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P.O. Box 433 Torrance CA 90508-0433 Tel: 310.618.9596 Fax 310.618.1950 E-mail [email protected] AOL/ Instant Messenger: janbtucker ICQ: 102485079 www.janbtucker.com Jan B. Tucker Summary of qualifications J.B. Tucker & Associates Torrance, CA Private Investigator, Former 7 Term Chair of the Board of Directors of the California Association of Licensed Investigators California License #PI-10143 Work experience Full time investigator since 1979, Licensed since 1983 Elected Chair of the BOD of CALI, (California Association of Licensed Investigators), August 9, 2003, and Re-elected unanimously, August 2004, August 2005, July 2006, August 25, 2007, July 27, 2008 and July 20, 2009 (Longest serving Chair of the BOD in CALI history). Served as Board of Directors Parliamentarian/Annual Business Meeting Elections Officer of CALI; Unanimously Elected San Fernando Valley District Director – California Association of Licensed Investigators, May 2001, Re- elected May 2002; Elected Director at Large, June 2003 by 66.6% of the vote; Re-elected May 2005 with 75.4% of the vote. Re-elected May 2007 unanimously. Re-elected with 57% of the vote May 2009. Education 1977 B.A. Cum Laude California State University at Northridge Double Major: Political Science & Chicano (Mexican American) Studies 1978 completed 22 units towards M.A. Special Major with 4.0 Grade Point Average, CSUN L.A. Unified School District – Law Enforcement Occupational Training taught by LAPD, 180 hour course, 1972 Red-Cross Basic First Aid, 1977 California Security Training School, 40 hour course, 1978-79 CPR Hospital Training and LAFD Fire Training for Hospital Employees, 1981 California Association of Licensed Investigators, Continuing Education Certificates: April 1999, February 2000, June 2000, October 2000, March 19, 2001, March 26, 2001, April 8, 2002, June 2002, 1

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P.O. Box 433 Torrance CA90508-0433

Tel: 310.618.9596 Fax 310.618.1950E-mail [email protected]/ Instant Messenger:janbtuckerICQ: 102485079www.janbtucker.com

Jan B. Tucker

Summary of qualifications

J.B. Tucker & Associates Torrance, CA

Private Investigator, Former 7 Term Chair of the Board of Directors of the California Association of Licensed Investigators California License #PI-10143

Work experience Full time investigator since 1979, Licensed since 1983

Elected Chair of the BOD of CALI, (California Association of LicensedInvestigators), August 9, 2003, and Re-elected unanimously, August2004, August 2005, July 2006, August 25, 2007, July 27, 2008 and July20, 2009 (Longest serving Chair of the BOD in CALI history). Served asBoard of Directors Parliamentarian/Annual Business Meeting ElectionsOfficer of CALI; Unanimously Elected San Fernando Valley DistrictDirector – California Association of Licensed Investigators, May 2001, Re-elected May 2002; Elected Director at Large, June 2003 by 66.6% of thevote; Re-elected May 2005 with 75.4% of the vote. Re-elected May 2007unanimously. Re-elected with 57% of the vote May 2009.

Education 1977 B.A. Cum Laude California State University at Northridge

Double Major: Political Science & Chicano (Mexican American) Studies

1978 completed 22 units towards M.A. Special Major with 4.0 Grade PointAverage, CSUN

L.A. Unified School District – Law Enforcement OccupationalTraining taught by LAPD, 180 hour course, 1972

Red-Cross Basic First Aid, 1977

California Security Training School, 40 hour course, 1978-79

CPR Hospital Training and LAFD Fire Training for HospitalEmployees, 1981

California Association of Licensed Investigators, ContinuingEducation Certificates: April 1999, February 2000, June 2000, October2000, March 19, 2001, March 26, 2001, April 8, 2002, June 2002,

