Month: March 2015

NYT’s Ariel Kaminer tracked by private investigator, report says – POLITICO.comhttp://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/03/private-investigator-reportedly-tracks-nyt-reporter-204639.htmlFormer New York Times reporter Ariel Kaminer has found herself tangled up in a mysterious private investigation involving New York University and Abu Dhabi. On Friday, the Times reported that Loren Berger, a New York-based private investigator, has been making inquiries about NYU professor Andrew Ross, who has publicly criticized the exploitation of…

Orinda: District hires private investigator, kicks live-in nanny’s daughter out of school – San Jose Mercury Newshttp://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_27024371/orinda-district-hires-private-investigator-kicks-live-nannysThe Orinda Union School District hired a private investigator to find out whether a second-grader actually lived in the city, determined she lived in Bay Point and kicked her out. The girl’s mother, a live-in nanny in Orinda, and her employer are mad and fighting back.

Judge approves $5,000 for teenage murder defendant to hire private investigator | masslive.comhttp://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/judge_approves_5000_for_murder.htmlDressed in a baggy red sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers, Montgomery appeared younger than his age, particularly standing next to the much larger court officers.

BBC – Future – The private investigator who spies using droneshttp://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150318-i-use-a-drone-to-spy-on-peopleAerial vehicles are the latest tool for private detectives – but for how long? Rose Eveleth reports.

Private investigator questions police chief’s actions | HeraldTribune.comhttp://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150310/article/150319972When Sarasota private investigator Warren Brittingham was asked to surveil an off-the-books meeting of elected officials and former educators, he never thought the job would pit him against one of Southwest Florida