Table of Contents
Getting started. Following the paper trail / by Jerry Uhrhammer and Randy McConnell -- Using publications ; Finding a government document : an overall strategy / by John Ullmann -- The freedom of information act / by Maile Hulihan -- Individuals. Backgrounding individuals / by Jack Tobin -- Using tax records / by David Offer -- Finding out about licensed professionals / by John Ullmann and Steve Honeyman -- Investigating politicians / by Patrick Riordan and Stephen Hartgen -- Tracing land holdings / by George Kennedy -- Putting it all together / by Patrick Riordan -- Institutions. Business. For-profit corporations / by Chris Welles -- Not-for-profit corporations and foundations / by Jay Lowndes -- Bankruptcies / by Elliot Jaspin -- Labor / by Robert Porterfield -- Worker health and safety / by Margaret Engel -- Law enforcement / by Harry Jones and Bill Farr.