On Sunday, the New York Times reported that Ikea has been “spying” on its French employees between 2002 and 2012, and had paid more than €475,000 to private investigators for things such as “vetting of job applicants” or “efforts to build cases against employees accused of wrongdoing.” The article goes on to report that the […]
“Can you find connections between people and organizations,” is a frequent request in this business. Perhaps it is a corporate officer who is not acting independently. Maybe lucrative contracts are being funneled to a friend or relative. Or certain business dealings seem to favor one organization over another. It may be that you just want […]
Private investigators are frequently called upon to find current and former employees of a company. These searches play a large role in investigations tailored to litigators and investors. Employees are often the best sources of information for insider knowledge of corporate culture, company structure and relationships, policies and procedures, and even potential malfeasance by individuals […]
A little more than 12 years ago, in one of my first weeks on the job, I was speaking with a colleague named Jeff. He had been a private investigator for more than five years. He said that when people asked him what he did, he replied that he was a garbage man. I could […]
Criminal record checks are mostly crap. There. I said it. That might be a little harsh. They are still an important piece of conducting a background check, but they are mostly done poorly and give people a false sense of security. Previously, I’ve explained how commercially available criminal record check sites don’t work anyway. Also, […]
Private investigators do not have access to NCIC records. The NCIC (National Criminal Information Center) is a computerized index of criminal justice information, such as criminal record history information and lists of fugitives, stolen properties, and missing persons, that is available exclusively to law enforcement agencies and related criminal justice organizations. The data contained in […]
David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox came through in the clutch again on Sunday night, hitting a game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning on the Red Sox’s way to winning game two of the American League Championship. This only added to the Ortiz legend of coming through in the clutch, […]
The short answer is “no” — private investigators do not have police powers and, in most cases, private investigators do not have any more power than the average citizen. There are, however, some investigators who like to flash their old badges or flash a concealed handgun, but leaving anyone with the mistaken impression that you […]
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