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Published on: 6/21/2006
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[IMG] PANEL III OF A HEARING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE SUBJECT: INTERNET DATA BROKERS AND PRETEXTING: WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR PRIVATE RECORDS? CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE ED WHITFIELD (R-KY) WITNESSES: JOHN STRANGE, OWNER, WORLDWIDE INVESTIGATIONS; LAURIE MISNER, OWNER, GLOBAL INFORMATION GROUP; JAY PATEL, OWNER, ACCUSEARCH (sp); TIMOTHY BERNDT, OWNER, RELIA TRACE LOCATE SERVICES; ED HERZOG, FORMER OWNER, GLOBAL INFORMATION GROUP; JAMES WELKER, OWNER, UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY; SKIPP PORTEOUS, OWNER, SHERLOCK INVESTIGATIONS; PATRICK BAIRD, OWNER, PDJ SERVICES; MICHELE YONTEF, OWNER, TELCOSECRETS.COM; STEVEN SCHWARTZ, FORMER OWNER, FIRST SOURCE INFORMATION SPECIALISTS; AND CARLOS ANDERSON, OWNER, C.F. ANDERSON PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR • 2322 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. • 1:10 P.M. EDT
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WITNESSES: JOHN STRANGE, OWNER, WORLDWIDE INVESTIGATIONS; LAURIE MISNER, OWNER, GLOBAL INFORMATION GROUP; JAY PATEL, OWNER, ACCUSEARCH (sp); TIMOTHY BERNDT, OWNER, RELIA TRACE LOCATE SERVICES; ED HERZOG, FORMER OWNER, GLOBAL INFORMATION GROUP; JAMES WELKER, OWNER, UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY; SKIPP PORTEOUS, OWNER, SHERLOCK INVESTIGATIONS; PATRICK BAIRD, OWNER, PDJ SERVICES; MICHELE YONTEF, OWNER, TELCOSECRETS.COM; STEVEN SCHWARTZ, FORMER OWNER, FIRST SOURCE INFORMATION SPECIALISTS; AND CARLOS ANDERSON, OWNER, C.F. ANDERSON PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
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REP. WHITFIELD: At this time, I'd like to call forward the following witnesses on the third panel: Mr. John Strange, owner of Worldwide Investigations; Ms. Laurie Misner, owner of Global Information Group; Mr. Jay Patel, owner of AccuSearch (sp); Mr. Timothy Berndt, owner of Relia Trace Locate Services; Mr. Ed Herzog, former owner of Global Information Group; Mr. James Welker, owner of Universal Communications Company; Mr. Skipp Porteous, owner of Sherlock Investigations; Mr. Patrick Baird, owner of PDJ Services; Ms. Michele Yontef, owner of TelcoSecrets.com; Mr. Steven Schwartz, former owner of First Source Information Services; and Mr. Carlos Anderson, owner of C.F. Anderson Company. ...