PALLORIUM PALLORIUMPallorium, Inc. is a licensed Investigative Agency, with offices and affiliates worldwide. Since 1980, Pallorium's investigators have successfully closed more than ten thousand (10,000) cases, ranging from homicide investigations to missing persons cases to various types of sophisticated financial frauds.
Pallorium was one of the first agencies to successfully investigate and make a recovery of lost assets in connection with "prime bank note" and"prime bank guarantee" frauds, and we have investigated dozens of similar scams, including "roll program" and "trading program" frauds.
Since 1981, our investigators have conducted more than one thousand (1,000) missing person investigations, with a better than 90% successful closure rate.
Pallorium's investigators have conducted investigations in fifty-three (53) countries and territories, and in nearly every U.S. State and Canadian province. Our investigators have conducted homicide and/or death claim investigations in more than forty countries.
Approximately one thousand (1,000) newspaper and magazine articles have reported on our investigations and on our staff. (For reprints of some of those articles, please see below.)
Pallorium's investigations have also been covered by more than four hundred (400) local television broadcasts, and by national news broadcasts such as "Sixty Minutes", "IBA News", "Dateline", "The National", "ARD Report Mainz", "48 Hours" and "America's Most Wanted".
Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, is a well known lecturer, who speaks on topics ranging from "the location of missing persons", to "international and multi-jurisdictional investigation", to "the criminal use of false identification", to "war crimes and the pursuit of war criminals".
Mr. Rambam is a "technical advisor" for the Kinky Friedman series of murder mystery novels, and he appears as the fictional character "Rambam" in those books.
(The Kinky Friedman website can be visited at: http://www.kinkyfriedman.com.)
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Following is a random sampling of recent (post-2008) newspaper and magazine articles reporting on Pallorium's investigations and staff. For archival articles (1981-2008), please scroll down. Additional articles are regularly added to this site.
Detroit News - May 19, 2010 (and related articles)
The Michigan Messenger - May 13, 2010 Calgary Herald - April 18, 2010 (and related articles)
Fox 26 Television - March 12, 2010
The Detroit News - September 3, 2009 (and related articles)
Wired - September 1, 2009 (and related articles)
Christian Science Monitor - August 31, 2009
Computerworld - May 11, 2009 CBS Television - 48 Hours - May 9, 2009
Computerworld - January 27, 2009
CNET - CBS Online - January 23, 2009 Following is a random sampling of archival (1981-2008) past newspaper and magazine articles reporting on Pallorium's investigations and staff. Additional articles are regularly added to this site. |
"Deadly
Indemnity" "Fake
Deaths Abroad Are Growing Problem for Insurers" "Bureau
of Missing Persons To Aid Families" "No
Sullivan in Netanyahu File""They've
Got His Numbers""HOPE
On A Rope" UNDER
THE MAPLE LEAF Canadian
Officials To Take Testimony From Nazi Hunter 1,000
RALLY FOR JUSTICE"Tolerant
Canada targeted for harboring Nazis" "Man
Asks To Withdraw Guilty Plea In Fraud Case" "Kerrville
Sleuth To Brave Dangers For Missing Person" "Airport
Security Important To All" "Former
SS Officer Arrested" "Wie
im Film" "Die
Jäger der vergessenen Mörder" "Canadian
Fingers German for Murder" "France
Telecom Poursuivi en Correctionnelle" "Hacker
Conference Addresses Key Issues" "Prof's
Testimony Nails SS Killer" "Germany
Jails Ex-Nazi In 'Last War Crimes Trial' ""'Pallorium
Investigators' Make ATFI Playoffs""Report
on Alleged War Criminal To Be Made Public""Frauds
In North America That Fund Terrorisn""Irving
Abella Lecture Confronts War Criminals""'Schmelvis'
- Investigating The King's Roots""Will
They Ever Find Chandra Levy?""
`Back at the Ranch,' Kinky rounds up some zaniness""Jury
Awards $850,000 To Private Investigator Defamed On Internet""Authorities
Seeking Former Resident" "SS
Guard's Capture Ends Secret Life" "KISS
Frontmen Subpoenaed Before Concert at Tweeter" "Up
Close: The truth about faking one's own death""Rambam,
P.I. : Fictional gumshoes have
nothing on this New York private eye" "Case
Open: No physical evidence. No witnesses. A
recanted confession.
"He
Gave Her Bup-KISS""ROCK
& ROLLED""MANHUNT
- The Search for Abbie Hoffman""Google...Knows
More About You Than You
Realize""FOX
News Channel - Topics and Guests""Geraldo
At Large""B.C.
Judge's Partner Hit With Libel Penalty""Corporate
Espionage - Are You Being Watched?"
"Once
A Nazi" - Feature Film - USA Premiere
"In the era of NO PRIVACY, The secret
is honesty"
"Avatars beware: Private
investigators scouring Second Life"
"The Internet -- a private eye's best friend"
(H.O.P.E. 2008 - related articles)
Updates and News...
Pallorium staff in the USA and Canada recently completed a three year-long murder investigation, which was detailed in a 45-minute documentary on European television news, and was also covered by numerous magazines and newspapers in the USA, Europe and the Middle East. Pallorium's investigation resulted in the conviction of the murderer of seven people in Europe.
Pallorium's Senior Director named one of "25
Best"..."The 25 Best Investigators", a new book by Ms. Barbara Michael, names Steven Rambam, Pallorium's Senior Director, as one of the 25 best investigators.
