• Certified – Illinois State Police CCW Instructor
• Approved-Concealed Carry Curriculum
• IL Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Private Security Contractor
• IL Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Private Detective
• IL Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation (IDFPR) Certified Firearms Instructor
• IL Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation (IDFPR) Licensed Private Security Contractor
• IL Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation (IDFPR), approved Basic 20-Hour Training Course
• IL Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation (IDFPR), approved Armed 20-Hour Training Course
• IL Private Detective
• IL Private Security Contractor

• National Rifle Association (NRA) Chief Range Safety Officer
• National Rifle Association (NRA) Certified Pistol Instructor
• National Rifle Association (NRA) Certified Rifle Instructor
• National Rifle Association (NRA) Certified Shotgun Instructor
• National Rifle Association (NRA) Personal Protection Inside the Home
• National Rifle Association (NRA) Personal Protection Outside the Home
• National Rifle Association (NRA) Home Safety Instructor
• American Pistol Institute (Gunsite) Graduate (pistol, shotgun, carbine and rifle)

• Handcuffing
• Collapsible Baton
• OC Spray
• Weapons Retention
• Taser

Chief Firearms Instructor, Defcon-1 Firearms Training, Chicago, IL

1/1983 to Present

 Lead Instructor at Defcon-1 and have trained federal, state and local law enforcement personnel.  Additionally, I have been active training military personnel for the US Army Military Police. Throughout my career, I have trained thousands of individuals in all aspects of firearms training intermediate and lethal force options.

Senior Special Agent • Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

4/2003 to 3/2014

HSI is the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security and is charged with preventing acts of terrorism by targeting the people, money and materials that support terrorist organizations. In this preventive mission, HSI draws on a diverse set of investigative functions and legal authorities for fighting a wide range of crimes related to immigration, money laundering, smuggling, trafficking, trade violations, and cyber security.

With HSI, I was assigned to the National Security Investigations Division which consists of three principal components charged with securing the homeland: The Arms and Strategic Technology Investigations Unit (ASTI), the National Security and Threat Protection Unit (NSTP), and the Compliance Enforcement Unit (CEU).

I have worked in all aspects of the National Security Investigative mission. I have identified, arrested, and prosecuted over fifty terrorist suspects for violations of Federal law. I have a 100% conviction rate on investigative cases presented an accepted for prosecution.

I defined and set investigative goals; organized work and monitored progress of investigations; and effectively utilized limited time and resources. As a leader within my unit, I motivated fellow employees; shared information with others; supported other criminal investigators in their cases; supported management in passing work within the unit; and gave recognition to others who aided in my successes.

Duties included: executing search and arrest warrants; serving subpoenas; managing confidential informants and cooperating private individuals; administering oaths; interviewing witnesses; interrogation of suspects; taking detailed written statements; writing detailed operational plans for undercover investigations; consensual monitoring, task force funding requests; managing buy money; created detailed reports describing investigative activities; testified in federal and state court proceedings; examination of fraudulent documents; taking exemplars for handwriting analysis; preserving physical evidence; conducting liaison with foreign embassies, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; marriage fraud investigations; and initiated removal proceedings against undocumented aliens.

 

Special Agent • United States Department of Justice, Chicago, IL

06/1988 – 03/2003

The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice and handled legal and illegal immigration and naturalization matters. It ceased to exist as a whole entity on March 1, 2003.

I initiated, conducted, and managed complex undercover criminal fraud investigations involving multiple subjects in strict accordance with policy directives of INS. Advised and assisted the United States Attorney’s Office in the preparation of criminal indictments against violators of Title 18 of the U.S. Code, discovering intelligence related to investigative efforts and forwarded it to the appropriate section.

• International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA)
• International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI)
• Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
• National Rifle Association (NRA)-Life Member
• Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA)
• Federal Criminal Investigators Association (FCIA)
• Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOLA)
• Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
• International Police Association (IPA)
• ASIS International (ASIS)

District of Columbia, 2012  

• Mid-Atlantic School of Law, JD, 2010
• Chicago State University, MS, 1987
• State University of New York, Albany, NY, BS, 1983

Spanish, professional working proficiency

Top Secret

2016-Present

CEO Words Matter Publishing
P.O. Box 531
Salem, Il 62881

2016-Present

Director Public Affairs
Everlasting Hug
117 W. 4th Street
Bridgeport, PA 19405

1986-2016

Independent Ghostwriter
P.O. Box 1291
Salem, Il 62881

1981-1986

Paralegal
Pan Am Mkt.
N. Pawnee St.
Taylorville, Il 62555

Kingsway Christian College and Theological Seminary

M.PTh 2007 Master’s Pastoral Theology magna cum laude
B. Edu. 2004 Bachelor’s Education magna cum laude
B. Div. 2004 Bachelor’s Divinity magna cum laude

Christian Writer’s Guild

Journalism, News Writer, Article Composition, 1990

Lewis University

Computer Technology 1988

llinois State University

Paralegalism 1986

Tucker Wilson 2017
Rocky, Even When I’m Bad 2017
A Champion is Born 2017
Trudy Can Talk 2017

• SCWBI Society Children’s Book Writers Illustrators
• Society of Professional Journalist
• Kingsway Fellowship International
• WMP Justice Review

1/19/1981 to 06/30/2003

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Special Agent, Arson Coordinator, Coordinator & Senior Evidence Response Team Leader (ERT) of FBI Chicago Division.

