for bringing in members during last fall’s WALI conference. (See the photo.) If you see a new member in your area, forward a welcoming email. As a reminder, be sure to check your

member listing on the web site; if there are any problems, let me know right away. Thanks to one and all.

region 1AAnita Davidson Midsouth PSI8150 Rebecca Woods DriveArlington, TN 38002Ph: 901-387-8493 Fax: 901-377-3585 [email protected]

Jeffrey Blackwell Metro Safety and Security, LLC565 Metro Place South, Ste. 220Dublin, OH 43017Ph: 866-954-8885 Fax: 614-760-5602 [email protected]

Deandre D. Butler Safety and Protection Management Inc.5101 Washington St., Ste. 2AGurnee, IL 60031Ph: 847-623-7276 Fax: 847-623-7369 [email protected]

James e. Hixenbaugh Freedom Global Ventures19254 Windward WayStrongsville, OH 44136Ph: 440-376-7589 [email protected]

David C. Hoover Independent Investigations, LLC300 Greenbriar Dr., Ste. #69Normal, IL 61761Ph: 309-261-2369 Fax: 309-827-4195 [email protected]

Michael A. Lewis Confidential Investigative Services, Inc.6028 Mayfield Rd., #6Mayfield Heights, OH 44124Ph: 440-392-9009 Fax: 440-579-0128 [email protected]

Willie H. Smith Jr.Celebrity Investigations & Executive ProtectionP.O. Box 4152Southfield, MI 48037Ph: 248-565-8370 Fax: 248-565-8370 [email protected]

Michael Wensink ARS Group Ltd.P.O. Box 160Berea, OH 44017Ph: 440-378-7111 Fax: 440-243-5051 [email protected]

region 1B-AffiliateDaniel Mendelson Unitex Direct Inc.8226 Goldie St.Walled Lake, MI 48390Ph: 248-360-9661 Fax: 248-360-9211 [email protected]

region 2AJoseph Canone Jr.Pinnacle Investigations, Inc.P.O. Box 3095Easton, PA 18043Ph: 610-923-9363 Fax: 610-253-0743 [email protected]

Richard W. Carpenter Information Network Association, Inc.5235 N. Front St.Harrisburg, PA 17110Ph: 717-599-5505 Fax: 717-599-5507 [email protected]

paul e. Clapper Paul Clapper & Associates123 Bronson Rd.Syracuse, NY 13219Ph: 315-416-7669 Fax: 315-487-4251 [email protected]

Richard Conte Richard Conte3866 Duke CourtLevittown, NY 11756Ph: 516-319-7883 Fax: 516-319-7883 [email protected]

Lasha Darbaidze LM Intelligence & Protection4B Lakeside Dr.Millburn, NJ 07041-1457Ph: 917-691-2074 Fax: 696-467-6886 [email protected]

Harold t. DeLancey DeLancey/Adams/Investigations/LLC19 Pulaski St., Ste. #6Brooklyn, NY 11206Ph: 917-545-6070 Fax: 631-630-9581


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thomas Dello Russo Infinity Research Group LLC30 Casson LaneWest Paterson, NJ 07424-2751Ph: 973-653-5392 Fax: 973-225-9925 [email protected]

Ann Marie Fallon AMF Consultants405 Bedford Rd.Chappaqua, NY 10514Ph: 914-434-5366 [email protected]

Daniel Kelly Riverview Associates LLCP.O. Box 1481Mays Landing, NJ 08330Ph: 609-338-1768 Fax: 609-625-2668 [email protected]

Domenick Laperuta StarQuest Security & Investigations, Inc.125 First St.Yonkers, NY 10704Ph: 914-497-3795 Fax: 914-237-7425 [email protected]

Kenneth Lewis DeLancey/Adams/Investigations/LLC19 Pulaski St., Ste. #6Brooklyn, NY 11206Ph: 917-545-6070 Fax: 631-630-9581 [email protected]

edgar F. Linton Jr.Edgar F. Linton, Jr.P.O. Box 924Altoona, PA 16603Ph: 814-650-9465 Fax: 814-515-1693 [email protected]

Don MacConnell American Investigation Services3140-B Tilghman St., PMB 175Allentown, PA 18104Ph: 610-351-9911 Fax: 610-351-9913 [email protected]