Pallorium assists in obtaining record court judgment...An investigation by Pallorium resulted in a California court awarding what is believed to be a record monetary judgment against a "prime bank" fraudster. The judgment was in excess of $100,000,000-USD (One Hundred Million US Dollars).
Pallorium's Senior Director confirmed as "expert"...In a major California case which closed during February, 2001, the California courts approved Pallorium's Senior Director as an "expert witness" in connection with his testimony on investigative procedures and techniques.
During May, 2006, Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was privileged to be a speaker at the annual "Midwest Claim Conference" in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Rambam, representing Pallorium, spoke on "International Investigations".
During November, 2006, Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was privileged to be a keynote speaker at the "H.O.P.E." - Stevens Institute of Technology event.
During October, 2006, Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was privileged to be a speaker at the annual "ToorCon" in San Diego, California.
During December, 2006, Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was privileged to be a featured speaker at a Venture Associates New Jersey event.
Pallorium's Senior Director speaks at 2007 "Secure IT."
convention...During March, 2007 Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was privileged to be a keynote speaker at California State University's "SecureIT" conference. Mr. Rambam's speech covered security, databases and privacy "Post-9/11".
Pallorium's Senior Director speaks at 2007 "TALI Investigators' Super
Conference"...
During July, 2007 Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was privileged to be a featured speaker at the annual "Investigators' Superconference", hosted by the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI). Mr. Rambam, representing Pallorium, spoke on "computer-aided investigation", privacy and databases. The 2007 Superconference was attended by hundreds of investigative professionals.
Pallorium's Senior Director speaks at 2005 "World
Investigator Conference"...During September, 2005, Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was privileged to be a speaker and roundtable leader at the annual "World Investigators' Conference". Mr. Rambam, representing Pallorium, spoke on "International Investigations", and then chaired a roundtable attended by Investigators and law enforcement personnel from 12 countries.
Mr. Gerard "Jerry" Keenan, an internationally recognized expert on military records and research, was also sponsored by Pallorium as a speaker at WIC 2005. Mr. Keenan spoke on "Researching Military Records and Military-related Investigations and Fraud Detection". A copy of Mr. Keenan's presentation is available by contacting Pallorium, Inc.
The 2005 W.I.C. was attended by more than 1800 investigative professionals.
Pallorium's Senior Director speaks at 2004 "H.O.P.E."
convention...During July, 2004 Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was again privileged to be an invited speaker at the bi-annual "Hackers On Planet Earth" convention. The H.O.P.E. convention draws thousands of computer experts and enthusiasts, and covers topics related to online security, privacy, copyright and freedom of speech. Mr. Rambam's speech covered security, databases and privacy "Post-9/11". Mr. Rambam's speech was to a standing-room-only crowd, estimated at more than 1,200 people.
Mr. Rambam, was also an invited speaker at the previous "H2K2" convention during 2002 and spoke on "truth and accountability on the Internet" and privacy issues.
Pallorium's Senior Director speaks at 2003 Northeast
Super Conference...During October, 2003, Steven Rambam, Pallorium's Senior Director, was privileged to be invited to speak at the annual investigative "Super Conference". Mr. Rambam's seminar, on Foreign Investigations, earned him a nomination as "Speaker of the Year".
Pallorium's Senior Director speaks at 2002 I.C.A.
"Claims" convention...During October, 2002 Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, was privileged to be a featured speaker at the International Claim Association's annual convention. The I.C.A. convention draws a worldwide attendance of Special Agents, Investigators, Special Investigative Unit members and insurance professionals. Mr. Rambam's speech covered "International Investigations", fraud detection and identity verification.
Pallorium's Senior Director in new novel..."Meanwhile Back At The Ranch", the new Kinky Friedman murder mystery novel featuring "Rambam", a New York City Private Investigator, is now in bookstores everywhere. (Published by Simon and Schuster.)
- Page 1, "Meanwhile Back At The Ranch", (c) Kinky Friedman Twenty (20) new "instant access" databases have been added to DIOGENES, Pallorium's online subsidiary, including "Business Finder America" and Nationwide Real Property. Our proprietary "Skiptrace America" database now contains nearly more than 6 Billion records, most with complete dates of birth.
"Archive Telephones", a remarkable database containing 23-34+ years of archival telephone listings, is also now fully operational and available through DIOGENES.
Pallorium has been notified by the manufacturer of the "PeopleFinder" series of investigative software products that the current series of PeopleFinder discs will continue to be replaced with dramatically upgraded and enhanced DVD versions of all discs. Each disc will include massive data files and completely new Windows-based software. The next DVD in this series, "PeopleFinder California 2006" is now available for sale. All PeopleFinder prices have been reduced in anticipation of the new releases.
Pallorium supports the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch...The Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, located in central Texas near Pallorium's Texas office, provides a home for hundreds of abandoned dogs, cats and other animals, including, thanks to Pallorium, six now very pampered pigs....
Pallorium Senior Director appointed council board
member...Pallorium's Senior Director, Steven Rambam, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Investigators of America (IOA) association. Mr. Rambam will assist with informal negotiation of claims and disputes between IOA members....
On a
lighter note...A modified version of our Senior Director's tongue-in-cheek recipe for Texas-style "Jailhouse Chili" was featured in the monthly cooking column of Texas Monthly. Buon appetit, buon appetito and bete'avon y'all....
