Vice Reveals Whereabouts of Software Tycoon John McAfee

“We are with John McAfee Right Now Suckers.”  Thus ran Vice Magazine’s Tuesday headline, accompanying its story on anti-virus-entrepreneur-turned- fugitive John McAfee. Along with the magazine’s editor in chief Rocco Castoro, Vice’s video documentary team caught up with MaCafee, currently on the run from authorities in Belize where he is wanted in connection with the […]

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Conrad’s Case Not Black and White

Being closely involved with investigating corporate fraud and criminal defence investigations, I’ve been following the re-emergence of Lord Conrad Black with fascination. Promoting a celebrity biography usually involves treading a well-worn circuit of bookshop signings and chat shows.  Former media mogul Conrad Black chose a slightly different path, with appearances on major news programmes. Over […]

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Private Investigator Leeds and West Yorkshire

Privatedetective.co.uk offers a full package of private investigation services across Leeds, West Yorkshire and the surrounding area. Our private investigators in Leeds are now able to offer our entire range of services to individuals and businesses: Matrimonial investigation Missing persons Cheating partners Tracing relatives Surveillance Debtor tracing Counter surveillance Due diligence Criminal defence investigation Corporate […]

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Keeping the Affair a Secret…There’s an App for That

Infidelity is becoming easier than ever.  Websites like Facebook make it easy for people to pursue illicit romance and flirt in ways that they wouldn’t ordinarily dream of doing in real life.  As if they don’t present enough temptation there are now a whole host of apps and websites dedicated to helping cheats to get […]

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Dodgy Dealings

A recent case in the US highlighted one of the familiar and depressing problems of being a private investigator.Munawar Toha was on trial for the murder of his wife when he is alleged to have approached a private detective with a particularly unusual and macabre request. While most defendants might have approached a detective to […]

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When Media Space Becomes Really Usefull

Last week I blogged about the incredible fact that 327,000 people go missing in the UK every year. Many of those people are found within 24 hours.  Others sever all ties with friends and families, beginning completely new lives where they don’t want to be found. In the UK, the details of missing people tend […]

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Private Investigator to Probe ‘Suicide’

Some of the biggest names in hip hop attended the funeral of legendary producer Chris Lighty.  Lauren Hill, Mariah Carey, P-Diddy and 50 Cent were among the luminaries who turned out to pay their respects to the larger than life figure who is said to have committed suicide earlier this month. But some aren’t so […]

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Is Your Laptop Watching You?

Every so often comes along a story so unspeakably weird and creepy that it’s difficult to stop shaking my head long enough to get a blog written about it. This particular piece of nastiness concerns around 420,000 rent-to-buy laptops available from seven different companies across the US installed with a piece of software named PC […]

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Out of Control?

Are Private investigators out of Control? This is the question posed by in a recent blog piece in The Telegraph by author and broadcaster Jake Wallis Simmons. Simmons spent time researching and shadowing private investigators for a Radio Four documentary broadcast earlier this year, entitled Crouching Low, Hidden Camera and was prompted to pen the […]

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Show Me the Way to Go Home

These fancy brogues, created by experimental designer Dominic Wilcox would be a dapper finishing touch to any designer suit. They could also help provide a neat finish to a night out for the forgetful, distracted and downright drunk. The No Place like Home shoes are fitted with a tiny GPS system which can show the […]

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