Description:
In this high-tech information age, you can find out almost anything about anyone..Confidential background data on business or legal clients. Possible criminal records of prospective employees. Malpractice judgments against your physician. Financial information on candidates for public office. Even the phone number of your favorite celebriaty. This unique, innovative reference shows you how! Indispensable for journalists and researchers, this practical handbook is also ideal for cheking out business contacts, job-seekers, employers, customers-and companies and organizaitons of all kinds. Step-by-step instructions explain exactly how to dig out the facts you want from public records and on-line sources. Criss-cross directories, license bureaus, and phone records-to locate hard-to-find people. Biographical indexes, newspaper databases, professional and trade publications, and military and medical records-to check out people's backgrounds. Tax lien files, bankruptcy court records, and bank account records-to collect credit and financial information. Court records and case files-to research people and companies...and much, much more!