Private Investigators

It has often been noted that a fair and just system to safeguard the interest of the workers has been misused by a handful of unscrupulous individuals in the form of fraudulent insurance claims. Indeed there is a system that employers require to carry Workers Compensation Insurance on their employees which was prepared keeping the best interest of the workers in mind. However this system has been challenged by such deceitful practices of false compensation claims.

The worst part is that such malpractices are becoming increasingly rampant in the recent times. One thing is for sure that nothing can be done externally to stop these fraudulent activities. Hence it is always advisable to undertake a discreet investigation of any claim that may give rise to even the slightest hint of suspicion in the mind of the employer. After all if the claim proves to be a legitimate one then the justification of the claim would become established while if it is not justifiable then that also would get exposed. Hence there is nothing to fear for the workers who are honest while it would serve as a warning to those who may have been planning to lay some unjust claim.

There are many efficient and licensed AOE/COE investigators who are adept at undertaking discreet activity checks and other investigative operations to resolve such cases of fraudulent claims. Mostly equipped with sophisticated modern amenities and electronic gadgets investigators are capable of collecting evidences to expose the unjustified claims. All these turn of events should warn the employers sufficiently not to take any insurance claim of their workers on face value till they undergo adequate investigation. Moreover fraudulent insurance claims once exposed should be taken very seriously and sufficient measures should be taken to see that the accused receives proper punishment. It helps in curbing the further probabilities of such unjust fraudulent claims.

It seems that the technological advances of present days are not only blessings in our lives but can also cause trouble and become a nuisance. A few days back, a case had been reported at Glens Falls, New York that the ex-boyfriend of a lady tried to eavesdrop on her through their child. A man named Donald Connolly was charged with the offense of illegal eavesdropping of his ex-girlfriend through their 4 year old child. Donald had placed an audio recorder in the backpack of the child when he dropped him/her at his ex-girlfriend’s residence at Glens Falls.

After a short time of the child’s arrival at her house the lady in question spotted some light in the backpack. She reported to the police and the police confirmed it to be an audio recorder.  When the accused was called at the police station he admitted to the charge. Apparently, it seems that he had done all this due to the child custody dispute. However the approach he had taken was wrong and illegal. Every single person has right to his/her privacy. Also no unauthorized person can pry into the privacy of another individual no matter what is at stake.

Yet we all know that detectives do conduct under-cover operations. They also undertake surveillance as per the requirement of a case. So, it seems that they are prying into a person’s privacy. However the point is private investigators or detectives are licensed and authorized to undertake covert operations, though within the rules and guidelines stated by the jurisdiction board or regulatory authority of the state. And that is precisely why any undercover operation reported against an unauthorized person is considered a felony. Moreover a detective or private investigator understands and knows the extent to which they can pry into the privacy of a subject. They never go over-the-board or outside the purview of legal limitations.

Hence if there is a child custody dispute like the one in question, it is always advisable to get a legalized investigation done by professional experts.

Child custody battle is a serious as well as delicate issue that requires careful and discreet handling. Indeed it is the question of the secured and comfortable future of an innocent child. After all, how can we forget that these innocent children with immense potentialities are the future citizens of our country? The most common reason behind a child custody battle is the separation or divorce of the parents. Generally while the divorce goes through at the court of law the decision regarding the custody of the child is taken keeping the best interest of the child in mind. In the case of a small child mostly the mother gets the custody and the father is asked to provide the maintenance of the child depending on the fact that fathers are the earning members of the family.

Now, after all this is settled, in many cases it has been noted that the father does not pay the maintenance of the child. However hard or unimaginable it may sound yet such cases have come up many a times before the court of law. The father declares himself bankrupt or without a job and so on and so forth. These are the times when the requirement of an asset search investigation or locating of employment is felt by the custodian parent of the child.

It is always advisable to hire a licensed private investigator from a registered firm that specializes in various aspects of asset search investigation. After all locating the assets of a person which is deliberately hidden not only requires skill and expertise but also a considerable experience in the field. We all know that sometimes in under-cover detective operations experience in the field can make all the difference between the winning and losing of a case. An asset search investigation generally starts with locating the bank accounts of the subject and proceeds to collect evidences of all other liquid and material possessions that have some price value.

Similarly only an expert investigator can locate the employment details of a person if it has been deliberately hidden or declared otherwise. All these evidences placed together at the court of law improve the winning chances of a child support case.

It has been noted that recovering a judgement can become an extremely time consuming process which is precisely why quite a high percentage of judgement fails to get recovered. In spite of the general misconception judgement recovery is not exactly similar to regular debt collection. It is true that in the case of judgement recovery you have the advantage of possessing a court order yet in reality it becomes very difficult to execute the court order and retrieve your hard-earned money.

