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A Rant About Pretexting

Yesterday, Reuters published an article that caught my eye. It was about a “private investigator” hired by Uber who “fraudulently sought information about its opponents in an antitrust case.” In actuality, it was the New York Post’s salacious headline that really caught my eye: “Judge Probes Whether Uber’s Private Eye Lied to Dig up Dirt.” […]

The Low-Tech (or No-Tech) Investigator

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the future.  Not because I am going anywhere, but because technology is changing everything around us. It’s changed the way we shop (I am an online shopping addict), the way we consume information (e-books, blogs, podcasts, etc.) and the way that we make decisions (social media, online reviews) […]

Case Study: Avoiding a “Catfish”

In early December 2015, we were contacted by Antonio, a businessman from California. He had been in an online relationship with Andrea for over a year. Andrea lived halfway across the country and things had been going well, but Antonio had become suspicious of her recent activities. They met through an online dating site. Over the year, they […]

What Is It Like to Be a Private Investigator?

So, what is it really like to be a private investigator? Fast cars? Espionage? Stakeouts? Surveillance? Spying? It turns out that I do none of that. A lot of PI mythology is, in fact, mythical. Interestingly, if you ask 15 different private investigators what they do, you might get 15 different answers. Even If if […]