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With nearly 20 years of experience in investigative journalism behind him, Pete Sawyer handles the day-to-day management of ongoing investigations, sub-contracting work where neccessary to other specialist researchers, translators, journalists and private investigators.

Our specialist fields include complex corporate and financial investigations, strategic intelligence and military analyses, undercover 'stings', East European affairs (especially Poland), and environmental stories, particularly in connection with nuclear power.

Subjects Unlimited

Many examples of articles researched and written by Pete Sawyer, illustrating the very broad range of subjects covered, can be found in 'FileSelect' -NewsConfidential's 'archives' section. You can get to these archives directly by clicking on the green button to the left.

Clients Unlimited

UK Clients have included The Daily Express, The Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Independent, the Mail on Sunday, The Mirror, the News of the World, The Observer, Punch Magazine, Reed Publications, Sunday Business, the Sunday Mirror, and The Sunday Times.

Online Expertise

Assigments Unlimited has the technical capability to search the Internet fast and thoroughly in pursuit of hard-to-find information. Deep-level data-mining is a key component in any investigation.

Also, through our own experience with web design and hosting, we have a clear picture of the technical and editorial requirements of online news-services.

Pete Sawyer is an experienced web programmer with a good working-knowlege of Macromedia Dreamweaver, HTML coding and PHP-MySQL database applications. For special projects we can offer a one-stop service, from research and writing, through to design and publication on the World Wide Web.

Cutting Edge Investigations

Pete Sawyer has been at the heart of many high-profile investigations. Here are just a few:

An award-winning investigation into the power of Freemasonry in the Square Mile, commissioned by Sunday Business.

Extensive research proving beyond doubt that High Street banks were leaving their customers' confidential records out in the streets for all to read. Our disclosures, published by Punch magazine, led to a formal investigation by the Data Protection Registrar.

The scandal of the military hospitals lying empty and unused, while Health Service waiting lists grew longer and longer, commissioned by Punch and the Mirror.

The curious links between a Liverpool heroin gang, a cousin of Michael Howard leader of the Conservative Party, and the sudden release from prison of one of the country's most notorious drug barons in 1997, research commissioned by the Sunday Mirror and the Observer.

An investigation into the activities of Sandline International and its sister companies in Sierra Leone, commissioned by Punch and the Sunday Times.

An investigation into the suspicious deaths of witnesses to the North Wales child abuse scandal, commissioned by the Independent.

The disclosure that the Millennium Dome was in fact built on top of a toxic waste dump, commissioned by Punch magazine.

Financial Revelations

An investigation into the complex financial affairs of Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, commissioned by the Evening Standard.

The financial arrangements of the former Mayor of Westminster, Dame Shirley Porter, and her immediate family, commissioned by Punch magazine.

An investigation into the tangled web of business dealings by the private military company Executive Outcomes, commissioned by Punch magazine.

.An examination of the true profitability of BNFL's nuclear waste recycling plant Sellafield, commissioned by Punch.

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