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Winter Break! Back next Monday!!

Our editor, Lina Maini, is away for her annual winter week’s  break.  Please feel welcome to go through our library of nearly 200 articles, ranging from witness interview intakes to social network profiling.

Our parent company, Beacon Network Investigations,  (BNI) remains open for business.  We look forward to providing for your investigational and informational needs. 888-992-3226, F: 800-563-0921, email: cases@BNIinvestigations.com.

Happy New Year!

The Beacon Bulletin is on vacation until next week.

We wish all of our readers and their loved ones a healthy, safe, sane and prosperous New Year!!

See you in 2010.

Travel Watch: Countries With U.S. Extradition Treaties

In light of recent international  legal jurisdictional issues  (e.g., accused child rapist Roman Polanski, the 6’9″ , 250 lb. Serbian thug,  Miladin Kovacevic‘s flight to his homeland after beating 135 lb. Binghamton University student, Bryan Steinhauer into a coma… ) , we thought it important for Americans to know the countries with which we have extradition treaties.

From Wikipedia:

The following is a List of United States extradition treaties :

Country Date signed Entered into force
Albania March 1, 1933 November 14, 1935
Antigua and Barbuda June 3, 1996 July 1, 1999
Argentina June 10, 1997 June 15, 2000
Australia May 14, 1974
September 4, 1990
May 8, 1976
December 21, 1992
Austria January 8, 1998
May 19, 1934
January 1, 2000
September 5, 1934
Bahamas March 9, 1990 September 22, 1994
Barbados February 28, 1996 March 3, 2000
Belgium April 27, 1987 September 1, 1997
Belize March 30, 2000 March 27, 2001
Bolivia June 27, 1995 November 21, 1996
Brazil January 13, 1961
June 18, 1962
December 17, 1964
December 17, 1964
Bulgaria March 19, 1924
June 8, 1934
June 24, 1924
August 15, 1935
Burma December 22, 1931 November 1, 1941
Canada December 3, 1971
Jun. 28, July 9, 1974
January 11, 1988
January 12, 2001
March 22, 1976
March 22, 1976
November 26, 1991
April 30, 2003
Chile April 17, 1900 June 26, 2002
Colombia September 14, 1979 March 4, 1982
Congo January 6, 1909
January 15, 1929
April 23, 1936
July 27, 1911
May 19, 2029
September 24, 1936
August 5, 1961
Costa Rica December 4, 1982 October 11, 1991
Cuba April 6, 1904
December 6, 1904
January 14, 1926
March 2, 1905
March 2, 1905
June 18, 1926
Cyprus June 17, 1996 September 14, 1999
Czech Republic July 2, 1925
April 29, 1935
March 29, 1926
August 28, 1935
Denmark June 22, 1972 July 31, 1974
Dominica October 10, 1996 May 25, 2000
Dominican Republic June 19, 1909 August 2, 1910
Ecuador June 28, 1872
September 22, 1939
November 12, 1873
May 29, 1941
Egypt August 11, 1874 April 22, 1875
El Salvador April 18, 1911 July 10, 1911
Estonia November 8, 1923
October 10, 1934
November 15, 1924
May 7, 1935
Fiji December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
August 17, 1973
Finland June 11, 1976 May 11, 1980
France April 23, 1996 February 1, 2002
Gambia December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Germany June 20, 1978
October 21, 1986
August 29, 1980
March 11, 1993
Ghana December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Greece May 6, 1931
September 2, 1937
November 1, 1932
September 2, 1937
Grenada May 30, 1996 September 14, 1999
Guatemala February 27, 1903
February 20, 1940
August 15, 1903
March 13, 1941
Guyana December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Haiti August 9, 1904 June 28, 1905
Honduras January 15, 1909
February 21, 1927
July 10, 1912
June 5, 2028
Hong Kong (PRC) December 20, 1996 January 21, 1998
Hungary December 1, 1994 March 18, 1997
Iceland January 6, 1902
November 6, 1905
February 19, 1906
India June 25, 1997 July 21, 1999
Iraq June 7, 1934 April 23, 1936
Ireland July 13, 1983 December 15, 1984
Israel December 10, 1962 December 5, 1963
April 11, 1967
Italy October 13, 1983 September 24, 1984
Jamaica June 14, 1983 July 7, 1991
Japan March 3, 1978
August 5, 2003
March 26, 1980
Jordan March 28, 1995 July 29, 1995
Kenya December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
August 19, 1965
Kiribati June 8, 1972 January 21, 1977
Korea June 9, 1998 December 20, 1999
Latvia October 16, 1923
October 10, 1934
March 1, 1924
March 29, 1935
Lesotho December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Liberia November 1, 1937 November 21, 1939
