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While travelling through New Delhi, two college students were befriended by two local men. At first, the young women were grateful for the local insight and were happy to use their credit cards to entertain their guests; in so doing, they unwittingly set themselves up as victims of an elaborate con scheme.
The two men managed to convince the students that they had broken local laws and offended the police. As a result, the men asserted, the travelers would not be able to leave the country—unless they could provide a substantial sum of money with which to pay off officials.
Mentally held captive by the illusion of danger, the young women let themselves be swept to furtive hiding spots around the city. After three days of feeling trapped and unsafe, one of the women managed to communicate word of her predicament to her grandfather in the United States.
Frantic for answers and help, her grandfather—a CEO of a large corporation—called Ira A. Lipman, president of Guardsmark.
Our International Connections > "Trapped" in Central Asia > Contacts Provide Speedy Resolution |
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| Following September 11, 2001, lawmakers and other leaders have begun to recognize the need for legislation that regulates the security industry—supporting efforts that Guardsmark president Ira A. Lipman has initiated for more than twenty years. |
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Time magazine called Guardsmark the company “which many security experts consider the best national firm in the business,” and Tom Peters’s best-selling book Liberation Management named Guardsmark the “Tiffany’s of the security business.” |
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