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TOOLS FOR CASE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET. Virtually everything is online. Personal information Property information Business information Criminal information Court information Legal resources. We Are Your Guide Through . . . The Final Frontier. The Catch-All Sites.
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TOOLS FOR CASE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET
Virtually everything is online • Personal information • Property information • Business information • Criminal information • Court information • Legal resources
The Catch-All Sites • www.google.com • If you want to know what’s out there about someone, “google” them • www.virtualgumshoe.com/resources • A directory that links you to free and fee-based websites, organized by subject matter • data.tennessean.com/ • A wealth of obscure but potentially useful information
Personal Information • www.pipl.com • Search engine for people, even if you only have partial information • www.namefromphone.com • Allows you to find out to whom a phone number belongs • www.ssnvalidator.com • Provides information about known SS number
Property Websites • 170.190.30.53/WebproNashville/default.asp • Davidson County Tax Assessor website • Property ownership, tax delinquency, property values • www.googlemaps.com • Get directions, maps, birds-eye views, and street level view
Business Information • http://www.state.tn.us/sos/ • TN Dept. of State: corporation rules and regs, as well as regulated entities • tnbear.tn.gov/Ecommerce/FilingSearch.aspx • TN Secretary of State: search for business information • www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/websuers.htm • SEC filings, including tender offers, insider trading reports, proxy statements, bankruptcy
Criminal Information • ccc.nashville.gov/portal/page/portal/ccc/home/ • Criminal Court Clerk’s website • www.nashville-sheriff.net • Davidson County Sheriff’s website • www.state.tn.us/correction • TN Dept. of Correction’s website • www.ticic.state.tn.us/sorinternet/sosearch.aspx • TN Sex Offender Registry
The Case of Clifford Garretson A Real Life Example
What else here? • Look for criminal histories for alleged victim and all witnesses • Find out if client on probation in Nashville • Get all sorts of forms (continuance, expungement)