Liechtenstein May 20, 1936 June 28, 1937
Lithuania October 23, 2001 March 31, 2003
Luxembourg October 1, 1996 February 1, 2002
Malawi December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
April 4, 1967
Malaysia August 3, 1995 June 2, 1997
Malta December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Mauritius December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Mexico May 4, 1978
November 13, 1997
January 25, 1980
May 21, 2001
Monaco February 15, 1939 March 28, 1940
Nauru December 22, 1931 August 30, 1935
Netherlands June 24, 1980 September 15, 1983
New Zealand January 12, 1970 December 8, 1970
Nicaragua March 1, 1905 July 14, 2007
Nigeria December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Norway June 9, 1977 March 7, 1980
Pakistan December 22, 1931 March 9, 1942
Panama May 25, 1904 May 8, 1905
Papua New Guinea December 22, 1931 August 30, 1935
Paraguay November 9, 1998 March 9, 2001
Peru July 26, 2001 August 25, 2003
Philippines November 13, 1994 November 22, 1996
Poland July 10, 1996
April 5, 1935
September 17, 1999
June 5, 1936
Portugal May 7, 1908 November 14, 1908
Romania July 23, 1924
November 10, 1936
April 7, 1925
July 27, 1937
Saint Christopher and Nevis September 18, 1996 February 23, 2000
Saint Lucia April 18, 1996 February 2, 2000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines August 15, 1996 September 8, 1999
San Marino January 10, 1906
October 10, 1934
July 8, 1908
June 28, 1935
Seychelles December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Sierra Leone December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Singapore December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
June 10, 1969
Slovak Republic July 2, 1925
April 29, 1935
August 28, 1935
March 29, 1926
Solomon Islands June 8, 1972 January 21, 1977
South Africa September 16, 1999 June 25, 2001
Spain May 29, 1970
January 25, 1975
February 9, 1988
March 12, 1996
June 16, 1971
June 2, 1978
July 2, 1993
July 25, 1999
Sri Lanka September 30, 1999 January 12, 2001
Suriname June 2, 1887
January 18, 1904
July 11, 1889
August 28, 1904
Swaziland December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
July 28, 1970
Sweden October 24, 1961
March 14, 1983
December 3, 1963
September 24, 1984
Switzerland November 14, 1990 September 10, 1997
Tanzania December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
December 6, 1965
Thailand May 17, 1991
December 30, 1922
December 14, 1983
March 24, 1924
Tonga December 22, 1931 August 1, 1966
April 13, 1977
Trinidad and Tobago March 4, 1996 November 29, 1999
Turkey June 7, 1979 January 1, 1981
Tuvalu June 8, 1972 January 21, 1977
April 25, 1980
United Kingdom March 31, 2003
June 8, 1972
June 25, 1985
December 23, 1986
January 21, 1977
Uruguay April 6, 1973 April 11, 1984
Venezuela Jan. 19, 21, 1922 April 14, 1923
Yugoslavia[1] October 25, 1901 June 12, 1902
Zambia December 22, 1931 June 24, 1935
Zimbabwe July 25, 1997 April 26, 2000

L – List treaty
DC – Dual criminality treaty

Conversely, as horribly exemplified  in the Amanda Knox trial and conviction, when Americans are overseas, we shouldn’t presume our personal and legal rights as we enjoy them here in the United States,  translate equally in foreign legal systems.   One should always be aware of the local American embassy, consulate or missions contact information in destiny and travel  locations.  US Department of State Embassy global listing,

As always, travel  safe, especially during this holiday season.

Celebrity v. Average Joe/Jane Offenders Update

New facts continue to emerge re: the very late Thanksgiving night/early Friday morning (2:25 a.m.) Tiger Woods vehicular crash in Florida.  (Correction to the previous Bulletin article, Woods was in fact taken to the hospital from the scene.)  Mr. and Mrs. Woods have, to date, refused to answer Florida Highway Patrol’s requests for a follow-up interview.  The FHP is now seeking warrants for a) Mr. Woods’ hospital records (to determine if his injuries arose from the accident or are consistent with an assault, which may result in charges filed v. Mrs. Woods, the presumed attacker) and b) the video from the many exterior surveillance cameras surrounding the Woods estate.  It’d been easier if he had just given the FHP an interview days ago.

