I had a long conversation with a client (now a former client) the other day, and I came away pretty angry. I backed out of the project after I learned of the client’s intentions and realized that I would have to float in the proverbial grey area in order to do the work for this […]
A few weeks ago, I was asked the following question via email: “I am wondering if you would be able to get a person’s education history and degrees, etc., with just their name and date of birth?” Like all good questions, the answer is maybe. First, there is no simple database in which you can […]
Private investigators are known to be a pretty secretive group. Kind of like the photo you see above. While some investigative firms like to perpetuate the “cloak and dagger” image, we are not one of them. So let’s turn back the curtain on some of those not-so-secret weapons. Social Media If you haven’t figured it […]
It was late summer 1999, and the New York Giants were wrapping up their training camp in Albany, New York. At the time, I was pursuing my dream — working in the sports industry. I was an intern in the Giants’ Communications Department, working for Pat Hanlon during the 1999 season. Near the end of […]
In this post, we are going to discuss how to search court records, specifically relating to civil lawsuits. {If you are interested in reading more about how to conduct a criminal background check (like an expert), check out our previous post.} I consider court records to be one of the most important and underutilized resources […]
“Choosing a private investigator based on price — smart business or potentially costly decision?” I posted that question on social media last week after capenews.net (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) reported that a school board had hired a private investigator to look into some accusations about its local superintendent because the firm “offered the best price.” (In […]
As we have discussed at length (here, here and here), a background check comes in all different shapes and sizes. The range includes everything from a $10 background check you can find on the Internet to a pre-employment background check (which typically lacks depth) to an FBI-like background investigation, which would cost a few hundred thousand […]
One of the most frequently asked questions relates to the availability of marriage records in New York and whether they are public records. The short (over)simplified answer is no, they are not public records. The term “public record” (at least my definition) implies that the record is open to the public and can be obtained […]
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