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October 2002, January 2003, April 2003, June 2003, October 17, 2003,February 6, 2004; April 26, 2004, October 2004, February 2005, April2005; June 2005, February 2006, June 21-23, 2006, October 2006February 2, 2007, February 7, 2007 (SFV District), May 2007, February 7,2008, April 3, 2008, April 21, 2008, May 29, 2008, June 29, 2008, May2009, November 6, 2009, March 22, 2010, September 23-25, 2010, June24-26, 2011, June 29-30, 2012, 4-29-13 (SFV District); February 19, 2015Insurance Fraud Investigation & Prosecution, H.D.D.A., Jennifer LentzSnyder (South Bay Long Beach District); May 9, 2015 (South Bay LongBeach District) Vehicle Accident & Product Liability Investigations, JohnScandalios, Instructor); August 26, 2015 Webinar—Lester RosenInstructor--Negligent Hiring and Background Checks in California for PI’s– Best Practices and Legal Compliance; Social Media Investigations, LosAngeles District, September 11, 2015; Forensic Accounting & PrivateInvestigation, Long Beach South Bay District, September 15, 2015,Instructor Everett Fotinatos; November 12, 2015, Case ManagementSystems (LA & South Bay/Long Beach Districts)

Southern California Employers Round Table continuing educationseminars March 2003, February 2004, September 2004, February 2005,September 2007

Suffolk University Law School, Center for Advanced Legal Studies,CLE Seminar on “Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism,” September2004.

Peace Officers Association of Los Angeles County (POALAC): RealEstate Fraud Seminar 8/25/11; Internal Affairs 8/30/11; HomelandSecurity/Anti-Terrorism Symposium 3/29/12; 6/26/12 Cargo TheftPrevention and Investigations; Investigation of Marijuana Dispensaries &the CUA/MMPA 4/15/14; 1/27/15 Officer Survival: Reducing Line of DutyDeath to Below 100: Instructors, LAPD Sgt. Mike Odie, CHP Lt. CindyPontes, LAPD Captain Ann Young, 4/18/15 Use of Force: Survival,Tactics, Tasers & the Law, Instructors: Paul R. Coble, Esq. Jones &Mayer, Greg Meyer, Capt. Ret., LAPD, Sgt. Andy Markel, LAPD AcademyInstructor.

Riverside County Public Defenders Office, Computer Forensicstraining seminar taught by Neil Broom (2011); Legal Update & Laws ofArrest, taught by Captain Richard Kowaltschuk, South Pasadena P.D.3/23/12

California Defense Investigation Association, May 10-11, 2012, 13.5hours of training in Criminal Defense Investigation

National Council of Jewish Women, panel discussion by Judge DonnaQ. Groman, Judge Jan Levine, Attorney Carissa L. Phelps, Fadwa Assad(Program Analyst, Children of the Night), Debbie Deem (FBI VictimSpecialist), on sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking

Business Controls Inc., December 13, 2012, Title VII and NLRB: 2012in Review

Alzheimer's Association So Cal Chapter (in conjunction with Keck-USC Medical School & other universities), professional continuingeducation conference on “The Many Faces of Dementia: NewDevelopments in Diagnosis & Their Implications for Care,” March 15,2013, Davidson Conference Center USC; Certificate of Completion;Alzheimer's Association Greater Los Angeles (in conjunction withKeck-USC Medical School) “The Many Faces of Dementia Conference”February 12, 2016, Certificate of Completion.

InfraGard (FBI Sponsored organization; some courses in

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conjunction w/Aegis Security & Investigations), instructor JimBiesterfield (Ret. S.A., U.S. Army Intelligence; PI-Sovereign ExecutiveServices), Advanced Workplace Violence Prevention, October 22, 2013;Body Language & Human Deception Detection Workshop, Instructor Dr.Lillian Glass; Monday, November 18th, 2013; May 28, 2014 Fraud &Commercial Crime, Instructors: Det. Sgt. D. McCants LA County SheriffCommercial Crimes; S.A. H. Price U.S. Secret Service Fraud Squad;Joseph LaRocca Loss Prevention Expert Retail Partners; August 28,2014 Analysis of Threats Against the Jewish Community, The Threat ofISIS & Self Radicalization on the Homeland, Instructors: RobertDougherty (CIA ret.) Ashour Ebrahim (FBI ret), June 3, 2015; CounterTerrorism Awareness Briefing, Instructor Robert Dougherty, December28, 2015.

