The power of television and the big screen has entrenched numerous misconceptions about private investigators. It’s certainly fun to play along with some of these misconceptions at a cocktail party, but it’s not so fun to play along with potential clients who assume private investigators can do things that they can’t. Here are some common […]
From birth, we have implicit trust in just about everything and everyone we encounter. As we become adolescents, we are told not to trust strangers, especially the ones with candy. By the time you are an adult, trust is no longer implicit; you have to earn it. Below I’ve compiled a list of people you […]
One big misconception that I hear frequently is that a search of inmate records is the same thing as conducting a criminal record search. They are not the same thing. Not even remotely close. In most states, you can search for current or former inmates who have served in state penitentiaries. (Note: County and local […]
“Independent” accounting firms have played a central role in several high-profile investment frauds. Just last week the SEC filed charges against an investment adviser, alleging that the “independent” accounting firm was a complete phony. On March 15, 2012, the SEC filed a complaint against San Francisco investment adviser James Murray of Market Neutral Trading LLC […]
Dear Diligentia Group: My mother filed for a divorce two years ago in New York. The case is now in the United Kingdom. She is going through a very complicated divorce from my father who has lied about his assets. My father has provided tax return filings to the court, but my mother thinks they […]
When I tell people that I am a private investigator, nine times out of ten the envision the “‘snooping’ type who sits in a car, drinking black coffee, smoking cigarettes and chasing unfaithful spouses.” That’s not what I do. The investigative world has been turned upside down over the last 15 or so years. A […]
So . . . you are looking to hire a private investigator to get cell phone records. You may have searched all over the Internet and run into multiple sites that claim to provide copies of cell phone records. Here is the bottom line: Unless you are the owner of the cell phone in question […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a background check report on Steve Jobs from 1991 when Jobs was being considered for a position in George H.W. Bush’s administration. Aside from a few comments about “his personal life being lacking due to his narcissism and shallowness,” there were not a whole lot of surprises in the […]
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