6/30/2003 to Present

Practicing licensed Private Detective in the State of Illinois.  (Incorporated in IL as Larsen Forensics, Inc. 08/2003).

4/2004 to 10/2006

The Office of the Special Prosecutor of Cook County, Special State’s Attorney’s Office, Investigator.

Summer 2005 to 6/20/2006 

Sirchie Fingerprint Laboratories, Regional Instructor in Reflective Ultra-violet Imaging System (RUVIS) KrimeSite Imager™.

1/28/2008 to Present

Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA), College of DuPage, Forensics Instructor.

Bachelor of Arts in English Language Arts

Minor Secondary Education at St. Mary’s College, Winona, MN – Dec.1969.

Master’s Equivalent in Special Education

(Certifications in EMR/TMR Education)                            University of Minnesota, School of Education, Minneapolis, MN – 1971.

Graduate level

(40 hrs. credits – Certification in SLD)

University of St. Cloud, MN – 1972.

Graduate of FBI Academy  FBI Academy, Quantico, VA – Class of 1981-3.

Special Agent

Graduate of FBI Academy class of 1981-3 as a Special Agent

National Fire Academy, “Fire/Arson Investigation” – 120 hrs, 4/1/1983

FBI, “General Police Instructor (GPI) School” – obtained certification as a GPI (40 hrs)   March 1984

Nikon, “Law Enforcement Photography” (8 hrs.) Chicago 3/1988

FBI Academy, “Specialized Crime Scene In-Service” 9/25-30/1988

FBI Academy, “Bombing Crime Scene In-Service”, 4/23-28/1989

QMA & FBI Laboratory Unit, “FACEKIT” (computerized facial identification kit), project development & training, 8 hours. 4/19 & 10/1/1990

Corridor Security Group, Skip Palenik Senior Research Microscopist for McCrone Associate, Inc., microscopic examination procedures pertaining to hair, fibers and minerals, 2 hour lecture, 10/16/1990

National Association of Fire Investigators, “Determining the Cause and Origin of Fires and Explosions Training Seminar“,

Schaumburg, IL. (40hrs.)   8/1991

Eastern Kentucky University, “The National Fire, Arson and Explosion Investigation Training Program“, 8/1991 (part of above program) earned (1 CEU equals 10 hours of instruction 2.4 credits)

Northwestern University, Traffic Institute, “Bloodstain Evidence Workshop I“,

11/18-22/1991

Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, by Dr. Richard Stein and Kirchner on Medical Examiner’s protocol followed by an autopsy of a victim of a violent death, 4/29/92

FBI/Naperville Police Department, “Advanced Forensic Investigation” with Gary Allan Rini, PhD, 5/18-22/1992

Northwestern University, Traffic Institute, “Practical Crime Scene Technology“, 8/24-28/1992

FBI Academy, “Advanced Death Investigation“, 10/5-9/1992

FBI Academy, “ERT Team Leader In-Service“, 5/24-28/1993

FBI/ERT, “Detection and Recovery of Human Remains – ERT In-Service“, 6/14-18/1993

FBI Academy, “Survival Awareness In-Service“, 6/1993

FBI Academy, “Arson Scene Investigation In-Service” (taught and audited), 8/30 to 9/3/1993

Northwestern University, Traffic Institute, “Advanced Crime Scene Technology” (40 hrs.)/ 9/17/1993

FBI Academy, “Basic Evidence Response Team Training Course“

(Audit and taught), 4/4-8/1994 & 4/25-29/1994.

Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Emergency Services, “Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations”, (40 hr. OSHA), 6/7/1996

Northwestern University, Traffic Institute, “Bloodstain Evidence Workshop II”, 6/17-21/1996

FBI Academy, “Weapons of Mass Destruction Counter-terrorism and Proliferation Training Course“, 11/18-22/1996

FBI Academy, “ERT Team Leader In-Service“, 3/25-28/1997

FBI Academy, “Bullet Trajectory Reconstruction School“, 3/23-27/1997

FBI, “Forensic Fingerprint Classification Course“, 7/14-18/1997

FBI/ERT, “ERT Advanced Latent Fingerprint Techniques In-Service“,

1/12-15/1999

FBI, “ERT Team Leaders In-Service“, 3/9-11/1999

Northwestern University, Traffic Institute, “Advanced Crime Scene Workshop III“,         5/10-14/1999

FBI/ERT, “ERT Team Leader In-Service“, Las Vegas, (40 hrs.), 3/2000

International Association Identification Conferences at Los Angeles, Ca. and Little Rock, Ark. both (40 hr. conferences), summer of 2000

FBI Team Leaders Conference, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA, 24 hours, 2000.

