NCISS NEEDS YOUR DONATION

Here’s The Straight Scoop
By Eddy McClain

The Legislative situation is pretty scary right now. If Congress makes the wrong move, the investigation landscape will be forever changed to the detriment of our profession, and the clients we serve. At risk is the function and fairness of the civil and criminal justice system. That may sound melodramatic; regrettably it’s true.

NCISS is trying hard to stop legislation which would make it a federal crime to buy or sell a Social Security Number. That simplistic sounding action, which sounds so palatable to legislators, would eliminate credit header access and cripple the data bases who utilize the SSN identifier.

We need to replenish funds to pay for professional lobbying. By sticking together and donating what we can afford, the collective result will be substantial and enough. No amount is too small. If every investigator donated the equivalent of one hour’s billing the result would be enough to pay our bills. Many will send more than that which helps make up for the ones who don’t think it is their problem. That’s the way it is.

To help, send your checks payable to “NCISS Legislative Fund”, 7501 Sparrows Point Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 21219.

Your name, not the amount of the donation, will be acknowledged on the NCISS News, THE REPORT and in email communiqués. When you send your donation, please let me know by sending an email to mcclained@aol.com.

Our thanks to all who sent faxes to Congress opposing HR 948 and HR 3046. And a special thanks to those fifty or so NCISS members from all over the country who traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this month to lobby against these bills. There is no doubt our visits helped, but we are not out of the woods. If by some miracle these bills or their equivalent do not pass this session, they will be back next year. It is an ongoing battle to get our position known and understood.

Thanks for your help.