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Samuel “Mouli” Cohen Found Guilty

After a three week trial, a jury found Samuel “Mouli” Cohen guilty on 29 of the 35 counts in the superseding indictment including 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering and three counts of tax evasion. As previously reported, in August 2010, federal prosecutors in California unsealed a criminal indictment charging Samuel “Mouli” […]

Extensive Background Check – 20 Records That Should Be Included

Below is a list of information that should be included in an extensive background check.   What separates an extensive background check from everything else is the ability to identify information from various disparate sources to gather a more accurate, comprehensive and complete picture.  By uncovering the complete picture, and not just a small piece, for example by […]

The Private Investigator: Fiction v. Fact

A lot of myth and romance about private investigators has built up over the years, from Sherlock Holmes to the Ferrari driving Thomas Magnum. Your private investigator in the real world really only shares one thing with the myth—getting results. Just think about the fictional investigator archetypes. We all know them. The hard drinking gumshoe […]

Nicholas Cosmo Sentenced to 25 Years – History Repeats Itself

Nicholas Cosmo, dubbed “Mini-Madoff” by the media because of his arrest weeks after Bernie Madoff, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $179 million in restitution.  Cosmo was arrested in January 2009 and pled guilty to wire and mail fraud in 2010. What’s tragic about this fraud in particular is that Cosmo’s 4,000 victims […]

FINRA BrokerCheck or BrokenCheck?

Is FINRA’s BrokerCheck Broken? Regulators have made it easier for investors to dig into financial advisors’ backgrounds, but even with the new disclosure rules, FINRA BrokerCheck doesn’t supply investors with all of the information that, in our humble opinion, they should be able to access. Furthermore, the multiple sources that investors or interested parties need […]

How Much are Private Investigator Fees?

If you are looking for investigative services, one of the burning questions is “How much are private investigator fees?” The answer is not so simple. In general, private investigators typically charge fees at an hourly rate. While some firms may offer flat-fee packages for a background check or surveillance matter, for the most part every […]