Tiffany Miller

I would give my thanks to my adoptive mom. She wasn't really... my adoptive parents weren't really... they never really adopted me, but my adoptive mom was engaged to my dad, and she couldn't have children of her own, physically, but she loved my sister and I so much as a Detroit Public School teacher for 20-plus years. She was a fighter throughout the very end of her days, because she was born with spina bifida, she was told that she was supposed to die by the age of a certain age. She was one of the first 5 people in the 70s to get a bladder surgery experiment. She had third-stage kidney failure, she was diagnosed with 3 different types of cancers. She went through so much pain and suffering throughout her life because of her physical illnesses, and she taught me that if you really want someone in your life, and you really, really want something, then it's all in the mind, it's mental, it's power. She would get her body out and drag her tubes, her IV, her walker, and she still would get up and meet me to go to a restaurant. She showed me that no matter what your circumstance is, and how bad things are for you, you can achieve anything. You've gotta keep fighting. That made me realize that I could never give up on my sister, because for decades, the police didn't do anything, CPS welfare checks didn't do anything. I was the only one that fought for my sister, ever. And she wouldn't be where she is now, if it weren't for me still fighting for her.

We have the issue of the police not being well-trained with cybersecurity, or they just don't have the time, or they neglect cases. There's a lot of police misconduct that also goes along with these type of crimes, but cybercrimes, usually the police kind of push the victims out and go, well, we don't deal with that. That's sort of your issue. You can report it to the court, but they won't even make reports for them. The big challenge is that there's just not enough private investigators right now that have both the license as a PI and that cybersecurity experience. But it's something that we're gonna need, because cybercrime is increasing tremendously, and technology's only gonna get more advanced from here. Scammers are not going the typical route anymore of 'click on this link.' They're being more convincing. They can get a recruiter package and say they have a job. There's check fraud scams, FOIA request scams, and the worst are the emotional manipulation scams that play on people's fears and shame. The elderly are big targets because with pensions being cut and retirement costs getting higher, and people are getting away with scams because victims need money. India is consumed with call centers for scams, Africa is more known for love scams, and places like Russia, the US, and UK have the hackers that use ransomware against companies.

I don't believe the justice system should be only reserved to those who pay enough for it. PI expenses are really high, and it should not be pay for what you get when it comes to getting justice. It's simply not right. Coming from where I'm at, I lived paycheck to paycheck, and life was difficult, and I never got justice just because I couldn't afford the help. So my goal is to help people who can't afford those services. I'm passionate, and I'm a victim rights activist. Mental health is a huge thing you've got to take care of - I learned that from working at LinkedIn where we had to watch really disturbing content. I emphasize to everybody, mental health, you're gonna need it for this type of job. And I learned from my adoptive mom and from my own experience fighting for my sister that you just gotta keep asking, you gotta keep pushing, you gotta keep fighting, and just don't let the world tell you, and all these professionals in the legal system tell you there's nothing you can do. There is something you can do. You just gotta find the answer. Justice is achievable with or without an attorney or a PI, and you just gotta learn the tools.