Los Angeles Law Library: 8/21/15 Setting Aside Defaults—Mistake,Inadvertence, Excusable Neglect

Taught CALI Seminars: June 2002: Ethics, Epistemology, and FormalLogic for the Private Investigator; June 2003: Information and PrivacyActs at the State and Federal Level; June 2005, with Dr. Robert W.Shomer, Eyewitness Identification Procedures; October 2006, EyewitnessIdentification Procedures; Records Laws, 9/24/16 SB/LB District.

Taught Seminar on Eyewitness Identification Procedures and PoliceMisconduct at 2005 California State Conference, NAACP, with Dr.Robert W. Shomer.

Professional activitiesFormerly 7 term Chairman of the Board, Director at Large, Ethics CommitteeMember, and Legislative Committee Member, P.R. Chair, California Association ofLicensed Investigators; Chairperson and Chief Investigator, California League ofUnited Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Civil Rights Commission; NationalCommissioner for Civil Rights, LULAC; Los Angeles County Criminal DefenseInvestigators Association; American Correctional Association, California DefenseInvestigators Association, Currently member, California Association of LicensedInvestigators, InfraGard, Peace Officers Association of Los Angeles County.

Community activities

Publications & Media

State Director California League of Latinos And Chicanos, CommunityAdvisory Board, California Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, USCKeck School of Medicine; Co-President, SFV/NELA Chapter, Natl Org.for Women; formerly President, Save the Animals Fund; former SecondVice President Inglewood South Bay Branch NAACP and currentmember at large of the Branch Executive Committee; former PoliticalAction Chair SFV NAACP; former Legal Redress and EducationCommittees member, Compton NAACP; Board of Directors & BoardParliamentarian, Alameda Corridor Jobs Coalition; 6-14-15 WestHollywood LGBT Pride Parade Float/Parade Judge.

CALI JOURNAL: California Public Records Act, Volume 37, Winter 2003/04;Freedom of Information Act; Volume 38, Winter 2004/05; EyewitnessIdentification Procedures & the Search of Truth (co-authored with Dr. RobertW. Shomer), Volume 38, Spring 2005.

CLAIMS PEOPLE: “Undercover Investigations can Uncover Much More,”August 1999, Volume 9, No. 8.

COUNTER PUNCH: http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/12/19/a-tale-of-two-

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Legislative Action

Expert Witness

AWARDS

connecticut-cities/; CounterPunch Vol. 20 No. 2a Digital Exclusive: TheFed's Vendetta Against Aaron Swartz; The Killing of Andy Lopez is Just theTip of the Iceberg: 6 Dead: Sonoma County’s Kill Listhttp://www.counterpunch.org/2013/11/01/sonoma-countys-kill-list/; The LawEnforcement Investigation of the Andy Lopez Shootinghttp://www.counterpunch.org/2014/07/29/the-law-enforcement-investigation-of-the-andy-lopez-shooting/

L.A. PROGRESSIVE: http://www.laprogressive.com/support-eric-garcetti/;http://www.laprogressive.com/alzheimers-specialist-shortage/;http://www.laprogressive.com/conquer-alzheimers-disease/;http://www.laprogressive.com/los-angeles-diversity-capital-world/

December 2012 – present: Criminal Justice Columnist, Counter PunchMagazine; Commentator, Black Talk Radio (internet) Network

Los Angeles Free Press: http://losangelesfreepress.com/national-chicano- moratorium-43-years-later/ August 26, 2013

Also published in the Civil Rights Chronicle and PI Magazine.

Publisher of Detectives Diary blog, http://www.janbtucker.com/blog, rated asa leading detective blog by Criminal Justice USA.

Principal drafter of AB 1617 on investigations of workplaceharassment/discrimination (Cindy Montanez, D-39th AD, 2003-2004Legislative sessions); one of three key proponents of AB 1926 (ScottWildman, D-41st AD, 1998 Legislative session) on admissibility of rapeevidence. Testified before Assembly/Senate Judiciary, Business &Professions Committees on various legislative issues concerninginvestigation. First non-incumbent legislator to receive CALI LegislativeExcellence Award. 2000, Co-authored California Three StrikesCampaign initiative with Attorney & Southern California NAACP StateConference Legal Redress Chair Valerie L. Monroe to roll back “3-Strikes”law to serious and violent felonies only.