FBI Chicago, Repealing of ERT personnel and equipment, 8 hour school conducted by FBI Chicago SWAT for FBI Chicago ERT, at Marseille, IL, 10/11/2000

University of Illinois, Fire Service Institute, “Fire/Arson Investigation Modules 1 & 2“, 10/16-27/2000

Illinois Fire Service Institute, “Fire/Arson Investigation Module III”, 12/4-8/2000 (obtained IL. State Certified Fire/Arson Investigator Certification)

FBI/ERT, “ERT Team Leader Conference” at St. Louis, Missouri (40 hrs.), 3/2002.

Law Enforcement Training Center, “KrimeSite Imager Reflective Ultra Violet Imaging System Technology” teaching certification 8 hour course March 11, 2002 at Oak Park City Hall, Oak Park, IL.

FBI Laboratory Fingerprint Unit, “Collection of Digital Evidence“, 4 hrs – FBI Northern Regional Training Center, North Chicago, IL.

Private Detective training: training conducted in 4 hour blocks on 2/23-24/04 & 3/12/04 at Chicago, IL by Edward Williams, Attorney at Law.

Obtained certification from Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories as a Sirchie Instructor teaching the KrimeSite™, Reflective Ultra Violet Imaging System (RUVIS), at the CPD Police Academy

on 12/8-9/04.

Wisconsin Association for Identification:  Speaker and participant at the “Emerging Technologies in Forensic Science” conference held at Eau Claire, Wisconsin 3/28-30/2007.

Ballistic Field Training by Speers LE™ (Federal Premium Law Enforcement Ammunition) demonstration (8 hrs) hosted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Lake County, IL on 6/2/09.

Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Oak Park Police Department, Oak Park, Illinois on 12/7/09.

Illinois Division International Assoc. for Identification & Illinois Assoc. of Property & Evidence Managers:  Speaker and participant at their joint educational conference held in Joliet, IL on 5/19-21/2010.

Council of American Forensic Entomologists, 16 hour specialized instruction in “Forensic Entomology Evidence Recovery Techniques” at Rensselaer, IN on 6/2-3/2010. (Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board Course No. 04-FE-25.)

American Academy of Forensic Science, Chicago Training Conference, SWIGIT – Scientific Images in the Courtroom:  The Impact of SWGIT Guidelines in Court, Workshop #14 (4 hours), multi-forensic discipline lectures (36 hours), 2/21-27/2011.

ARAS 360° HD CSI Computer Diagramming and Animation for Crime Scene Reconstruction virtual training session 12/19-20/2013.

International Crime Scene Investigators Association 3 Day Crime Investigation Conference 5/13-15/2014.

Shooting Incident Reconstruction by Bevel, Gardner & Associates at Greenfield Police Department, Greenfield, Indiana on 8/18-22/2014.

• International Association for Identification – Associate Membership #22777
• International Crime Scene Investigators Association – Active Member #518
• International Association of Arson Investigators Illinois Chapter – #520

March 28-30, 2007 – Speaker at the 41^st Annual Educational Seminar held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Topic presented: “Latent Fingerprint Impressions Recovered From Cadavers as a Crime Scene Process.”

May 19-21, 2010 – Speaker at Illinois Division International Association for Identification & Illinois Association of Property and Evidence Managers Joint Educational Conference held in Joliet, Illinois.  Topic presented: “Shooting Incident Reconstruction within a Room” (lecture & workshop).

September 11, 2011 – Speaker at Flight 93 National Memorial Service and Dedication at Shanksville, Pennsylvania put on by The National Park Foundation, The National Park Service, The Families of Flight 93, The Flight 93 Advisory Commission and The Friends of the Flight 93 National Memorial.

September 13, 2011 – Speaker at the International Municipal Lawyers Associations (IMLA) International Conference held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, title of talk: “The Forensic Matrix: The Importance of Evidence Collection Guidelines in Developing a Prosecutable Case”.

April 12, 2012 – Speaker at the Illinois Association of Property and Evidence Managers 2012 Educational Training Conference.  Two workshop sessions to” Shooting Incident Reconstruction within a Room”.

April 15, 2015 – Speaker at the Illinois Association of Property and Evidence Managers, 2015 Education Training Conference on “Search Protocols and Guidelines Used on 911 United Flight 93 Scene”.

