Electronic Sources If info For LEO

Question 1

What are public records maintained by Local (and County) government?

Answer 1

Property (Real Estate) Records
Licensing Bureaus
Civil and Criminal Court Records (County and State)
Divorce (legal separation)Records
County Probate
Voter Registration 
Court Clerk
Recorder

Question 2

What are public records maintained by State Gov?

Answer 2

Secretary of State Record
Uniform Commercial Code
Regulatory Agencies 
State Gaming Commission 
State Vital Statistics Bureau

Question 3

What public records are maintained by Federal Government?

Answer 3

Bankruptcy Records
Federal District Courts
Postal Service
Bank Examination Records
Bureau of Public Debt
Coast Guard
DOD
FAA
INS
SEC
VA

Question 4

What are some “investigative” techniques to maximize the search capabilities of Google.

Answer 4

Phrase search ("")
Search with specific website (site :)
Terms u want to exclude (-)
Fill in blanks (*)
Search exactly as is (+)
The OR operator

Question 5

Internet resources that will assist investigative activities

Answer 5

Metasearch-best combined results from variety of engines like Google, Yahoo..

• Archive.org
• guidestar.org

Question 6

What are some commercial websites what can assist with an investigation?

Answer 6

Commercial Websites

• *Thomson Reuters (CLEAR)
• *Lexis- LexisNexus Accurint
• *Dun and Bradstreet

Question 7

What is Thomson Reuters? (CLEAR)

Answer 7

CLEAR provides the user with both proprietary and public records. Online public records assist in locating people and businesses, identify and verifying assets, Social Security numbers, addresses and telephone numbers, date of birth, aircraft and vessel ownership, information on neighbors, and more.

Question 8

What is LexisNexus Accurint?

Answer 8

Gives LE access to a full suite of advanced investigative tools to quickly locate people, detect fraud, uncover assets and discover connections between suspects, witnesses for associates

Question 9

What is Dun and Bradstreet? (D&B)

Answer 9

To contract or be awarded grants by the US government, a business requires a “DUNS” number. This obtained by registering with D&B. A DUNS number is a unique 9 digit sequence recognized as the universal standard for identifying and keeping track of over 100, million businesses worldwide.