Brandon Maltzman Maltzman & Kroll InvestigationsP.O. Box 1126Eatontown, NJ 07724Ph: 732-365-1309 Fax: 732-365-1313 [email protected]

Casey McCormick Just Cause Consulting502 Wickshire CircleLititz, PA 17543Ph: 717-538-1644 [email protected]

Dick Miller Susquehanna Regional Investigations, Inc.P.O. Box 781Lebanon, PA 17042Ph: 717-926-5169 Fax: 717-272-4884 [email protected]

Frances Mottola Steel Investigations Inc.40 Pine StreetBabylon, NY 11702Ph: 917-553-5447 [email protected]

Lanny Reed Reed and Associates431 W. Third St.Wiliamsport, PA 17701Ph: 570-419-0873 [email protected]

Anthony Richardson AllStar Investigations Service1406 Alpine TrailNeptune, NJ 07753Ph: 732-776-7626 Fax: 732-776-7261 [email protected]

Kenneth Rivera Nightwatch Investigative Services, Inc.22 Half Hollow TurnMonroe, NY 10950Ph: 914-262-3124 Fax: 845-782-7416 [email protected]

edgardo Rodriguez Danaly Investigating Consultant, Inc.218 Grange RoadOtisville, NY 10963Ph: 646-423-2354 Fax: 845-386-8816 [email protected]

elizabeth A. Rye Line Morning Star, Inc.478 Keith LaneWest Islip, NY 11795Ph: 347-672-4314 [email protected] Smith Cunningham & Cullen14 Sterling Pl.Blauvelt, NY 10913-1416Ph: 845-558-6991 [email protected]

Joan M. Spota Agent 24X7, Inc.4 Marina Dr., #G4Mahopac, NY 10541Ph: 914-490-8383 Fax: 845-208-3439 [email protected]

David G. Stein Inquest Solutions Ltd.240 Main St., P.O. Box 61Northport, NY 11768-3236Ph: 631-239-5196 [email protected]

Glenn Steingrabe 2190 Siple RoadBrockport, PA 15823Ph: 814-590-9883 [email protected]


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Vincent tracy US Investigations Services, LLC125 Lincoln AvenueGrove City, PA 16127Ph: 724-458-1750 Fax: 724-458-9441 [email protected]

Brian Willingham Diligentia Group Inc.603 Orchard Hill LaneBrewster, NY 10509Ph: 914-500-8790 Fax: 877-500-8795 [email protected]

tim Mazzie RSIG Security1290 Worcester Rd., Ste. 1Framingham, MA 01702Ph: 508-881-3023 Fax: 508-881-8288 [email protected]

Region 3AJames G. Adams River City Investigations300 Half Oak DriveThibodaux, LA 70301Ph: 985-859-9755 Fax: 985-447-3650 [email protected]

Joseph K. Courtenay IIIEchelon Services, LLC981 Garden Oak Ct.Lawrenceville, GA 30043Ph: 770-375-6734 Fax: 866-355-1919

Darel W. Dougherty Dougherty & Dougherty Investigations, LLCP.O. Box 623Mango, FL 33550Ph: 813-220-1431 Fax: 813-5 1-7703 [email protected]

David McGraw SSI, Inc.1255 Lakes Pkwy., Ste. 380Lawrenceville, GA 30043Ph: 770-339-2035 Fax: 770-339-2535 [email protected]

terry Roffl er Roffl er and Associates12157 W. Linebaugh Ave., #216Tampa, FL 33626Ph: 813-892-5966 Fax: 813-283-0015 roffl [email protected]

Region 3BGilbert Davidson Davidson Investigations8307 Surratts RoadClinton, MD 20735Ph: 240-375-5346 Fax: 301-868-3371 [email protected]

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Dorian D. Dehnel Dehnel & Associates, Inc.6060-A Six Forks RoadRaleigh, NC 27609Ph: 877-272-0266 Fax: 800-650-5922 [email protected]

David Flaherty Dinolt, Becnel & Wells927 South Walter Reed Dr., Ste. 23Arlington, VA 22204Ph: 703-892-3700 Fax: 703-842-8041 [email protected]

