For the first time ever, the severity and cost of curbstoning is quantified – at over $17 Bn in the USA. Take a look at this interactive map showing the total value and magnitude of individuals who are selling 3 or more vehicles from the same phone number on Craigslist. Data was taken from March
Investigators have a common question: what if I could go back in time to see what a website looked like a year ago? Or even 3 years ago? What about a week ago? The Internet Archive provides just such a capability. Inspired by the fictional WABAC machine from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, which Professor
Announcing the latest Craigslist Power Search with the following changes: upgraded server for improved response time and uptime added special category “Farm / Heavy Equipment” specially suited for auto theft investigators and SIUs added Make/Model/Year search specially suited for auto theft investigators and SIUs added account creation and account management for each user improved user
The Marketplace Fairness Act is bi-partisan supported legislation recently introduced in Congress that attempts to close the major loophole allowing online retailers to avoid charging state tax on items purchased from out-of-state. The only change required is for each state to simplify their tax laws in compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Not everybody is interested in PurseBlog, but as a state revenue department, it pays to heed what the market is saying. The members of this blog on high-fashion apparel and accessories are highly educated about making online purchases from out of state for the sole purpose of avoiding the sales tax. On the PurseForum, fashionistas
Based on a recent study conducted in a major motor vehicle sales jurisdiction within North America, Auto Ad SentryTM reduced the presence of unlicensed motor vehicle dealers (curbstoners) in online classifieds websites by 24%. The study was carried out using data gleaned from a popular online classified from June through December 2012. Curbstoners were identified
A recent survey conducted by Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions found that about 80% of law enforcement officers use social media platforms to assist in investigations, and 67% of them believe social media helps solve crimes more quickly[1]. Richmond, VA police successfully used Social Network Analysis (SNA) to corroborate evidence collected by detectives in interviews, as
The latest techno buzzword out there is “Big Data”. It’s a hot topic that is trending upward: its Google search popularity has increased five-fold since 2009. No doubt taking advantage of Big Data, data and text analytics has some profound success stories. Do you recall the last time you were on Amazon, and it displayed
A modernized online lead generation database of businesses, restaurants and services is now available to you. The Harmari Business Reports scours popular websites like Yelp, ServiceMagic and Facebook to identify pages where these businesses advertise, and are excellent, high quality leads focused on the needs of your municipality or state Automatically locates businesses both within
Municipalities seek to bridge the tax gap by ensuring that property owners who provide short-term vacation rentals are paying their registration and rental tax obligations. Short term vacation rental (STR) sites such as VRBO, HomeAway, AirBnB and others make it easy for property owners to advertise their short term rental (less than 30 days) to