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Paul Jaeb of American Investigator Podcast! interviewed me about the state of investigations here in Southern California.  It was a lot of fun to sit down with a fellow investigator and podcaster and talk shop.  Paul was nice enough to allow me to excerpt my interview here, so let’s all be nice enough to subscribe to his podcast as well.

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You may have heard me talking about USAPI.org recently. Since we picked them up as a sponsor, I thought it would be a good idea to find out what they have to offer the PI. I spoke with Randy Torgerson, VP of USAPI and asked the tough questions about the organization. Enjoy.

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I had the opportunity to talk to Michael Julian, CPI, PPS of National Business Investigations and Minders Protective Services. Mike is one of the leading Executive Protection specialists in Riverside County and offers both Investigative and Security Services. Mike talks about the training and background that’s needed to get into the Executive Protection business, and make no mistake, it’s a professional business. You can find out more about EP schools at Executive Protection Institute and Executive Security International You can reach Mike at NBI via his website or via email at mjulian@investigations-nbi.com or mjulian@mindersps.com

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Part 2 of my interview with Chris Reynolds. In this episode, Chris talks about criminal defense, from how to get the cases all the way through trial. It’s a great primer if you are considering getting into that aspect of the business. Chris operates a “full service” criminal defense investigations company. To find out what that means, listen to the interview here.

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I’ve talked before about domestic investigations, so this week, I thought it would be nice to talk to an expert in the field. Bill Mitchell has been handling infidelity cases for years and has written the book. His technological approach is intriguing and he’s even been featured on Dr. Phil. You can take a look at his website as well as purchase the book using the links below.

Seven Day Detective
The More You Know by Bill Mitchell

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I’ve been waiting a long time to speak with Chris Reynolds, the Investigator of the Year, as awarded by the California Association of Investigators. In the interview, Chris talks about the award and the cases that he was involved in that helped him in earning that honor.

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I got in touch with Randy Torgerson of RTPI to find out what was going on with his art fraud case. Check it out! I talked to Randy way back in episode 2, so it’s been about a year since we checked in.

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Jan Tucker is one of the more colorful and experienced private investigators in Southern California. I sat down with him to discuss a case that he’s been working on that has direct ties to the private investigation industry.

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EDITORS NOTE: I made a mistake in in the show and used the name Ray Nicherie. The name is Daniel Nicherie and I apologize for the mistake. Thanks Jan for catching that one.

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Part 2 of my interview with Sean Walsh of Walsh and Associates focuses on the growing problem of Identity Theft. The California Association of Licensed Investigators has released an ID theft tip sheet (sorry for the bad copy, I’ll try to update the link to a better pdf) and Sean and I discussed some of the issues regarding ID theft and how consumers can protect themselves.

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While at the annual conference of the California Association of Licensed Investigators (the largest PI association in the world), I sat down with CALI outgoing President Sean Walsh (of Walsh and Assoc.) and asked him about Identity theft, TSCM and being president of the largest association of private investigators in the world. This week, all about TSCM (not exactly ALL, but the basics).

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