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Protecting Privilege and Confidentiality With a Private Investigator

One of the most frequently asked questions by potential clients is whether the information provided by a private investigator is privileged or confidential. The answer is ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘sometimes’ … Confused yet? In general, any information passed directly from the investigator to a non-attorney client, is not considered privileged and may be discoverable in […]

How to Spot A Fraud – Tips from a PI

One of the double-edged-swords of private investigation is that we tend to be quite cautious and take very little at face value. We’ve heard the stories and investigated the shady characters; often we are more surprised when something appears to be on the up and up. In our lives, fraud seems to be commonplace. Turns […]

What Mitt Romney Can Teach a Private Investigator

Last night, I watched Mitt, the Netflix documentary covering the period from Mitt Romney’s 2006 family meeting about running for president to his November 2012 defeat in the general election. I’m not about to get all political on you here, but many people have argued that Romney was not elected because he was a robotic […]

Lessons From the Uber Background Check Gaff

A few months ago, PandoDaily broke a story that a driver for Uber, the popular ride-sharing service, assaulted a passenger, called him a “dirty Mexican faggot,” and then struck him. PandoDaily later reported that the driver had an extensive criminal history, including felony and misdemeanor charges and at least one felony conviction that resulted in prison time. […]

Bitcoin – The Perfect Storm for Fraud

The virtual currency Bitcoin has been getting quite a bit of publicity lately, not just from the skyrocketing value but from the multimillion investment by the notorious Winklevoss twins, famed for their role in the founding of Facebook, and the guy who accidentally threw away $9 million in bitcoins. But much of the news has […]