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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 […]

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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 […]

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“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 […]

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Can a Private Investigator Get Your Tax Return Filings

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 […]

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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 […]

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