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Category: Background Checks

  • Ostriches Don’t Get a Fair Deal in a Divorce

    Ostriches Don’t Get a Fair Deal in a Divorce

    For those of us who have been divorced, we understand the process and procedures.  We know that we either represent ourselves (which could create problems during and after the divorce) or we retain the services of a reputable law firm (which prevents the pro-se issues).  We enter into a marriage full of hope and dreams…

  • Pete and Repeat Hired the Wrong Employee

    Pete and Repeat Hired the Wrong Employee

    We have Clients who have shared their experiences in hiring employees for their company.  The first line is “You wouldn’t believe what this employee did?  We had no idea they were remotely engaged in that activity.  They interviewed so well”. Although we hate to hear this, we are very familiar with a hiring practice that…

  • What to Expect When you Hire a PI for a Custody or Domestic Situation.

    What to Expect When you Hire a PI for a Custody or Domestic Situation.

    Divorce, Change of Custodial Parent, Infidelity, Abusive Relationships, Grandparent Rights, Internet Relationships are reasons to seek the assistance of a Private Investigator.  Many people or businesses have never had contact with a Private Investigative Company and have been instructed to reach out to a PI by their Attorney or a Friend or Family Member.  Introductions…

  • Background Checks are a Necessary Investigative Tool

    Background Checks are a Necessary Investigative Tool

    Are employment background checks worth the cost for the employer? Does a criminal background search pull up all records? Is a background investigation necessary? Yes, yes and yes. There are many background check services and finding one that conducts verified information searches is important. With the introduction of online background checks, so many people skip…

  • The Proof Is in The Details

    The Proof Is in The Details

    A couple of years ago, one of our corporate clients contacted our office stating that his employees were stealing valuable copper scrap from their manufacturing facility and they were losing profit due to theft in the workplace. First, he had admitted that his company was guilty of improper employment background checks, specifically a criminal background…

  • Cellular Forensic Data Extraction Solved the Puzzle

    Cellular Forensic Data Extraction Solved the Puzzle

    When Arthur contacted us at , he was perplexed about his wife of 27 years whose personality had changed, her marital demeanor had changed, her sexual needs seemed to require more of an aggressive manner and her choice of provocative clothing was different than her previously conservative nature.  She was currently the breadwinner; he was…

  • There is Light in the Darkness of a Marriage, You Just Have to Open Your Eyes

    There is Light in the Darkness of a Marriage, You Just Have to Open Your Eyes

    We recently got a call for a request for lie detection testing due to a spy on cell case.  According to Luann, her husband of 20 years had been unfaithful for years.  She was certain he had installed some type of cell spyware on her phone so that he could determine where she was, allowing…

  • Anyone Can Be Sexually Harassed, Proving It Is What Matters

    Anyone Can Be Sexually Harassed, Proving It Is What Matters

    Sexual Harassment Is Sometimes Hard To Prove. There are always three sides to every story.  His……Hers…..and the Truth, but when Laquita came in our office and sobbingly explained that no one at her workplace believed she was being sexually harassed by a supervisor at her workplace, we did.   She was very convincing.  A large man, twenty years her…

  • A Name is a Name until it has Criminal or Civil Ligations linked to it

    A Name is a Name until it has Criminal or Civil Ligations linked to it

    Conducting a background investigation upon someone may seem fairly simple these days because so much information is now online and so many courts allow access to their records.  Many times you have to have some type of subscription to access more detailed information.  There are many sites online that allow you to run a name,…

  • When Creepy Stalker Notes Turn Out to be Something Else

    When Creepy Stalker Notes Turn Out to be Something Else

    Marti found the first anonymous note lying on top of paperwork on her desk when she came back from lunch break. It was hand printed on common lined paper that was folded in half. The printing was bold and slanted slightly to the left. To Marti, it looked like a man’s writing. The note said,…