April 14, 2016 – Speaker at the Illinois Association of Property and Evidence Managers 2016 10^th Annual Training Conference, Glenview, Illinois.  The two workshop session were entitled: “Death Investigation and the FBI 12-Step Evidence Recovery Guidelines”.

Prints from Skin: How Latent-Fingerprint Impressions are recovered from Cadavers as Part of the Crime-Scene Search Process, Evidence Technology Magazine, Volume 6, May-June 2008, pgs 18-22.

French Fry or Indication of Bullet Perforation?   Evidence Technology Magazine, Volume 7, Number 6, November – December 2009, pgs 8- 9.

Shooting Incident Reconstruction within a Room, Evidence Technology Magazine, Volume 8, Number 4, July-August 2010, pgs 14-17.

Crime Scene Forensic Evidence Collection Guidelines for Defense Attorneys. The Champion Magazine, October 2011 Volume 35, Number 8, pgs 28-35.

The Importance of Evidence Collection Guidelines in Developing a Prosecutable Case, The Prosecutor (A Publication of the National District Attorneys Assoc.), July/ August/September 2011,Volume 45, Number 3, pgs 29-38.

Crime Scene Forensic Evidence Collection Guidelines for Defense Attorneys (reprint of The Champion Magazine article of the same title), Indiana Defender, January 2012, pgs 1, 17-21.

Handguns: Range of Fire and Gun Powder Stippling, accept July 17, 2012 for publication in Evidence Technology Magazine, Volume 11, Number 1, January-February 2013, pgs 25-28.

Testified in Federal and State Courts concerning violent crimes matters.

Testified as an expert in shooting incident reconstruction for State of Illinois in Bridgeview, Illinois, County of Cook, concerning case 07CR11707, People of Illinois v. Perconti, before the Honorable Judge Colleen McSweeney-Moore on November 12, 2008.

Testified as an expert in shooting incident reconstruction pertaining to a bullet hole in a windshield for State of Indiana at Bloomington, Indiana in case 53C02-1004FA-00362, State of Indiana V. Daniel Paul Foster, before the Honorable Judge Marc R. Kellams on January 27, 2011.

Testified as an expert in shooting incident reconstruction in Kane County, Illinois in case 09CF2028, People of Illinois v. Andrzej Wojkielewicz, before the Honorable Judge David Akemann on September 19, 2011.

Declared an expert in shooting reconstruction in Voir Dire before United States District Court Judge James B. Zagel, Northern District of Illinois, pertaining to case number 09-C-1617, Arnold v. City of Chicago, et.al. on   December 13, 2012.

Testified as an expert in crime scene reconstruction before County of Cook Associate Judge John Joseph Hynes in case 11CR916, People of Illinois v. Charles Petrishe on January 23, 2013.

Testified as an expert in shooting incident reconstruction before United States District Court Judge William T. Hart, Northern District of Illinois, in case 11-C-4737, Andrzej Wojkielewicz v. City of Chicago, et al., on June 18, 2013.

Testified as an expert in shooting incident reconstruction before United States District Court Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, Northern District of Illinois, in case 12-C-5576, May 12, 2015.

Testified as an expert in shooting incident reconstruction before Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thomas V. Lyons in case 14 L 8374 Cassandra Arnold, individually as Special Administrator of the Estate of Martinez Winford, now deceased, v. City of Chicago, et al., on February 19, 2016.

Experience within U S Naval Security coupled with martial arts training, imbued a keen perception of the effect that cultural differences have when people interact. Respect for who you are rather than what you are, is the soul of an enduring relationship and dignity is a major factor in all human affairs. With this as his tenet over the last 40 years, Larry developed a diverse manufacturing and supply base in Southeast Asia that provides major American retailers with their proprietary brands of merchandise.

Larry once heard someone remark, if there is one thing that you should absolutely avoid; it would be getting involved with the criminal justice system. A dire warning but without merit if you will, based on ones belief in the integrity of the public servants who symbolize our bureaucracy. His wakeup call was the incarceration of a family member by Lake County, Illinois, an administration that is nationally recognized for judicial misconduct and wrongful convictions. Confronting Police, Prosecutorial and Judicial malfeasance is a priority at Words Matter Publishing Justice Review. Individuals who manipulate the law to their own ends must be held accountable. Reparation at taxpayer expense is not a solution when by design; innocent people are incarcerated or put to death for a crime they did not commit.

Larry attended Shinn Fu Business College, Chiayi Taiwan R.O.C. and Gateway Resources, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Acquired specialties are International manufacturing and marketing.

Michael Primeau was born in 1991 in Ferndale, Michigan. At an early age, Michael began showing the makings of a future engineer. Most children would play with their electronic toys, whereas Michael would disassemble them, just to understand how they worked. At the age of 8, he developed an interest in the disassembly of the old computer systems his father would bring home for him to play with. He then began repairing them in his spare time. This sparked a passion for technology and complex computer systems.

