Long Island Private Investigator - Another Court Testimony Seminar

Posted by Long Island Private Investigator and Nassau County Private Investigator
Paul and Tom are in the process of putting together another seminar for anyone interested in learning the finer points of court testimony and report writing. Based on last years turnout and positive reviews from attendees, we thought we would try it again.
Paul Massimillo will be on hand to lend his expertise to those who lack court experience or simply need help with their methods and would like to be a better witness.
Paul has testified in Federal and local courts, both Civil and Criminal, in several states and in nearly every imaginable type of case, including Grand Juries, trials, Huntley, Map, search warrant applications, suppression, eavesdropping applications, civil cases, parole hearings, Family Court and much more. He has been cross examined by some of the nations best attorneys and his techniques are proven to work, based on results and juror interviews.
There are three potential speakers scheduled to be on hand with similar experience and credentials.
If you would like to improve your court testimony techniques or maybe you just want to join us to meet others in the field, please respond by emailing Tom, as we are trying to obtain an approximation of attendees.
This seminar will take place some time in mid August, at a location in western Suffolk County or eastern Nassau County, Long Island. Everyone is welcome.

Suffolk County Private Investigator, Nassau County Private Investigator, New York City - Wire Taps

There have been many inquiries regarding "phone taps." It is illegal to tap (eavesdrop) a phone unless by law enforcement and court approved! It is ONLY legal to tap a phone when an eavesdropping warrant is issued by the court, for that particular device or line. There is an incredible burden of proof needed to obtain a warrant for this. There is also the "exhaustion" rule. You must have exhausted all other means (and you must prove that to the court) of investigation as well as proving the phone, fax machine etc., is being used to commit crimes.

Suffolk County Private Investigator - Video Time Stamps - A thing of the past

Some years ago, video timestamps were the normal procedure for documenting time and date that a video was taken. Anyone who has been questioned "on the stand" as to the possibility of the time stamp being altered, can attest to the fact that time stamps are antiquated and simply not usable today.
Video time stamps are only as accurate as the time that is manually set in the video camera. As many defense attorney's use a strategy to put doubt in a jury's mind or to attempt to discredit a witness, they have often questioned the accuracy of the time and date. Questions arise such as: Can the time be altered? Did YOU set the time? How do we know FOR A FACT that this was correct? etc, etc. Now we all know that it is simply a tactic to throw doubt into the minds of jurors. Answered truthfully and convincingly will usually counter the attempt to put doubt into the validity of your evidence. But some juries are taken by it and influenced. Someone experienced in court testimony (meaning hundreds of hours of actual testimony in a variety of hearings and court cases) can almost always turn the attack around and make the attorney look foolish. But a large majority of private investigators do not posses the experience.
We do not use time stamps. We haven't since our inception. Back in my NYPD days, we ran into this issue. It was easily remedied. We simply capture video of a cellular phone displaying the current date and time. Periodically during a video, the time and date will again be captured. Cell phone time can't be changed. Another method that has become of more use with recent technology, is to make a voice request for satellite time. This too, can not be altered. We use this for periodic time checks during video capture to maintain time continuity.
These methods kill the defense of altered time. It has been proven to work. I highly recommend it.

Suffolk County Private Investigator - DNA Gathering and Use

DNA Gathering and Use
Posted by Suffolk County Private Investigator

The use of DNA as evidence has become very common in adoption and identification type cases. After carefully gathering the evidence, maintaining it's integrity is crucial. Properly indexing, packaging and maintaining the custody of evidence is necessary for this to be used in court or otherwise. Above all DNA must be safeguarded by proper processing in the correct containers, depending upon the type of DNA sample it is. And chain of custody procedures, well documented, must be used.
Most investigators are unaware of the proper procedures for gathering evidence, due to lack of experience. That's why we employ only experienced investigators from the ranks of law enforcement investigative units.

Suffolk County Private Investigator - Email Passwords

Posted By Suffolk County Private Investigator
Password retrieval on a computer is common and again, has privacy issues. If it is a common computer, you go ahead, so long as you have researched your local laws, and they permit such intrusions. There are many ways to obtain the information, including a key logger. There are software based key loggers like ghost key logger and hardware based loggers such as "keykatcher." "Keykatcher" is easy to use since you simply place it in-line with the keyboard wire and then access it's memory to retrieve the information/data.
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