Investigation

what is a private detective?

 

A private detective is a freelance investigator who carries out covert investigations on behalf of private clients.

 

what do private detectives do?

 

• Find a current address

• Find historical addresses

• Find a date of birth

• Identify known aliases

• Identify and/or confirm a Social Security number

• Locate birth records

• Locate death records

• Locate marriage records

• Locate divorce filings

• Locate a beneficiary for a probate proceeding

• Research current and / or historical property holdings

• Identify mortgage information

• Identify secured lenders

• Identify related party property transactions

• Determine current market value of real property

• Locate bankruptcy filings

• Retrieve and analyze bankruptcy records

• Uncover improper relationships

• Locate federal civil lawsuits

• Locate federal criminal records

• Retrieve and analyze federal civil and criminal records

• Retrieve mug shots from arrest records

• Provide independent analysis

• Locate state and local criminal arrest records

• Retrieve and analyze review criminal records

• Provide peace of mind

• Locate home phone numbers

• Locate cell phone numbers

• Identify owner of home or cell phone number

• Determine owners of corporation

• Retrieve and analyze corporate records

• Locate current or former executives

• Interview current or former executives

• Find and retrieve judgment and lien filings

• Research familial history

• Connect the dots

• Locate witnesses for a civil or criminal lawsuit

• Interview witnesses for a civil or criminal lawsuit

• Find assets

• Find current or historical boat registrations

• Find current or historical aircraft registrations

• Search for hidden assets

• Conduct business intelligence

• Discreet intelligence gathering

• Determine connections between parties

• Locate bank account information

• Locate current or former employees of a company

• Interview current or former employees of a company

• Locate significant inheritances

• Show you the big picture

• Identify a will for an estate

• Locate probate records

• Identify foreign assets

• Locate regulatory records

• Identify regulatory actions

• Identify professional licenses

• Determine prior disciplinary records for professional licenses

• Analyze state and federal political contributions

• Analyze state lobbyist records

• Analyze federal lobbyist records

• Identify potential whistleblowers

• Vet expert witnesses

• Interview industry sources

• Gather competitive intelligence

• Identify related party business transactions

• Retrieve and analyze non-profit financial filings

• Knock on doors

• Obtain and analyze Department of Labor Form 5500 Filings

• Submit FOIA / FOIL requests to government agencies

• Obtain driving record history (in applicable states)

• Find current vehicle registrations

• Find historical vehicle registrations

• Make you look brilliant

• Determine current market value of motor vehicles

• Assist with jury selection

• Background checks on prospective jurors

• Analyze documents for potential fraud

• Identify Risks

• Identifying corporate relationships

• Give you a competitive advantage

• Identify Uniform Commercial Code filings

• Foreign corporation research

• Help you manage sensitive situations

• Overseas litigation research

• Identify stock ownership

• Find facts

• Locate online resume

• Identify online networking profiles

• Locate historical video or news footage

• Conduct historical newspaper research

• Conduct mobile or stationary surveillance

• Perform clandestine operations

• Find undisclosed ties

• Identify and retrieve U.S. Tax Court cases

• Locate a missing person

• Identify and confirm education history

• Identify and confirm previous employment history

• Scour the Internet