He attended Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Audio Engineering Technology in 2018. Throughout his journey at LTU, he absorbed knowledge from many educators and fellow students and learned valuable lessons. One of these lessons was the discipline to learn, which is how he obtained his degree – his ‘license to learn’. Another lesson was the ability to see no limits to the heights in which his skills and knowledge base could grow.

Here are the certificates he earned

Michael’s superpowers consist of tenacity, patience to troubleshoot and solve complex problems, and perform repairs to computers, audio recording equipment, IT equipment and anything that has electronic circuitry.

He began his career as a forensic expert at Primeau Forensics, LTD. in 2009. While Michael has actively worked in the audio and video forensic industry for 8 years, he grew up around it through his father, Edward Primeau. Edward Primeau founded what is now known as Primeau Forensics, LTD. in 1984, 7 years before Michael’s birth. You could almost say that he was born to be a forensic expert.

Throughout his formal education and forensic training, a core value that Michael holds to forensic analysis is to reduce the opportunity for biasing during an investigation at all costs. To protect the integrity of Primeau Forensics, LTD., as well as the integrity of the investigations that he performs for his clients, any forensic analysis must be approached from an unbiased third party scientific perspective. The most exciting part about Michael’s job is not only helping the trier of fact, litigators or private clients answer complicated questions, but also to present complex data in a simple understanding.

Michael is currently a member of LEVA (Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association), AES, and IAI. He has completed training through LEVA in Video Forensic Analysis and Photographic Video Comparison. He has also completed training with the University of Colorado Denver Center for Media Forensics in Forensic Audio Authentication and Audio Enhancement and Forensic Image Authentication. He has also certified as a Forensic Video Technician through LEVA. He has worked on investigations ranging from cases in the United States to those in Sweden and Canada. Along with actively working on cases, Michael has consulted with the media on several cases including appearing on The Travel Channel’s popular TV Series Expedition Unknown.

When he isn’t working on cases, investigations, or being an expert witness, Michael enjoys playing the drums and guitar, honing in on his photography skills, and drinking copious amounts of coffee.

In 1979, I began my career as an audio engineer and was trained to record and edit spoken word recordings such as training tapes and audio books. While mployed
at Ambience Recordings, I was asked to conduct an audio forensic examination for the FBI in Detroit. Years later, I left Ambience to pursue my career as a forensic
expert. Since then, I have completed hundreds of successful audio and video forensic investigations which include, but are not limited to: audio & video forensic
analysis, audio & video forensic enhancement, audio & video forensic authentication and audio & video forensic recovery. I have testified in Federal, State and Local courts, as well as the Judicial Tenure Commission and the Michigan Public Service Commission as an expert witness.

I help courts and law enforcement agencies understand the science and technology of audio and video forensics My forensic philosophy is that authentication and clarification of audio or video media combines art as well as science. The methods that I use require attention to detail and scientific principles, complemented by an appreciation for clarity and aesthetics. My techniques are derived from both a formal education and the application of skills gained by working in many forensic situations.

I also look at forensics as an experimental science, because there are no two cases that are the same. As a forensic expert I conduct experiments that include variables and that measure how each outcome pertains to the scientific aspect of the case at hand. My forensic processes that I use to arrive at my opinions are accepted in the scientific community and are structured and methodological. I always take scrupulous work product notes that are a part of each case.

Published author of audio and video forensics articles (LEVA, Homeland Security magazine and American College of Forensic Examiners International.)

 2010: Consulted as a Voice ID Expert for the Wall Street Journal

2011: Was interviewed for the article CCTV puts eyes on London rioters regarding

2013-2014: I worked with body camera manufacturer VIEVU, and helped with their research and development of their body worn cameras, which are primarily sold to more than 4,000 agencies in 16 countries. My team and I helped them test the field of view (FOV) for their cameras. We researched the various FOV options to learn what degree of a lens was most optimal in body worn camera situations for forensic enhancement applications.

2013: JFK’s Last Day – I was asked to enhance the sound quality and combine two separate recordings from the day of President John F Kennedy’s assassination. I was interviewed by CNN regarding my findings.

2013: I’m the original voice of Siri – I was interviewed by Jessiva Ravitz for CNN regarding the alleged voice of Apple’s SIRI, a woman by the name of Susan Bennett.

2014: Caught on Video – Cameras, Computers and Control: Convenience or Conspiracy? This ACFEI peer reviewed article provides an inside look at the ever-expanding role of today’s security cameras and surveillance videos, used as a means of monitoring public activity and protecting citizens.

2014: Author of the peer reviewed book “That’s Not My Voice! A Practical Understanding of the Art and Science of Modern Voice Identification”

2015: Los Angeles Times reaffirms decision that Ted Rall’s blog post did not meet its standards: the LAPD records and other evidence “raise serious questions about the accuracy” of the blog post, and that Rall’s work would no longer appear in The Times.