Testimony given before Senate and Assembly Business & ProfessionsCommittees, Assembly Criminal Justice Committee.

Testified in People v Jose Carmen Murillo-Garcia, L.A. Superior CourtEast District, Case No. A521156 (33 year old murder case) as defenseexpert on methods of locating & prosecuting in Mexico or de facto extraditionmethods, Mexican-American culture, history & immigration issues,construction of surnames, and interpretation documentation to demonstratethat defendant was not “hiding” from authorities. Jury hung for acquittal, 9-3,2009.

Deposition taken as expert witness in sexual harassment investigation andremediation

Testified in Tessie Cleveland vs. Mohsen Loghmani (L.A. Superior Court,Civil Case No. EC 057134) as Plaintiff's expert on patterns of fraudulenttransfer.

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LULAC

CALI

Miscellaneous

2006, State Director’s Leadership Award

2010, State Director’s Eagle Award

2000,Legislative Excellence Award

2002, Board and Public Relations Committee Chair award,

2002, Board Service Award, 2001-2 term

2002, Conference Speaker award

2003, Conference Speaker award

2003, Board and Public Relations Committee Chair award, 2002-2003 term

2004, Chairman of the Board, Board Service and Public RelationsCommittee Chair award

2005, Conference Speaker award

2006, Chairman of the Board and Board Service Award, 2005-2006 term

2007, Chairman of the Board and Board Service Award, 2006-2007 term

2007, Certificate of Appreciation, Los Angeles District

2007, Certificate of Appreciation, East Bay District

2008, Chairman of the Board and Board Service Award, 2007-2008 term

2009, Chairman of the Board and Board Service Award, 2008-2009 term

2010, Chairman of the Board, Board Service, and Media & Public RelationsCommittee Chair Award 2009-2010 term

2010, Special Award “In recognition of seven years of outstanding anddedicated service as Chairman of the Board to the California Association ofLicensed Investigators 2003-2010”

2000, City of Los Angeles Dept of Parks & Recreation, Appreciation Award

2002, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, California Junior State ofAmerica Chapter, Keynote Debate Series award of appreciation for debateon abortion representing SFV/NELA Chapter NOW

2006, Garinagu Empowerment Movement, Garifuna Appreciation Award

2008, Los Angeles Mission College AB-540 Committee, Certificate ofMembership

2008, California State Assembly, (by Felipe Fuentes, D-39th AD) Certificateof Recognition for participation in the Mission College AB-540 Committee

2009, Los Angeles Unified School District, Cienega Elementary School,

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Additional Skills

References

Volunteer Award for participation in Career Day

2012, Los Angeles Mission College Tiahui Ollin organization and NationalBrown Berets de Aztlan, Recognition at 3rd Annual “Viva La Mujer” event

2012, Certificate of Congressional Recognition, Rep. Loretta Sanchez,September 14, 2012.

2012, Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, Rep. Linda Sanchez,September 14, 2012

2013, Certificate of Appreciation, ICDC College, for participation and lastingcontribution to the Investigative Specialist/Forensic Scientist Advisory BoardCommittee, November 12, 2013

1979-1981, worked in various undercover capacities as side-loader operator,forklift operator, warehouse/shipping and receiving employee, heavy rawmaterial handler, hospital purchasing agent, industrial janitor, chemicalstripping machine operator

Roger Jon Diamond, Esq. (310) 399.3259

Denise Moehlman, Dep. District Atty, (310) 419-5225

David Blanco, President, Lifelink Products, (888) 433.5266

J.J. Little, Esq., (310) 425.6963

David Yardley, Esq. (310) 924.5397

Frank Espinoza, Boxing Mgr. for Israel Vasquez (world champion SuperBantamweight) and Martin Castillo (former Super Flyweight world champ)(310) 993.4982