Kenneth J. Hallenbeck Dinolt Becnel & Wells927 S. Walter Reed Dr., Ste. 23Arlington, VA 22204Ph: 703-892-3700 Fax: 703-842-8041 [email protected]

Randy D. Miller North Carolina Investigative Services Inc.P.O. Box 253Raleigh, NC 27602Ph: 800-819-6947 Fax: 919-562-7308 [email protected]

Joe paonessa JP Investigative Group, Inc.9716 B Rea Road #211Charlotte, NC 28277Ph: 877-990-2111 Fax: 704-243-1224 [email protected]

James Sawh Coast to Coast Investigations897 Little Neck Rd.Virginia Beach, VA 23452Ph: 757-818-8099 Fax: 888-838-3329 [email protected]

Region 4Apeter J. Duffey Double Helix Services, Inc.8426 Clint Drive #136Belton, MO 64012Ph: 816-318-8566 Fax: 816-817-0044 [email protected]

At the recent World Investigators Conference in Dallas, the World Association of Detectives announced that it has joined NCISS as an association member. Pictured here, left to right: Jean Schmitt, board member; Siti Nardu, 2nd VP; and Rashid Ali Malik, President.

At the World Investigators Conference in Dallas...

NCISS was an exhibitor at the 2010 World Investi-gators Conference in Dallas in March. Pictured here, left to right: Francie Koehler, President; Gene Ferraro, 1st VP; Linda Mont-gomery, Director Region 6A and Membership Committee Chair.


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Michael Fowler High Stakes Investigations3900 Dave Ward Dr. #290Conway, AR 72034Ph: 501-803-4100 Fax: 501-803-4100 [email protected]

Delbert King King & Associates LLCP.O. Box 3641Urbandale, IA 50323Ph: 515-270-0585 Fax: 515-284-0042 [email protected]

James G. oien Yellowsmoke Investigations520 Nebraska St., Ste. 325Sioux City, IA 51101Ph: 712-277-3787 Fax: 712-277-1184 [email protected]

Michael o’Kelly Michael O’KellyP.O. Box 3245Sioux City, IA 51102Ph: 800-366-8543 Fax: 888-329-2543 [email protected]

Zach Voudrie Voudrie Investigations Group10805 Sunset Offi ce Dr., Ste. 300St. Louis, MO 63127Ph: 800-956-6124 Fax: 636-948-2289 [email protected]

Michael J. West Arkansas Investigations400 West Capitol Ave., #1700Little Rock, AR 72201Ph: 501-372-2202 Fax: 866-371-2603 [email protected]

Jason Wiltfang ISIS 24-71708 Morningside Dr.Iowa City, IA 52245Ph: 319-621-2333 [email protected]

Region 5ADean A. Beers Forensic Investigations of Colorado, LLC2908 Killarney DriveLaPorte, CO 80535-9339Ph: 970-691-0813 Fax: 970-372-4717 [email protected]

Christopher J. Corradetti 2838 Central Park Blvd.Denver, CO 80238Ph: 303-351-1390 Fax: 303-355-2453 [email protected]

nCiss members at the october 2009 conference for the Washington Association of Legal investigators, left to right: nancy Barber; Linda montgomery, region 6A director; WALi president roger montgomery, who won the drawing for a free NCISS membership; and Francie Koehler, NCISS President.

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Kimberly A. Matich Anderson Security Agency, Ltd.2555 W. Morningside DrivePhoenix, AZ 85023Ph: 602-331-7000 Fax: 602-331-1785 [email protected]

Jeff Saviano JDS Criminalistics, LLCP.O. Box 75070Colorado Springs, CO 80970Ph: 719-337-0869 Fax: 888-202-3839 [email protected]

Rod Stoddard Blue Water Ventures, LLC, c/o Bagley, Karpin Rose1107 West Sixth AvenueCheyenne, WY 82001Ph: 307-222-0337 x202 [email protected]

Barry thornburg Thornburg Insurance Investigations, LLC11643 Masonville Dr.Parker, CO 80134Ph: 303-840-7322 Fax: 303-840-7322 [email protected]