2016: Completed Voice ID for The City of Warren, Michigan regarding allegations against Warren, Michigan Mayor Jim Fouts

2014 to present: University of Detroit Law School: I lecture annually what a forensic expert is and best practices for attorneys when working with a forensic expert

2015 & 2016: Clarkston High School: General Forensic Sciences Lecture.

2016: Duquesne University: Gave a presentation during the seminar ‘More Than Meets the Ear: Audio Forensics from JFK to Trayvon Martin’

2017: Oakland University, Class of Audio Production for Film: Lectured on Audio and Video Forensics

2018: Underground Producers Alliance: Mentor for students who have chosen audio forensics as a career path

US Cases:

1. Attorney Mark Bendure
Bendure & Thomas
Detroit, MI

Defense -Forensic Audio Authentication
The Judicial Tenure Commission V. Ferrara
1998

I provided forensic services for the defendant, Judge Ferrara, with Counsel Mark Bendure. My responsibilities included voice identification and examining the tapes for tampering. The Executive Director, Allen Sobel, represented the JTC. I testified in this case in Detroit,
Michigan in front of the Judicial Tenure Commission.

2. Attorney Camille Conway
Pugh, Jones & Johnson
Chicago, IL

Prosecution – Forensic Video Authentication
E2 Disaster – People ex rel. City of Chicago V. Le Mirage, INC.
2003

This was the well-publicized Chicago nightclub stampede disaster that made national news. I was retained by the city attorney of Chicago to examine a nightclub’s digital surveillance system. The system had been tampered with and the original footage was not available to examine.

Several people were trampled while trying to evacuate a nightclub on Michigan Avenue. The surveillance system incorporated a digital video recorder. One of the owners was behind the accidental erasure of all video evidence.

3. Attorney Margolis Edelstein
Pittsburgh, PA

Prosecution – Forensic Video Authentication
David Brinker V. Municipality of Marysville
2004

I provided forensic services for the Municipality of Marysville to analyze general police department tapes for authenticity and possible alteration. I was hired by the police department in Marysville, Pennsylvania. I testified via telephone.

4. Attorney Patrick Coolahan
Coolahan, DeMeo & Beard, P.C.
Oak Brook, IL

Defense – Forensic Video Clarification
People of the State of Illinois V. Michael Hay
2005

I provided forensic services for the defendant as a video expert. A CCTV video tape of a jewelry store robbery was provided and I captured some frames from the surveillance video and clarified them. I then made several prints of the captured video frames and sent the
prints and video files (on a CD). I testified to my findings in the DuPage County Circuit Courthouse in Oak Brook, Illinois.

5. Attorney Charles McKinney
Columbus, Ohio

Defense – Forensic Audio Authentication
People of Ohio V. Wendell Jackson
2006

This is a criminal case I testified in where a CI made audio cassette recordings of a police officer during business transactions. He tried to entrap the officer with receiving stolen merchandise. I examined the cassette recordings and testified in the Federal District Court
of the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio for this criminal case and determined that they could not be authenticated. We won the case which went on to a civil case I also testified in.

6. Attorney Steven Potter
Potter, DeAgostino, O’Dea and Patterson
Auburn Hills, Michigan

Defense – Forensic Video Analysis
Haddad V. Indiana Pacers
2006

I was the video expert for the defense, the Indiana Pacers, during this one week trial, took the stand once to explain the video evidence I had assembled from all network sources, including ESPN, Fox Midwest and WB20. I testified in The United States Federal District Court, Eastern Division of Michigan. The jury returned a not guilty verdict on behalf of the Pacers.

7. Attorney Dianne Marx
Dayton, Ohio

Defense – Forensic Video Authentication
U.S. Gold and Diamonds V. JKD Diamond Brokers
2008

This case was in the Federal Court in Dayton Ohio on November 3rd, 2008. It involves my examination of an Integral Technologies digital video CCTV system examination and authentication of video evidence and the operational characteristics of the system itself. Although I did not testify at trial, I was deposed and worked closely with the attorneys to have the opposing expert removed from the case and helped write numerous interrogatories that eventually proved the evidence was altered.

On November 24th 2008 the jury awarded my client a total of 6.9 million dollars in loss and compensatory damages as well as legal fees.

Complete article appears in the Dayton Business Journal November 25th 2008.
http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/11/24/daily21.html

8. Renee Hill & Murray Richmond
Law Offices of Murray Richmond
Bronx, New York

Defense – Forensic Video Clarification and Video Authentication
People V. Louis Moux
2010

I testified in the Bronx Supreme Criminal Court in New York about a digital video file being used as evidence that was not an original. It included anomalies and could not be authenticated

9. Attorney Lisa Scolari
Law Office of Lisa Scolari
New York, NY

Defense – Forensic Video Clarification
United States of America V. Anthony Boykin
2013

I was able to restore and clarify images from a video to assist in this case for which I testified in front of US District Judge Colleen McMahon in the US Federal District Court in the Southern District of New York.