Jose Luis Ramirez, former President, SFV Chapter, Mexican AmericanPolitical Association (818) 894.1379

Norma Ramirez, President, United for Education Coalition, (818) 894.1379

Benetta Johnson, President, Alameda Corridor Jobs Coalition (323)252.4405

Larry Levine, Political Consultant (818) 907.8747

Steve Afriat, President, Afriat Consulting Group (818) 450.2771

Ron Martinetti, Esq. (818) 241.1011

Sam Sahab, President, Prestige Parking (213) 746.7275

Dr. Theresa Karam, MFT, (818) 980.7018

Unsolicited Linkedin.com Recommendations:

Lita Abella, JD, former LAPD Lieutenant, Owner, Private

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Investigator, Consultant, Legal Researcher, Executive Protection Specialist, Abella & Associates (colleague)

“I am the Director for the Calif. Assn. of Licensed Investigators, Los AngelesDistrict. Jan is the Chairperson of the Board. He is responsible for keepingthe board meetings orderly and on time. He is very knowledgeable in theSturgis Rules of Law, in addition to a vast knowledge of numerous civil,criminal, and administrative laws and statutes. He is definitely the mostorganized and knowledgeable person to chair a board meeting!” August 5,2009

Julius Buddy Bombet, DIRECTOR, BOMBET CASHIO & ASSOCIATES(colleague)“Jan Tucker is a competent and professional investigator and an asset to ourprofession. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors, California Associationof Licensed Investigators.” August 12, 2007

David Rismann, President, David Rismann Consultants Inc. (business partner)

“Jan is a highly-talented private investigator with a keen sense of right andwrong. He stands up for what he believes in and vigorously opposes injusticeand incompetence. He maintains the highest standards of his profession andcomes highly recommended.” January 14, 2008

Michael Jones, CEO/Certified Court Video Specialist, Digital Evidence Legal Video Services (colleague)“I have worked with Mr. Tucker on several high-profile cases over the past 4-years, and I have found his knowledge of the justice system to be of great value. Mr. Tucker is a brilliant investigator, and his clientele is served well by the services provided by his firm. He leaves no stone un-turned.” March 29, 2009

Kim Richards, (client) Kim hired you as a Private Investigator - Political Activist in 1999 and hired you more than once

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

“Jan is an extraordinary investigator with nearly limitless resources and anincredible ability to "get it" when you need to be understood the most.Moreover, Jan is not just a professional investigator; he's also quite thepolitical activist, who frequently forces those in authority to behave ethically.Having an unusual combination of compassion, skills, resources and politicalinstinct, Jan is perhaps the most capable investigator in California!” June 16,2009

Cheryl Kluwe, Attorney with The Coverage Law Firm, (client)Cheryl hired you as a Investigation/Process Service in 2011

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

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“Jan is a personable investigator who has performed excellent work for thefirm I work for. His knowledge of the CA legal system was invaluable whenwe were conducting litigation in that state. I look forward to the nextopportunity to work with him.” June 9, 2011

Trained in the Detection of Deception

October 6, 2000 – Techniques of Interview & Interrogation—Instructor:Sgt. Greg Yacoubian, Special Enforcement Unit, L.A. Police Dept.

October 17, 2003 – Detecting Deception in Forensic Interviews –Instructor: Nick Flint, Behavior Analysis Training Institute, Inc.

June 22, 2006 – How to Spot a Liar – Instructor: Gregory Hartley, formerSERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) School, United States Army;Operational Interrogation Support, 5th Special Forces Group, Desert Storm

October 13, 2006 -- Detecting the Lie -- Instructor: Maureen O’Sullivan,Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of San FranciscoNovember 18th, 2013 - Body Language & Human Deception DetectionWorkshop, Instructor Dr. Lillian GlassTested On Ability to Detect Deception At this CALI Continuing Educationseminar conducted by Maureen O’Sullivan, Ph.D., Professor of Psychologyof the University of San Francisco, Jan B. Tucker scored 8 out of a possible9 correct on an examination to determine ability to detect deception. 8 out of9 was the best score in the seminar and achieved by a handful of thelicensed private investigators in attendance.

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