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Private detective sentenced in hacker-for-hire scheme

A U.S. court this month sentenced an Israeli private detective to six years in prison for organizing global hacking campaigns against thousands of people including climate change activists and critics of German company Wirecard.

Aviram Azari, a former policeman detained in the United States since 2019, pleaded guilty last year to three counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit hacking and aggravated identity theft.

 

 

 

screenshot from Marshall Zelinger's twitter post showing Mike Lindell being served with court papers.

Challenging serves accomplished by blending in

Defendants in high-profile court cases may sometimes be difficult to serve with court papers. They may have security or trying to stay out of the public eye. Sometimes “blending in” is the best strategy.  

Mystery Of First Woman To Complete Marathon

A onetime Colorado Springs resident and the first ever woman to run a sanctioned marathon did not know she had made sports history for 50 years.

By Simon Crittle

Even a private detective hired by the Pikes Peak Marathon failed to find the runner – who had remarried several times, changed her name and gone ...

Desperate Littleton Family Hires PI To Find Runaway Daughter

By Simon Crittle

A desperate Littleton family has hired a private investigator to try and find their runaway teenage daughter who was leading a double life.

Cadence Warner, 17, left their home near West Quincy Avenue and South Kipling Parkway on the afternoon of March 23 and never returned.

The family’s ...

Denver PIs Earn $10,000 More Than National Counterparts

By Simon Crittle

New national data on private investigator salaries reveals PIs in the Denver metropolitan area earn significantly more than their counterparts across the country.

The median base salary for PIs in the United States is $53,320 a year, according to new data released by U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

However, ...

Expiring PI Licensing Rules Take Odd Twist

By Simon Crittle

In a good example of bureaucracy gone mad, the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) will continue accepting applications for private investigator licenses until August 31 – the day PI licenses in Colorado will be abolished.

DORA told this blog that an unlicensed PI could face discipline right up until midnight August 30 ...

Famed PI Suffers Head Injury After Being Robbed Outside His Home

Jack Palladino, the private investigator hired by former President Bill Clinton during his 1992 campaign to help discredit women claiming extramarital affairs with him, last week suffered a serious head injury after being robbed outside of his San Francisco home.

Palladino, whose celebrity clients have also included Harvey…

PI Training Institute Being Held On Feb. 26 and 27

Are you ready to take the plunge into the world of private investigations, but aren’t quite sure how to start?

Then you might want to take part in a training institute being held by the Professional Private Investigator Association of Colorado (PPIAC) on February 26 and 27.

Called the Colorado Investigative Development Institute, the training event ...