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This page offers a large collection of some of the more useful investigative and political resources on the Internet. This list is a starting point for your research. Remember the information you find on the Internet is not always accurate and should be corroborated by public records or other sources. Please contact us with any additional resources you feel are valuable and should be added to this list.



Investigative

Acrobat PDF to HTML Converter
Amazon.com Wish List Search
Area Code Reverse Lookup
Argali - White & Yellow Pages Search Software
Assessors' and Recorders' Public Records Online
BRB Public Records Blog
Can We Tape
County Courthouse Directory
Courthouse Direct
Data Center
E-mail Tracing Tutorial
Electronic Surveillance Laws
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
G.A. Public Record Services
GuideStar Nonprofit Search Page
InfoSpace.com - Reverse Lookup
Intellectual Property Searches
Internet Archive
Investigators Guide to Sources of Information
Investigator's Toolbox - Online Resources for Researchers
IQData Systems
KnowX.com - Public Records Searches
Las Vegas Marriage Search
Mail Drop Search
MapQuest.com!
Masterfiles
Melissa Data's Free Online Lookup's
Merlin Information Services Investigative Links
NameBase Search Page
National Sex Offender Database
Navigating the Maze of Criminal Records Retrieval
Nonprofit Organization Lookup by Zip Code
Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records
Phone Validator
PObox.com - Reading E-mail Headers
Property Assessment Databases
Public Access to Court Records
Public Records Online
Public Record Retriever Network
Search Systems
Searching the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) in One Step
Social Networking Sites Search Tutorial
Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
Social Security Master Death Index
Social Security Number Allocations
Social Security Number Validator
Tax Assessor Databases
USA/Canada phone prefix location lookup tool.
Vehicle Identification Number Information Site
Virtual Gumshoe
Who is John Doe
ZabaSearch.com
Zoominfo.com

Blog Searching

Ask.com Blogs and Feeds Search
Blog Meta Search
Bloglines Search
Bloogz
Google Blog Search
IceRocket.com - Blog and MySpace Search
Justia Blawg Search
Sphere.com - Blog Search
Technorati Blog Search

Business Information Sources

10k Wizard Home Page
How to Check Out Your Broker
CEO Express Business Portal
Corporate Reference Desk
Directory Of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada
Directory Of Regulatory Boards
Directory Of State Corporation Offices
Edgar Full Text Search
Facts @ Your Fingertips - Corporate Research
Federal Procurment Excluded Parties List
FlightAware
FRANdata.com
International Patent Applications Search
National Futures Association's Background Affiliation Status Information Center
Internet UPC Database
Locating U.S. Corporation Records Online - Secretaries of State Directory
National Association of Securities Dealers - BrokerCheck
North American Securities Administrators Association - State Securities Regulators Directory
Resident Agent Information & Links
ROMARIN (International Trademark Information Database)
SECInfo.com - Edgar Database Searches
SEC - Investment Adviser Search
Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

Corporations

Accurint Nationwide Business Search
Alaska Corporation Search
BusinessCreditUSA
Company Research Tutorial
CorpWatch.org - Hands-On Corporate Research Guide
California Corporation Search
Delaware Corporation Search
Florida Corporation Search
Manta - Corporate Credit Reports
Nevada Corporation Search
New Mexico Corporation Search
New York Corporation Search
Searching for Company Information
Skyminder Business Credit Reports
Small Business Administration Company Search
Wyoming Corporation Search

Directories

Columbia Books
Gale Group

Federal Resources

Bankruptcy Court Directory
Bureau of Prisons Inmate Information
Central Contractor Registry
Congressional Directory
Copyright Catalog
EPA - Enforcement and Compliance History Online
FAA - Aircraft Registration Database
FAA - Airmen Certification Inquiry (Pilot Database)
FEC - Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory 2006
FEC - Enforcement Query System
FEC - Guide to Researching Public Records
Federal Court Links
Federal Court Pacer Service Center
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Trucking Company Search
Federal Trade Commission Decisions Search
FedSpending.org - Contractor Profiles
Foreign Agent Registration Act Statements
Google Patent Search
GovEngine.com
GovSpot
Health and Human Services - Excluded Individuals/Entities Search
Intellectual Property Rights Search
IRS Charities & Non-Profits Web Page
IRS E-filings for Political Organizations
IRS Exempt Organizations Search
IRS Form 990-N Search
Justia Federal District Court Filings & Dockets
Lobbying Disclosure - Office of the Clerk of the House
Military Record Requests (SF 180)
Military Record Requests: How to Obtain Records
Nonprofit Public Disclosure Regulations Web Page
Office of Foreign Asset Control's Sanctions Program Listings Search
Public Financial Disclosure: A Reviewer's Reference (2004)
Regulations.gov
Research Guide to the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations
SEC Companies and Filings Search
Senate Lobbyist Registrations Database
Tax Information for Political Organizations
United States Government Manual
United States Patent Search
United States Post Office Locator Search
United States Tax Court Docket Search
United States Trademark Search
USA.gov Federal Web Site Portal