10. Attorney Nenye Uche & Attorney Tamara Walker
Chicago, IL

Defense – Forensic Video Authentication
People V. Eric Litwin
July 2013, October 2013, February 2014

I testified, twice, in the LaSalle County 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois in front of Judge Ryan on a motion to dismiss hearings and a third time at trial for this video authentication case. I authenticated video from both the Utica Police Department and the Illinois Police Department.

On September 17, 2015, the plea of guilty was reversed by the Appelate Court of Illinois, Third District.

http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2015/3rdDistrict/3140429.pdf

11. Client: Officer Steve Hicks
Evansville, IN

Defense – Forensic Video Enhancement
Police Department Internal Affairs Investigation
Steve Hicks V. City of Evansville, Indiana
2013

I was retained by Officer Steve Hicks of the Evansville, IN Police Department. Officer Hicks was under departmental investigation. I examined video from security cameras both inside and outside the establishment. I testified in this case but the testimony was not effective due to the fact that I was not able to examine the actual video cameras or equipment.

12. Attorney Ken Ravenell & Attorney Stanley Reed
Baltimore, MD & Bethesda, MD

Criminal Case, Defense – Forensic Video Authentication
State of Maryland V. Shirley Bolton
2013, 2014

I testified on surveillance video for this case at the Ellicott City Circuit Court House in Maryland. I recovered video evidence from a home surveillance system in order to enhance and identify a series of events that took place. After the evidence was recovered, I assisted the defendant and the court with the ability to view this video during trial and the sentencing hearing.

13. Attorney Tom Barr
Nashville, IN

Criminal Case, Defense – Forensic Audio Authentication
State V. Bailey
2014

I was retained to conduct a digital audio authentication examination in this criminal case. I discovered the audio was edited and testified for six hours in Judge Stephen Heimann’s Court in Bartholomew County Circuit Court.

14. Attorney Veronica Bindrim-MacDevitt
Office of the Attorney General
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Hauppauge, NY

Criminal Case – NY Attorney General Suffolk County – Forensic Video Analysis
People V. Kethlic Joseph/Medford Center for Living
2015

I worked for the New York Attorney General to create a side by side demonstrative video from a four hour period of CCTV surveillance footage from a nursing home. I testified in the Arthur Cromarty Court Complex in front of a double grand jury and Judge Collins.

15. Attorney Andrew St. Laurent
New York, NY

Plaintiff – Forensic Analog and Video Authentication
Stern V. Shammas
2015

I was retained to authenticate analog and video recordings. I testified in Federal Court in the Eastern District of New York before Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis, both with and without presence of the jury

16. Attorney Shawn Warner
Shawn A. Warner Associates, Ltd.
Chicago, IL

Civil Case , Plantiff – Forensic Video Analysis
Jones V Union Pacific Railroad
2016

I forensically analyzed video evidence from Union Pacific Railroad. I then testified in the Northern District of Illinois Federal Court, in Chicago, Illinois about the mobile digital video recorder evidence that was presented in this case.

17. Attorney Jonah Stevens
Hamilton and Stevens, PLLC
Pikeville, KY

Criminal Case, Defense – Forensic Video Enhancement & Identification
Commonwealth V. Elkins
2016

I forensically enhanced and stabilized video evidence extracted from YouTube. I then testified in the Pike District Court, Division I, in Pikeville, Kentucky about the forensic identification and analysis I performed on the video.

18. Attorney David Kramer
Novi, MI

Criminal Case, Defense – Forensic Video Analysis and Enhancement
People V. Djordje Jankulov
2016

I analyzed and enhanced a Novi Police Dash Cam video to present to the Trier of Fact to determine if the vehicle crossed the center line. I played my work product at the bench trial and testified in the 52nd District Court in Novi, Michigan before Judge Travis Reeds.

19. Client: Art Jensen
Houghton Lake, MI

Criminal Case, Defense – Forensic Video Enhancement and Authentication
Patrick and Merry Hitchcock V. Art Jensen
2016

I was retained to enhance CCTV footage of vandalism that occurred on Mr. Jensen’s property. I testified at a PPO Hearing in the 34th Circuit Court in Roscommon, Michigan before Judge Robert Bennett.

20. Attorney Rosalind Lee
Eugene, Oregon

Criminal Case, Defense – Forensic Video Authentication
State V. Sassarini
2016

I testified at a Motion in Limine hearing at the Circuit County Court of the State of Oregon in Curry County that the 3 video clips I was asked to authenticate were not original.