Conducting an asset search sometimes becomes a very important part of a judgement recovery case. Indeed before recovering your money you may need to collect evidences of the assets owned by the subject so that the possibility of denial cannot become a hindrance in the process. There are many collection agencies that conduct a judgement recovery process to help you get back your money. It is also generally believed that it is best to go to a collection agency for judgement recovery.

However a collection agency always charges a percentage of the collection amount which may not always prove to be a smart move or a cost-effective move for you. Many a times it had been noted that quite a major chunk of the collection money goes away to pay the agency and then you do not have any other way to console yourself than making yourself believe that at least you have got back a percentage of the lost money. You tell yourself that getting back something is better than losing completely.

Sometimes it is a good idea to contact a registered private investigation firm for judgement recovery especially if it is a full service detective firm. As they already conduct a variety of business investigative activities like asset search or debt collection hence they are capable to deal with judgement recovery quite efficiently. Also they would only charge their professional fee for the service. In most cases it has been found that this professional charge is much more cost effective than a percentage of the collection money.

Whatever you may decide it is for sure that you need to take action immediately.

Infidelity or cheating one’s spouse is becoming extremely rampant nowadays. Indeed it seems like almost one in every 10 person is cheating on their significant other be it wife or girlfriend or fiance or may be husband or boyfriend. The worst part is that in most cases it has been found that such suspicions were not at all baseless and had been confirmed to be correct.

With life becoming more stressful nowadays and worries and anxieties increasing in life people sometimes tend to get carried away and start to have some good time with someone else other than their spouse. Sometimes a casual fling develops into a regular habit and they start enjoying the careless time without any liability or responsibility. In such careless moments they seem to forget their priorities in life and also the love of their life.

However when one has a suspicion, it is always best to get it investigated because the innocent spouse or the one who is cheated deserves to know the reality. They have all the right to know where they stand in the life of their partner so that they can take their own decision in life. It is true that it can be a shattering feeling to have the suspicion and it feels all the more miserable to speak it out to someone. Yet not knowing the reality and living with the suspicion can be more distressing and painful. After all it is always better to know the truth rather than be in the dark.

It is always advisable to hire an experienced private investigator from a registered firm who is expert in this field of investigation. They always practice utmost discretion as they respect the right to privacy of the suspect and also the requirement to maintain client confidentiality. Before conducting their under-cover operation the investigators always hear out their client’s suspicion with sympathetic understanding as they need to note if the signs they mention are really that of a cheating spouse and also to decide on their investigative approach. It is always prudent to be discreet with one’s private investigator in order to get the best result.

As per one of the latest investigation reports 56 firearms were recovered at Lodi, California. The agents with the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms and Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms who were responsible for the investigation recovered five weapons, including an illegal sawed-off shotgun from the suspects’ cars. The two suspected firearm dealers were operating from Lodi. Indeed the use of firearms and that too illegal and unlicensed ones have increased by manifold in the recent times, thus making the job of investigators and police a little difficult.

With the terrorist activities becoming extremely rampant in the recent times the police and investigators are always on their toes regarding the illegal possession of firearms and illegal firearm dealing. After all it is always best to be careful rather than be repentant later. The two main suspects are Anthony Singh and LaBella. It seems that various agents used to acquire firearms from Singh, a confirmed criminal while he in turn used to procure firearms from LaBella.

The reports say that while in the process of investigation the investigative agents had seized 15 handguns, 15 shotguns, 25 rifles and one assault rifle from these suspects. The suspect Singh was a recognized Norteno gang member and he had been taken to custody for illegal possession of firearms, conspiracy, and being with a criminal record related to firearms. Similarly LaBella had been arrested on the hunch of illegal firearms possession, conspiracy, and selling firearms without any license.

As per the statements of the court of law where they had been presented both the convicts are sent to the San Joaquin County Jail. It had been also reported that the bail set upon them were too high from all considerations. This indeed is quite a high price. Indeed such offenders should be given the most stringent sentence so that it may act as a warning to such other criminals.

Molestation cases are becoming quite prevalent nowadays in spite of the strict justice meted out to the molesters by the courts of law. Indeed the worst extent of molestation cases are seen in the recent times when almost dozens of young teenage swimmers got molested and abused by their swimming coaches. It is difficult to imagine the psyche of these molesters who are supposed to be the coaches of these youngsters. Indeed no one can imagine the trauma of these girls who had always looked up to their trainers. This must be the most horrible sex abuse scandal that has been heard in the recent times.

However it cannot be denied that molestation or sex abuse in any form is always very shocking and the offenders need to receive the toughest punishment that a court of law can render. This recent case of teenage swimmers getting molested by their trainers saw 36 swimming coaches getting banned for life by the USA Swimming organization. The report of this molestation was presented in ABC news with the court records and interviews conducted by them.

