Newton Investigations - Susan Newton

Newton Investigations

Portland, OR

503-206-5354

Call us today and speak with one of our experienced investigators. Our consultations are always free. We are available days, evenings and weekends to answer your questions. Our office hours are 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday by appointment only. If you have any questions as to our services, please call us at the number above.

Newton Investigations New Web Site

Please visit our newly re-designed web site, www.NewtonPI.com. In addition to the new site, we have now expanded our services to include surveillance.

Earth opens up and swallows Oregon Private Investigator

By Dan Tilkin, KATU News and KATU.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. – A Southwest Portland private investigator was found dead Sunday while solving a mystery in his own backyard.

Neighbors said the man, 57-year-old Michael Zerwas, had been complaining of water bubbling up in his yard. Then, last Thursday, a neighbor saw him alive for what would turn out to be the last time.

Portland police responded to a missing persons report Sunday, searching Zerwas' Southwest 52nd Avenue home. They found no clues inside, but outside – beside a watery hole tucked deep in the back yard – they found a muddy pair of Crocs-style shoes.

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Portland man wins $4.75 million after medical device damages shoulder

By Helen Jung, The Oregonian

January 22, 2010, 5:56PM

A Multnomah County jury on Friday ordered a medical-device company to pay $4.75 million to a Portland man and his wife in a product liability lawsuit that may have national implications.

The jury found I-Flow Corp. liable for destroying the cartilage in Matthew Beale's right shoulder and leaving the 38-year-old father of four with constant pain and a disabled arm.

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Former Freightliner exec sentenced to federal prison in fraud scheme

By Bryan Denson, The Oregonian

January 22, 2010, 5:19PM

A former Freightliner executive has been sentenced to four years in prison for wire fraud after an FBI investigation revealed that she diverted millions of dollars from the company.

Sabina Vieru, a 40-year-old resident of Boring, was ordered by U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown to pay more than $7 million in restitution to Daimler Trucks North America LLC, formerly Freightliner LLC, of Portland.

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