21. Attorney John E. Curran
Curran & Associates
Osage Beach, Missouri

Criminal Case, Defense – Forensic Video Enhancement CCTV Surveillance
State V. Timothy Barb
2016

I testified in Randolph County Circuit Court in Huntsville, Missouri about a CCTV video recording from a convenience store for the Defense.

22. Attorney Chris Trainor
White Lake, Michigan

Evidentiary Hearing – Forensic Video Analysis
Michelle Van Buren, Personal Representative for the Estate of William Reddie, deceased
and William Reddie V. Crawford County, City of Grayling, John Klepadlo and Alan Somero
2016

I testified at this evidentiary hearing in Judge Thomas L. Ludington’s Court on Washington Ave. in Bay City, Michigan.

23. Attorney Megan O’Reilly
Blackburn Domene & Burchett
Lousiville, Kentucky

Civil Case – Forensic Video Analysis and Video Enhancement
Charlestine Lindsey, et al. V. Louisville SW Hotel, LLC, et al.
2017

I testified at the Circuit Court located at 700 West Jefferson Street in Louisville, Kentucky in regards to CCTV footage of a drowning in a hotel pool.

24. Attorney Eric Delaporte
Delaporte Law, PLLC
Okemos, MI

Civil Case – Forensic Video Enhancement & Identification
2017

I testified in a Reeths-Puffer school administrative building in regards to the work products I enhanced from the video evidence and my opinion about the events that took place in the video.

25. Attorney Jim Feldman
Ardmore, PA

Defense – Forensic Audio Authentication
United States V. Nicholas Djokich
2017

I testified in front of Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf at the Boston Federal Court in Boston, Massachusetts. The court was hearing the defendant’s plea on whether or not to have a retrial based on new audio evidence information.

26. Attorney Greg Johnson
Lewis Brisbois Law Firm
Sacramento, CA

Civil Case – Forensic Evidence Recovery/Video Enhancement/Exemplar Creation
Robert Riesenman V. John Baser; Laurie Baser; James Lovejoy; Jason Cavallini
2017

I worked for the plaintiff in a civil litigation involving a business related theft. I performed Evidence Recovery, Video Enhancement and Exemplar Creation for Video Authentication. I testified in front of Judge Warren Stracener at the Cameron Park Branch of Superior
Court of the county of El Dorado.

27. Trond Sefatsson
Rattskonsulterna AB
Sweden

Forensic Video Analysis
2012

I was asked to examine still images from a bank robbery committed in Nassjo, Sweden in 2002. I was able to determine the number of people in the images as well as their height.

28. Lila Pigliafiori
Mount Isa, Qld Australia

Forensic Video Enhancement
2012

I clarified and enlarged images from a surveillance video that showed an incident with an individual being struck by a car door. I was able to prove that the individual did not suffer the amount of physical injuries they claimed to from the door, but instead, that the injuries occurred after the incident when the individual instigated a fight.

29. Indian Forensic Lab
Delhi, India

Forensic Audio Authentication
2013

I was asked to conduct an investigation in regards to an audio recording. I was able to discover if there were any edits or anomalies in the recording.

The following is a list of cases that I was retained to work on for different law enforcement departments across the US.

30. Detective Dorothy Peterson
Sparks Police Department
Sparks, Nevada

Prosecution – Forensic Video and Audio Clarification
2011

I assisted Detective Peterson and the Sparks Police Department with both the audio restoration and transcription of a seven hour interrogation video. I did not testify in this case, however, I was on the witness list for the prosecution.

31. Sergeant Kirk Deeken
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
St. Louis, MO

Internal Affairs – Forensic Audio and Video Enhancement
2013

I was retained by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs to conduct audio and video enhancement on a dash cam footage of a high speed police chase and OnStar satellite audio recording

32. Detective Brad Boulet
West Bloomfield Township Police
West Bloomfield, MI

Prosecution – Forensic Audio Enhancement and Sound Identification
The People of the State of MI V. Sandra Layne
2013

I worked for the West Bloomfield, Michigan PD to identify and determine the number of shots that were fired during a homicide.

1. Deposition for Danny Henderson:
Murphy V. Southeastern (6/16/15)

2. Deposition for Chris Trainor:
Michelle Van Buren V. Crawford County, City of Grayling, John Klepadlo and Alan Somero
(9/10/15)

3. Deposition for Fred Bean:
Pamela Graszl V. Board of Education of Bloom-Carroll Local School District (9/14/15)

4. Deposition for Robert Ortiz:
Burton V. Circle K (2/22/17)

5. Deposition for Paul O’Toole:
Thorson V. Freedom Graphics (8/29/17)

6. Deposition for Greg Johnson:
Robert Riesenman V. John Baser; Laurie Baser; James Lovejoy; Jason Cavallini (10/27/17)