Tag Archive for: Ethics
Police Officer Makes Arrest Using Fake Online Dating Profile
We recently came across a Huffington Post story about police in Richmond, Virginia using the dating website okcupid.com to make an arrest. A warrant was out for the arrest of Ryan Covington for failure to appear in court on a charge of breaking…
Wynonna Judd Places GPS Tracker on Sister Ashley’s Car
We often blog here about how to find assets using public records and interviews. Sometimes we get more unorthodox requests from clients to help them find assets or just plain figure out the facts. For instance, a recent story that came out…
Investigating Jurors: The Ethical Bounds of Using Social Media
We recently read that one of the jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial had both tweeted at a famed criminal defense attorney and posted a comment about Arias having “Latina blood” on her Facebook page after the jury had convicted…
When Go Turns to Stop in an Investigation
When does green not mean go? As toddlers we drive with our parents and learn that green means go, yellow means caution and red means stop. But then later on, in driving and in life, we learn that green means “go, as long as…”…
Taping Phone Calls Is Not Worth the Risk
Clients often ask us whether we tape-record phone calls we make in the course of an investigation. Our brief answer is, “never.” Here is why: Recording could be illegal. Some states allow tape recording conversations if one of…
Fire your accountant, financial advisor and lawyer too?
A thought-provoking column in the Wall Street Journal here that argues in favor of routine changes of auditors got me thinking. If we should change our auditors on the grounds that they get too close to us and are afraid to displease us for…
