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The FBI – Behind the Dark Suits, N-Dex

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Lina Maini

There are approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States – local, state, tribal, and federal— generally working independently,  each gathering clues, conducting interviews, solving crimes, and generating reports and information. Within their jurisdictions. So the 2011 question is: in an age supporting a very mobile and transient number of people, obviously crime will [...]

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Your Phone Number – Gateway to Your Checkbook: Identity Theft, Part I

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Lina Maini

The fastest growing crime in the world today is identity theft. This is a familiar statistic but very few people truly grasp their vulnerability to this crime. Victims of identity theft can lose job or business opportunities, be refused loans for education, housing, or cars, and even get arrested for crimes they didn’t commit. After [...]

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The FBI’s Most Wanted List: History and “Fun” Facts

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Lina Maini

March 14, 2010 marked the 60th anniversary of the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List.   From an official FBI press release: FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III today announces the FBI’s commemoration of its famous “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” program, created 60 years ago. In 1949, a reporter for the International News Service (the predecessor [...]

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U.S. Embassies To American Overseas Crime Victims: No To Representation; Yes To Compensation

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Lina Maini

  A. Tickets purchased. B. Valid (unexpired) passport and International Driver’s Permit in hand. C. Overseas Crime Victim checklist reviewed. No Plan C? Millions of Americans travel overseas each year. Relatively minor inconveniences (lost luggage,  boarding delays, hotel accommodation screw-ups…) are generally viewed as part and parcel of the travel experience; becoming a victim of [...]

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Perfect Crime; Imperfect Searches.

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Lina Maini

From Der Speigel 03/19/2009 Twins Suspected in Spectacular Jewelry Heist Set Free Saved by their indistinguishable DNA, identical twins suspected in a massive jewelry heist have been set free. Neither could be exclusively linked to the DNA evidence. German police say at least one of the identical twin brothers Hassan and Abbas O. may have [...]

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