Jon Crosby, B.Ed, M.SM, is vice president of Southeast Professional Consultants, Inc (SPCI Investigations), an Atlanta-based private investigations and consulting firm. Jon's career as a police officer, investigator and educator spans more than 36 years. He is a former Director of Florida's Division of Insurance Fraud and served as the first Chief of Compliance for the Florida Department of Insurance (now the Department of Financial Services). He also served as a Criminal Investigator for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office during the tenure of former State Attorney (and former US Attorney General), Janet Reno. Jon taught high school courses in American History, Government and Consumer Economics for nearly 10 years and he was a college Judo coach for nearly five years. He holds black belts in Jujitsu, Judo and TaeKwonDo. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Fraud Claims Law Specialist (FCLS) and he is certified by the State of Alabama as a Fire Investigator.

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Teaching

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Work hard and be considerate of others

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To be accepted

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My parents

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I find writing to be very therapeutic

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Concession Attendant at a public park in Coral Galbes, FL

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Birth of my children

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To make a positive difference

Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology US Elections 2008 commentary: The Democrat candidates

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It's unfortunate that race and gender has become the cornerstone of the Democrat Party's bid for the White House. What ever happened to quality and substance? In my view, neither of the Democrat Party candidates has the requisite experience to be President, period.

With Barack's obvious speaking ability, perhaps Opra should have used her vast influence to get him established as a radio or television talk show host. Frankly, I'd sooner vote for Opra for President than Barack - at least we have a perspective on what she stands for. I hear Barack talk constantly about how he intends ...

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