California Association of Licensed Investigators
908 21st Street Sacramento, CA 95814
916-441-5444 � 800-350-CALI Fax: 916-441-5468 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.cali-pi.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 18, 2005
FOR INFORMATION: John Eppick, CALI Legislative Chair, 818.274.6690;
Clarick Brown, CALI President, 510.812.3704; Jan Tucker, CALI-PR Chair &
Chairman of the Board, 310.618.9596 or Cell: 818.720.3719
PI GROUP SAYS CHOICEPOINT LEAK
WAKE UP CALL TO FIGHT IDENTITY THEFT
A massive hemorrhage of personal data by Atlanta based Choicepoint
that has thousands of California residents scrambling to determine whether
their identities were stolen and credit histories affected is being
described by the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI) as
"a wake up call for responsible efforts to combat identity theft."
According to Berkeley Private Eye Clarick Brown, President of
CALI-the world's largest organization of private investigators-"CALI has
been proactive in combating identity theft for a long time and we are no
stranger to this battle. Several years ago, the theme of our entire
legislative program was 'Help Stamp Out Identity Theft.' At our state
educational conferences and at our district educational meetings, we have
repeatedly held seminars on identity theft that have included speakers from
the United States Postal Service and other agencies that our members
interface with on a daily basis when confronting I.D. theft and fraud."
John Eppick, CALI's Legislative Chair, indicated that a long term
policy goal of the organization is to insure that laws designed to combat
identity theft by restricting access to data bases includes exemptions for
legitimate uses of information by Private Investigators. "Without
exemptions for private investigators," said Eppick, "well intended
legislation has the effect of cutting off the nose to spite the face.
Frequently, police departments simply do not have the staff or the time to
combat identity theft when they are faced with priorities like combating
violence and street crime, effectively requiring private investigators to
take up the slack. This is why our profession is often at the forefront of
the efforts to track down identity thieves and other white collar
criminals."
CALI, and its national affiliate, NCISS (National Council of
Investigation & Security Services), are seeking amendments to a series of
bills introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein and others designed to
regulate the usage and availability of private data base information, to
insure that investigators will continue to be able to track down criminals
with these sources. Last year, delegations of CALI members and active law
enforcement personnel met with representatives of Senator Feinstein at
several meetings in an effort to hammer out amendments to insure continued
access.
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Jan B. Tucker-PI 10143
P.O. Box 433
Torrance CA 90508-0433
Tel: 310.618.9596 Fax: 1950
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ca Assoc of Licensed Investigators
Co-President, SFV/NELA Chapter, Natl Org. For Women
Member of the Board of Directors,
Alameda Corridor Jobs Coalition
....etc., etc., etc.....
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/janbtucker
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