Up until about 2006, phone records could be easily obtained by a private investigator (or anyone with a credit card and Internet connection) for as little as $100 through various online vendors. In order to obtain phone records, these services would typically use pretexting, where an individual would falsely identify themselves as the owner of […]
This post originally appeared on ACFE Insights, a blog run by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Bill James revolutionized the way that people look at baseball players. Sabermatricians, as his followers would later be known, felt that there was a direct correlation between a player’s past and future performance. Instead of relying on the subjective […]
Barry Minkow, a “reformed” fraudster, was charged yesterday for his role in disseminating false information about Lennar Corp. in 2009. According to the criminal complaint, Minkow published false and misleading information about Lennar Corp., calling the company a Ponzi scheme, while profiting from Lennar’s falling stock with options contracts. More than 20 years ago, in […]
Hello group, I just did an IRB search [a well-respected database for private investigators] for an individual specifically looking for criminal history. It is known that she has an arrest in 2009. It doesn’t show on the report. What other site should I check that might return what I am looking for. The above was […]
A presentation at a local networking group got me thinking about examples of a bad background check. In fact, what people described as a background check, was not only a bad background check, it was downright awful. At a Westchester County, New York business networking, I had the opportunity of doing a presentation to the […]
Not every person, corporation or law firm needs to hire a private investigator on a regular basis. Realistically and thankfully, a private investigator is not someone that everyone has on speed dial. But if a situation requires one, before you hire a private investigator, take into consideration these questions: What is your objective? Are you […]
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners manual, the Right to Financial Privacy Act prohibits financial institutions from disclosing bank records or account information about individual customers to governmental agencies without: 1) the customer’s consent, 2) a court order, 3) subpoena, 4) search warrant, or 5) other formal demand, with limited exceptions. Even though […]
View 2011 Ponzi Schemes in a larger map In December 2008, Bernie Madoff put the term “Ponzi scheme” back on the map. 2009 was declared the “Year of the Ponzi” by the Associated Press, during which time over 150 Ponzi schemes totaling over $16.5 billion were unraveled (excluding Madoff’s $65 billion scheme, which came undone […]
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