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Private Investigator Norman I. Wight
Baker Street Group, Inc.
San Diego, California

Norman I. Wight grew up in Montana and is a graduate of the University of Montana, with a degree in Liberal Arts. Mr. Wight served four years as an officer in the U. S. Navy, and saw action in Vietnam. In 1967 Mr. Wight joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent. With assignments in Texas and California, he investigated a wide spectrum of cases, including fugitives, general investigations, white collar crimes, and major crimes. Mr. Wight served as the Senior Resident Agent of an office in Vista, California where he supervised the complete spectrum of FBI criminal investigations and the eight agents who conducted them.

For the past nine years Mr. Wight specialized in environmental crimes. In 1987 he co-founded the San Diego Hazardous Waste Task Force, a federal, state, county, and local government group. As its co-chairman, Mr. Wight was responsible for the filing of complex affidavits for search warrants, and the organization and management of the task force teams necessary to execute them. The San Diego Hazardous Waste Task Force has been frequently recognized nationally for its success and productivity.

Mr. Wight has taught classes and lectured on the subject of environmental laws and regulations throughout the country, including at the U. S. Department of Justice Advanced Environmental Crimes Seminar, in New Orleans, La. Mr. Wight authored the majority of the FBI manual for investigations for environmental crimes. He wrote the curriculum, organized, and taught at state certified environmental crimes schools for California Law Enforcement Officers and regulatory personnel. In 1994 he was certified by the State of California as a Registered Environmental Assessor. At his retirement Mr. Wight was named by the FBI as a “Master Instructor,” an honor afforded only a few. His name is on a plaque at the FBI academy in Quantico, Va.

During his service as an FBI agent Mr. Wight served as a firearms instructor, and as the principal defensive tactics instructor for the San Diego Division. He was also a team leader for the SWAT team. He holds the rank of 4th degree black belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido.

On March 17, 1995, Mr. Wight was flown to Washington, D.C. And given an award by the Attorney General of the United States for his contributions to environmental enforcement. Only two other FBI agents were so honored.

In January 1995, Norman I. Wight retired from the FBI, with a national reputation as one of its few experts in the environmental field.

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