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Jim Leusner

Winter Park, FL USA
31 Years Experience

Professional Experience

A well-known investigator, writer and reporter with 30 years experience probing law enforcement, government, business, sports, homeland security, people and organizations. I've investigated everything from the ABSCAM political scandal in 1980; serial killers like Ted Bundy and Danny Rolling; two space shuttle disasters; the death of NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt; and Florida's municipal bonds for land developers. In addition, I'm a licensed private investigator and longtime public records, investigations, reporting and ethics instructor known nationally for my work.

Expertise

Reporter 31 YearsResearcher 31 YearsOther, Specify 31 Years

Specialty

Government 31 YearsLaw 31 YearsCrime 31 Years

Industries

Newspaper - Local/Regional 31 YearsOther 25 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Orlando Magazine (3-5)
  • Associated Press (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Legal Services Inc. (10+)
  • Many Orlando law firms - confidential (10+)

Awards

Many FOIA, First Amendment and reporting awards. See jimleusner.com/awards.htm for recent list.

Associations

Investigative Reporters & Editors Inc.; National Press Club: Association of Retired Intelligence Officers; National Military Intelligence Association; Naval Intelligence Professionals; University of Florida Alumni Association.

Other Work History

Retired from the Orlando Sentinel on 7/31/08 and started my own freelance writing and investigations company.

Foreign Language Skills

Rusty, but understand some German.

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Windows XP, Windows Vista; computer research services such as Nexis, Accurint, Autotrack and others; Internet research of any kind, particularly with government and business records.

Equipment

Laptop, Canon G9 digital camera.