Month: October 2014
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Is It Theft if the Money is Used to Improve the Budget?
With many budget cuts in the last few years, not-for-profit agencies have felt the sting. The workers in these agencies believe in their missions so they avoid extra spending. For example, the chairs at the free clinic still haven’t been replaced. At the shelter for victims of domestic violence, the roof has leaked for two…
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Veteran Private Investigator Rides the Cutting Edge of Cyber Sleuthing
In a recent article in the Indianapolis Business Journal, CEO, Brenda McGinley explains what it means to be on the cutting edge of investigative work in the new millennium. Cyber sleuthing, something that didn’t even exist two decades ago is one of the fasting growing areas of investigation. Spying has gone digital through cell phones…
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Apart But Not Forgotten, Finding a Missing Person
There are always stories behind a missing person search. Sometimes the missing person is the subject of a fugitive recovery agent’s search. Other times, help is needed to find a missing heir. Medical conditions often compel families to find missing persons who are blood relations. But then there are other stories… Maybe other people would…
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Investigators Uncover That Supposed Failing Business Was Funding Thief
Sadly, Ryan and Zach agreed that their venture was well on its way to that proverbial ditch, where far too many small businesses land, deep in the mud of financial ruin. No matter how he tried, Ryan couldn’t pinpoint where they went wrong. He had been managing the expenses and cutting costs. He had an…
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Investigator’s Surveillance Protects Children in Divorce
When Melanie’s husband left the marriage last year, she tried to voice her concerns in court. She tried to tell the judge that, while her soon-to-be ex husband might be a high-profile athlete, he had a long history of erratic behavior. She reminded the judge that the father of her kids had two prior arrests…
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Investigators Prove Not Every Business Partnership is Made in Heaven
Joe enjoyed weight lifting and staying in good shape. So when Brian, a fraternity brother, approached Joe with a business opportunity, the chance to buy into a gym intrigued him. Brian had a degree in sports management and he pointed out that Joe’s business degree, coupled with his interest in fitness, would be exactly what…
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Cell Phone Forensics Illuminates Murder
When the nearly naked dead body of a 28-year-old male was discovered in a wooded area near a lake, the local sheriff’s department requested an autopsy, announced that a large amount of heroin was found in the young man’s blood stream and treated the death as a drug overdose. Quickly, the case was closed. Although…
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Is it Stress or Is It Insurance Fraud?
By the time Hal met with , he looked downright exhausted, not to mention angry. Nothing in life had been easy since the situation at his company had spun out of control. By the way, “the situation” involved Hal’s very successful real estate company and Gwen, his very difficult employee. Gwen was hired to be…
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Turn to When You Need to Find Missing People
A missing person search can begin for a wide number of reasons, but when it involves a child, the sense of urgency is heightened. When a little girl named Maddie vanished from her foster parents’ home, the entire community was alarmed. Concerns about child predators or the potential of the little 6-year-old girl possibly drowning…