Region 5A/AssociateGarrison Wells Financial Forensic Services5921 S. Middlefi eld Rd.Littleton, CO 80123Ph: 720-347-8301 [email protected]

Region 6ANancy R. Allen Leigh Hearon Investigative Service7360 Ponter RoadQuilcene, WA 98376Ph: 360-732-0732 Fax: 360-732-0017 [email protected]

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Nancy Austring Austring InvestigationsP.O. Box 961Gig Harbor, WA 98335Ph: 253-858-7579 Fax: 253-858-7579 [email protected]

pandora eyre Swift & McDonald, P.S.2003 Western Avenue #330Seattle, WA 98121Ph: 206-329-1885 [email protected]

Shellee Hale Camandago, Inc.227 Bellevue Way, NE #80Bellevue, WA 98004Ph: 425-450-9000 Fax: 425-671-0152 [email protected]

Michael Hawkins The Hawkins Group23632 Hwy 99, Ste. F, PMB 137Edmonds, WA 98026Ph: 425-775-3395 [email protected]

Joseph Kelly Stratetic Solutions1371 Sudden ValleyBellingham, WA 98229-4837Ph: 888-366-4327 Fax: 888-366-4327 [email protected]

taya Montgomery Linda Montgomery Investigations1751 NW 57th StreetSeattle, WA 98107Ph: 706-784-8151 Fax: 206-784-8162 [email protected]

Michael Rock Archangel Cyber Investigations, Inc.5709 - 145th Place SWEdmonds, WA 98026-3729Ph: 206-962-0686 [email protected]

Jayme Schmidt J. Schmidt & Associates, Inc.3213 W. Wheeler St., Ste. 302Seattle, WA 98199Ph: 206-213-9000 Fax: 206-282-1168 [email protected]

Joe M. Showers Showers Private Investigation Agency, LLC18527 42nd Ave., SEBothell, WA 98012-7509Ph: 832-978-3328 Fax: 425-286-6133 [email protected]

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If you have any questions about membership issues, please con-tact me at [email protected]. And don’t forget to check your list-ing on our web site, nciss.org. Let me know if you find any errors.

Thanks one and all.

Region 6A/AssociationH.D. Burr, exec. Dir. Professional Priv. Investigators Assn of IdahoP.O. Box 6486Boise, ID 83707Ph: 208-342-3463 Fax: 208-342-8097 [email protected]

Region 6BMark Angelo Fund Holder Reports, LLC2201 N. Lakewood Blvd., Ste. D175Long Beach, CA 90815Ph: 510-418-5333 Fax: 562-683-0426 [email protected]

John D. Facchin J. D. Facchin & Associates311 Farnum CourtDanville, CA 94526Ph: 925-285-0850 Fax: 925-215-1466 [email protected]

Michael Ferrari Integrity GroupP.O. Box 1195Pleasanton, CA 94566Ph: 925-484-4911 [email protected]

Dennis Gainey Dennis Gainey Investigations1540 Barton Rd., #142Redlands, CA 92372Ph: 951-265-3425 Fax: 909-658-6334 [email protected]

Daniel Harris Strategic Reliance Group1160 Brickyard Cove, Ste. 200Richmond, CA 94801Ph: 510-439-4119 Fax: 925-287-6477 [email protected]

James B. Newberry Newberry Investigations282 West 40th AvenueSan Mateo, CA 94403Ph: 415-515-0238 Fax: 650-578-0411 [email protected]

Joan tapanainen Tapanainen Risk Management ConsultingP.O. Box 1107Novato, CA 94947Ph: 415-827-2744 Fax: 415-897-6622 [email protected]

Region 6B/ServiceLowell Glover Lynden J. and Associates207 W. 20th St.Santa Ana, CA 92706Ph: 714-542-6500 Fax: 714-542-8025 [email protected]

Region OverseasHermann Kaminski IWA Group Ltd.12/14 Strait StreetValletta, Malta VLT 1432Ph: 356 2326 2220 Fax: 356 2326 2119 [email protected]

Congratulations to the Missouri Association of Private Investigators and colleagues, prime movers in bringing licensing to Missouri. By the time you read this, licensing of firms will have begun, after a lengthy development period. A “whistleblower” provision for reporting unlicensed activity will follow later this year.

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