Foreign Corporations

Bahamas Registrar General's Department - Contact Information
British Virgin Islands Registry of Corporate Affairs Search Request Form
Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies - Contact Information
Companies House - United Kingdom Disqualified Directors Register
Companies House - United Kingdom Corporation Search
Corporations Canada
Carol - International Corporate Search
Hong Kong Company and Director Search
Kompass International Business Directory
Teikoku - Japanese Company Search
Knowledge Guide to International Company Registration
Offshore Alert - Offshore Corporations News and Information Service
Researcha - United Kingdom Company and Director Search
The Royal Gazette - Newspaper of Record in Burmuda
Zefix - Swiss Company Search

Fraud

Crimes of Persuasion: Schemes, Scams, Frauds
Elder Angels
Executive Fraud Blog
Financial Scandals - A Guide with Links to Information Sources
FraudsAndScams.com
MLM Watch
National Council Against Health Fraud
Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website
Phishing and Fraud Prevention Resources
Professionals Against Confidence Crime
Pyramid Scheme Alert Page
Quackwatch
Quatloos - Financial Frauds

Media

Bizjournals Company Search
Campaigns & Elections Magazine
EINNews.com
Factiva
Federal News Service - Congressional Transcripts Online
FindArticles.com
Governing.com
Highbeam Research Library
HomeTown News
IRE Resource Center Story Database
LexisNexis News
NewsDirectory.com
News Link
News Search Portal
Newspaper Links
PI Magazine
Roll Call Online
The Daily Caveat
The Hill Newspaper
United States Newspapers
U.S. Newspaper Archives on the Web

Political Research

Campaign Legal Center
Congressional Personal Financial Disclosure Filings
Congressional Votes Database
Election Law Blog
FactCheck.org
Follow the Money Database
Full-text state statutes and legislation on the Internet
FundRace - Donor Search
GovTrack.us
How to Read the IRS Form 990 & Find Out What it Means
NewsMeat - Donor Search
Opensecrets.org
Opensecrets.org - Lobbyist Database
Political Money Line
Political Resources Page
Political Wire
Politics1
Request for Public Inspection or Copy of Exempt or Political Organization IRS Form
ResearchRoundUp, State Bill Tracking Resources
Soft Money Hard Law
State Legislative Bill Tracking and Update Services
State Legislative Sourcebook
State Legislators' Personal Financial Disclosures Forms Search
Sunlight Foundation

Social Network Searching

AOL Screen Name Search
Bebo
Boardreader
Classmates.com
Facebook
Flickr
Friendster
ICQ Search
LinkedIn
LiveJournal
MySpace
Orkut
Pipl
Ryze Business Networking
Tribe
Windows Live Spaces
Xanga.com
What's yoName

State Resources

50 States' and D.C.'s Home Pages and Workers' Compensation Agencies
Capitol Impact Gateway
International Association of Assessing Officers
National Association of State Charity Officials
National Association of Secretaries of State Web Site
Offender Search - VINElink
Professional and Medical License Search by State
Secretary of State Searches
Secretary of State Tips
State and Local Government on the Net
State Court Web Sites
State Election Links
State Offices Administering Franchise Disclosure Laws
State Public Record Databases
State Wiretap Laws
Tapping Officials' Secrets - State Open Record Laws
USCounties.com
Where to Write for Vital Records
Workers' Compensation Administrators Directory

Web Monitoring and Clipping Services

ChangeDetection.com
Clip Genius
CyberAlert Internet Monitoring and Web Clipping Service
GovTrack
FNS Newsclips Online
TracerLock
Watch That Page
Webclipping.com

Internet Searching

Accoona
Alexa
AllTheWeb
AltaVista - Search
Competitive Intelligence Sources on the Internet
CompletePlanet.com
Copernic Agent Professional
Copernic Desktop Search
Copernic Tracker
Copyscape
Critically Analyzing Information Sources
Dialog Corporation
Domain Dossier
Exalead Search Engine
FlashEarth.com
GeekTools - Whois Search
Google
Google Cheat Sheet
Google Groups
Google Images
Google News
Google News Archives
Google Promimity Search
Google Web & News Alerts
hyperdictionary.com
ixquick Meta Search
NoodleTools - Choose the Best Search for your Information Need
Political Reporters' Resource Roadmap
Qoogle - YouTube Video Search
Reporter's Desktop
Search.com
Search the Internet - Three Powerful Search Approaches from UC Berkeley Library
Surfwax.com - An Excellent New Internet Search Tool
Vivisimo Search Engine
Whois Source
Whonu Search Engine

Private Investigators

California:
Uretsky Investigations

Connecticut:
Diogenes,LLC

Delaware:
Assured Inquiries, LLC

Florida:
Oracle International

Louisiana:
Bombet Cashio & Associates

Maryland:
Montgomery Investigative Services

New York:
Holmes Detective Bureau, Inc.
The Reilly International Group Ltd.

North Carolina:
Blackman Detective Services

Virginia:
Investigative Research Specialists, LLC

International

Associations:
Investigations Worldwide Association