Category: Private Investigations
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What Causes 33% of All Business Bankruptcies?
It isn’t uncommon for the phone to start ringing at at the beginning of calendar quarters – you know, January, April, July and October. We don’t always know who will be on the other end of the line – small business owners, financial officers, or sometimes an attorney. But we know why they are calling…
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Covert Surveillance with Four-legged Furry Spies
Would you consider a cat or dog roaming around your business or home as a possible security threat? What about if the animal was your own pet? At , we doubt you’d even consider it. But you may start to wonder about it after reading this blog post. According to an article in The Hacker…
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Don’t Get Scammed into Puny Background Investigations
Whew! Just do a Google search for Background Investigation and see the more than 33,400,000 results pop up! You would think that there would not be any chance of a person being hoodwinked with the number of “services” out there to reveal the con artists and scammers. But you would be wrong. Why is that?…
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I Didn’t Sign That! Handwriting Analysis May be the Answer
Forged signatures are not limited to the bottom of checks. Forged signatures on documents can have a much greater impact on the lives of people. In a recent medical liability case, a device manufacturer is under scrutiny because an official of the company said she did not sign the application and documents submitted to the…
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Insurance Fraud Investigations Reveal Blatant Untruths
When it comes to insurance fraud, the bad guys can be quite brazen. Take, for instance, a North Carolina couple who were arrested for insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. It is alleged that Mister filed a claim after an automobile accident with information about lost wages due to the accident. The couple…
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Is the Purchase of a Smartwatch Setting You up for Digital Forensics Services?
Who do you know with one of the smart, sleek, new smartwatches? Ohhh. So Cool! And so vulnerable to hacking. More so than a smartphone or a tablet. Why? A recent article in the Christian Post explains. According to a recent study by Dr. Frank Breitinger, associate director of the University of New Haven Cyber…
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Play Poker Online? Losing? There Might be a Reason!
Do you wile away your time playing poker online? How are you doing? Losing a lot? There might be a reason beyond your poor poker-playing skills. It’s been uncovered that several hundred online poker player’s accounts have been infected with malware called Odlanor. The bad guys are able to take screen shots of player’s hands…
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A New Twist on Missing Heir Investigation
When is asked to assist in finding missing heirs, there are a variety of outcomes that repeat. In one case, the outcome has yet to repeat itself. The trust agent called the office and explained that John* had died and there were no known heirs named. However, the trust agent believed, from conversations he had…
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It’s the Little Details That Come from Computer Forensics Experience That Breaks Cases Wide Open
As a full-service investigative firm, is the source for a certified computer examiner in the Indianapolis area. Our experience is part of the reason attorneys turn to us. In fact, it is our knowledge and experience that can really make the difference in some cases. For instance, we were tasked with completing a computer forensic…
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Using Handwriting Analysis to Prove a Forged Will
While a forged or fraudulent will may seem like a plot twist in a novel or movie, it’s a crime that happens more often than people think. For example, a home care aide who takes care of an elderly shut-in decides she deserves more money once the family patriarch has died since she’s cared for…