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INVEST IN YOURSELF: Training For Professional Investigators August 3,4 2009 Sources of Information for Investigators 2009An introduction to the use of private sector investigative tools, subscriber data bases, public records and technology. |
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During this block of instruction, the student will be introduced to various forms of public and publicly available records. These records are available through their various repositories, on public Internet websites, and through subscriber, fee based, databases that buy, repackage, and reformat these records for resale to approved subscribers. These records can be used for developing an accurate lifestyle, asset, and historical and demographic profile of a person for criminal investigation, civil investigation or employee screening.
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COURSE OUTCOMES
At the conclusion of the presentation, students will: 1. 2. Learn that private these tools can save time and money. 3. Be introduced to new sources of information, not always used in law enforcement or in the private sector. 4. Understand the public records available at subscriber only, fee based, databases. 5. Be introduced to a source that encompasses over 400 separate sources of current and historical addresses, to locate people and trace their histories. 6. Be introduced to “The Investigators Little Black Book” with hundreds of sources of information. 7. Learn of new ways to search corporate and real estate records in New Hampshire. 8. Be introducing to a FREE source to search thousands of public records worldwide. 9. Be able to “translate” and verify a Social Security number. 10. Understand the proper use of these sources in the investigative and employment screening process. 11. Learn how to build a “profile” of a person’s character, behavior and anticipated behavior using public and publicly available records. 12. Learn how to trace a person back in time by developing their “address history” from publicly available records. 13. Recognize the content and importance of civil court records in the criminal investigation process. 14. Build a basic financial picture of a subject using public record research. 15. Understand that the fact that when no records are found, this too paints an accurate picture of the subject. (Based upon the type of records that were searched) 16. Be introduced to trap lines and sting cards as investigative and fugitive recovery tools. 17. Be introduced to Internet Research, Newsgroup postings, e-mail tracing, and Internet Profiling. 18. Be introduced to the process of obtaining information from AOL, and other on-line IPSs by subpoena and warrant. 19. Learn that checking criminal records at the Court level is more accurate than a statewide, central repository check. 20. Learn to locate copies of a web site that may no longer exist. 21. Be given “always busy” and “hanging numbers (never answered) to use in investigations 22. Learn how to uncover cell phone CNA: Customer name and address 23. Track e-mail sent by the student and send self destructing, secure, e-mail.
Investigator’s Assignment
You are given the name of _____________________. Age about 50.
Your assignment is to develop a character, lifestyle, and historical package of information regarding Mr. ________________.
1. Locate and verify his SSN and Age and phone number. It may be unlisted. 2. Locate present and previous employment. 3. Locate everywhere he has lived for the past 5-10 -15years. 4. Gather a list of neighbors at his most current, past, addresses. 5. He may be divorced. Identify and locate his former wife. 6. He owns property somewhere in NH, a “camp” where he may be engaged in illegal activities. Locate this property. 7. Locate any other assets he may own. Intelligence indicates he has his own a business and business name, in NH. It name and location are unknown. 8. He may own a large boat or aircraft with which he moves drugs, verify these facts. 9. Locate any other property he may own and try to uncover banking relationships. 10. He may own property out of state, according to our informant, verify that fact. 11. He recently took out a loan and bought a smaller boat, verify that fact, and locate the lien holder to verify the type of boat. He may have bought this while living in Vermont. 12. Obtain copies of the financing statements for the boat. Banking relationships. 13. He has owned shell corporations in other states, to hide drug proceeds, locate, and identify their names and locations. 14. He has recently remarried, within the last three years. Identify his wife’s maiden name and run the above background on her, as well as his first wife. 15. Locate all the banks and self-storage facilities and schools within in current zip code. 16. Locate any liens, bankruptcies, and judgments against this subject. Build a lifestyle profile. 17. Locate any other names he may have used. 18 Check for any IRS record with the U.S. Tax Court. 19. Check out his computer/internet activities and interests. Requires e-mail address (es). 20. Locate any web site or home page he may have developed in the past several years, even if it is gone now. 21. Research any unusual internet Newsgroup postings he has made. 22. Determine if he has been involved in federal contract fraud. 23. Locate his internet “profiles” via predator tracking tools. 24. Determine if he has been banned from Las Vegas Casinos. 25 And much more……………………………….
How long would this take an investigator in the field?
You will be shown how to accomplish this, and more, with out leaving the office, in a few minutes and for a few dollars.
PREVIOUS HOSTS INCLUDE:
Vermont Attorney General’s Office Network of State Investigators, Vermont The New Hampshire Police Academy Hudson, NH Police Warner, NH Police Newmarket, NH Police Auburn, NH Police The New Hampshire League of Investigators, Inc. Vermont Association of Investigative and Security Specialists Woodbury College, Montpelier Vt. Association of Professional Judgment Collectors, New York Agency for Natural Resources, Investigators: State of Vermont
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ONE CASE using these tools will make you far more than you pay for the whole class. An asset profile can be billed for $600.00- $900.00. |
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LOCATION NEWTON POLICE DEPARTMENT |
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Seating is limited. Register early. The cost is only Cost is $300.00 for both days. $275.00 if registered and paid prior to July 15th.
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