Police To Blame For Dearth of 911 Calls?

Two seemingly unrelated major NY news pieces this past week:

1. Diane Schuler, the mom traveling the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway, killing 8 people in her car and the vehicle she crashed into head on. 

2. The NYPD has been recording the cell phone numbers of people calling 911 since 2003, creating a database of millions of cell phone numbers and tracking their owners in past and future investigations. 

The connection: According to the Schuler family defense attorney, Dominic Barbara, the NY State Police should have tried to intercept the Schuler vehicle the moment the first 911 call came in, considerably well  before she traveled 60 miles the wrong way.  The news of the NYPD cell phone collection has caused an uproar with many citizens protesting, along with what the civil liberties organizations are calling of a skirt-around-a-warrant maneuver by the police, stating they now would not call 911 in an emergency involving others, citing privacy concerns.  To revert to the initial article, this is going to be an interesting situation to follow if a grand jury is impaneled, considering the only person who could possibly have been criminally charged would have been the deceased driver, Diane Schuler. 

Today is voting day up on the Hill re: health reform. 

Find Thy Elected Officials:   Just type in your zip code and this site will supply you with the names and contact information for your legislators from the state level up.  This is a two click site with a host of other relevant features.

As always, be safe.

Happy Columbus Day To All!

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For those you fortunate enough to have the day off, relax and play our game.  Based on the above landing of Columbus depiction: please identify:

1. the judge

2. the defense attorney

3. the prosecutor

4. the defendant(s)

5. the case.

Most original wins.  We’ll have our response in tomorrow’s edition of our regular Beacon Bulletin, pushed back one day for holiday observance.  (We’ll also be announcing our new online order form capability and toll free numbers.)

Safe and healthy all,

The BNI Crew

Best To Worst Legal Video Ads: Your NetFace, Part II/II

Video commercials today are inexpensive and have the potential to reach a very wide audience, especially via the internet. 

As promised last week, we reviewed hundreds of attorney commercials and have below brought you, the best, the fair to muddled and the “Take 72…” lawyer video ads.:

PITCH PERFECT!

Hands down still the best trial law advertising piece out there.

Assessment:

1. To the point with contact info consistently displayed.

2. Uncomplicated speech.

3. Effective message relay.

 

NOT BAD FOR YOUR FIRST SHOT

Assessment:

1. Repetitive in certain parts.

2. Unclear message (client range is too broad - from indie tenant disputes to large commercial contract matters).

3. The logo and contact information is easily available at all times.

 

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME:

Assesment:

1. Attorney’s contact info hard to find.  Should be in constant view along the bottom or embedded in the video.

2. The animation tells a story opposite of the attorney’s intended message.  The dog and kids for the most part are all playful, cute…

3. That message, that dog attacks can cause very debilitating and horrific damage to a victim, is not presented.

4.  Leash laws and prior notice should have been at the very least mentioned.

An effective video  legal ad should be a) deliver a clear message, plainly worded; clearly representing the firm’s specialty areas, b) 30 – 45 seconds long at max, c) have contact info present throughout the entire video.

TIP OF THE WEEK FOR OUR SUBSCRIBED READERS:  ONE TINY GADGET WILL TURN A 30 FOOT  SPACE AROUND  YOU INTO A PERSONAL CONNECTION ZONE – FOR UP TO 5 DEVICES – WITHOUT ANY WIRES, PLUGS, USB CONNECTS… IT CAN EVEN TURN YOUR IPOD TOUCH OR OTHER SUCH DEVICE  INTO AN IPHONE IF YOU LOSE OR MISPLACE YOUR MOBILE WHILE TRAVELING.

As always, stay safe.

Have A Fantastic Fourth!!

   from all of us here at Beacon Network Investigations. Inc.

from all of us here at Beacon Network Investigations. Inc.

Publishing Date Change!

As many of  you already know, starting this week, by popular demand, the Beacon Bulletin will now be published each Wednesday!

We take our readers requests seriously, and the majority asked for a day in the week when they can better focus and appreciate the information we dispense.

Your wish is our command – Wednesday it is.  See you in two days with another well researched, informative and topical Bulletin article.

As always, stay safe.

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