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Criminal

Ten Tips to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

April 23, 2010

As a New Hampshire and Massachusets private investigator, I’ve come across several individuals who are suffering the repercussions of identity theft. Thousands of dollars lost, debts piling up, credit suffering – quite literally, identity theft can ruin your life. We know this, yet the occurrences are growing at an enormous rate. In Massachusetts alone, more [...]

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Embezzlement – Part 4

November 2, 2009

The Private Investigator has done the biggest part of his job. The embezzlement plot has been uncovered and revealed. The missing property has been identified. The amount of the loss has been substantiated. The angst of embezzlement is winding down. Repercussions are running throughout the company. No matter how hard management tries to downplay the [...]

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Embezzlement – A Treacherous Path – Part 3

October 26, 2009

The two most common ways an employer first hears about an act of embezzlement is through circumstantial evidence reported by other employees or through the results of either an internal or external audit. It is only natural to receive the warning with a certain amount of incredulity. After receiving the news, the employer must be [...]

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Embezzlement – A Treacherous Path – Part 2

October 19, 2009

Acts of embezzlement are responsible for the majority of losses attributed to employee dishonesty.  In the U.S. estimates of employee embezzlement run in the range of $400 billion.  No matter how prepared the employer might be, each possible act of embezzlement creates an understandable emotional response. Acts of embezzlement tend to be unique.  They find [...]

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Embezzlement – Part I

October 12, 2009

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, embezzlement is defined as an act to appropriate (as property entrusted to one’s care) fraudulently to one’s own use. Every day, the local, national and even international news is filled with astounding reports of embezzlement. While the likes of Bernard Madoff get well-deserved wide ranging media attention, it seems like [...]

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