Posted by Bill on December 20, 2007
An amazing story is in the Register-Guard, Eugene, OR, newspaper today. Robert Christie a 71 year old retired school teacher was arrested by the FBI on October 26, 2007, on charges that he robbed as many as 20 banks in Oregon and Washington. You have to read the story. Christie spent 10 days in jail before being released on bond. The US Attorney moved to dismiss the charges “in the interest of justice” after Christie’s attorney, Terri Wood, and private investigator Mike Olsen documented Christie’s innocence. The FBI arrested Christie based on comparing a bank surveillance photo to Christie’s drivers license photo. There is a lot more to the story. Read it Here
At a recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) work shop on use of social security numbers (SSNs), one panelist stated that private investigators should not be allowed any access to SSNs or other ID data. I’m sure Mr. Christie is thankful that the FTC panelist’s idea was not implemented, at least not yet. The FTC Work Shop was held by and organized by the FTC’s Division of Privacy & Identity Protection headed up by Joel Winston, Director.
Bill Lowrance
President PIAVA
president@piava.org
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Posted by Bill on December 20, 2007
The Columbus Dispatch reports today that private investigators, among others, submitted comments to the Ohio Supreme Court opposing the Court’s proposal to limit access to public court records, see Dispatch Story.
The comments on the proposed rules — which came from court officials, lawyers, police officers, media interests and private investigators — will go to the Supreme Court’s Commission on Rules of Superintendence. That panel, which is headed by Justice Judith Lanzinger, can revise the rules before sending them to the full court for approval.
As discussed before in a post, Here, the Virginia Supreme Court drafted similar rules to limit access to Virginia Court records. As far as we know, public comments were not asked for by the Virginia Supreme Court. Public records should remain public.
Bill Lowrance
President PIAVA
president@piava.org
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