Apart from this there was also the report of one of the coaches who had secretly taped naked young girls in the locker and shower area. No one can gauge the exact feel of betrayal and the shock of those innocent victims who had naturally trusted their trainers or coaches. The worst part of all these is that these had gone on for 10 long years without any detection by the administration. Such a heinous thing to do by people who are supposed to be the teachers! Indeed a coach can be looked upon as a teacher as well as he is honing up a skill. All those young girls out there would not only be shocked and shattered but it would be so difficult for them to ever go back to their swimming regime again in life.

It feels extremely distressing to think that the finer feelings of human beings are losing their battle to the malicious thoughts coming from their hind brain.

Item # 1105
Finding Someone in Santa Monica, California

* The identities of clients and all individuals submitting questions to A&E Detective Group are always kept strictly confidential.

Question Submitted to A&E:

I own a small accounting firm and my former business partner disappeared with a great deal of money over two months ago. I’ve tried not to involve the authorities and deal with the issue myself, but unfortunately I’m limited in what I can do to find him. At this point, I’d like to avoid pressing charges and going the legal route, but I do want to find him and I want him to return the money. We’ve been having trouble for awhile now and a split was inevitable, so I think he just took what he could before the end came. He’s facing some legal trouble that could result in a revocation of his certification, and that would mean the end of his career. We’re talking about a desperate person here.

A&E Detective Group Response:

Your former partner does indeed sound like a desperate person. If he’s facing losing his livelihood, it’s likely he’ll be rather clever in how he hides the money he took from you. First of all, we need to find him. Once we do, we may need to locate the money.

A&E Detective Group uses proprietary data sources to track down anyone. Our skip tracers are professionally trained and have the experience necessary to find the person you are looking for. Starting with only the correct name, last-known address, and a third piece of identification, A&E Detective Group can conduct a comprehensive skip trace to locate:

• Missing children
• Deadbeat parents
• Old classmates and friends
• Long lost relatives
• The subject for process of service
• The person who is cheating with your spouse
• A debtor
• Someone who has skipped on bail
• The perpetrator of identity theft

To locate the money once we’ve found him, A&E Detective Group conducts a comprehensive asset search to identify:

• hidden bank accounts
• safety deposit boxes
• certificates of deposits
• brokerage investment accounts such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds
• real property
• vehicles
• watercraft
• aircraft

A&E Detective Group conducts all asset searches in compliance with the Gramm Leach Bliley Act, Fair Debt Collection Practice Act & Fair Credit reporting Act.

Contact A&E Detective Group to help you track down anyone in a cost-effective and timely manner and to obtain a comprehensive asset search to assist you in your business and legal affairs.

Item # 1104
Finding Someone in Altadena, California

* The identities of clients and all individuals submitting questions to A&E Detective Group are always kept strictly confidential.

Question Submitted to A&E:

I rather foolishly paid bail for a pretty troubled old friend of mine. He’s had a history of drug abuse, but all in all he’s a pretty good guy. He got busted for the second time on possession charges, and he seemed pretty serious about getting help. He entered rehab for the first time in his life and I was really quite proud of him. Then when it came time for his hearing, he didn’t show and we can’t find him anywhere. On the one hand, I’m worried about him, but on the other, I’m pretty darn upset he skipped out and I’m out bail money. First and foremost, I want to track him down because I care about him and want to make sure he’s all right. But we also do need him to face the music and deal with whatever the system is going to throw at him. Losing me my money and living in hiding is not part of the 12-step program.

A&E Detective Group Response:

You sound like a great friend and you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself for caring. You did a very good thing for your friend and you gave him a real shot at a second chance. Unfortunately, he still has a long way to go with his rehab and will sadly now have to pay an even deeper debt to society.

A&E Detective Group uses proprietary data sources to track down anyone. Our skip tracers are professionally trained and have the experience necessary to find the person you are looking for. Starting with only the correct name, last-known address, and a third piece of identification, A&E Detective Group can conduct a comprehensive skip trace to locate:

• Missing children
• Deadbeat parents
• Old classmates and friends
• Long lost relatives
• The subject for process of service
• The person who is cheating with your spouse
• A debtor
• Someone who has skipped on bail
• The perpetrator of identity theft

Contact A&E Detective Group to help you track down an old acquaintance in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Item # 1103
Finding Someone in Pasadena, California

* The identities of clients and all individuals submitting questions to A&E Detective Group are always kept strictly confidential.

Question Submitted to A&E:

I used to be really close to a cousin growing up. We went to college together and even went into business together for awhile. When we were in our late 20s, we had a falling out partially over business, and partially because the two sides of our family had a nasty split. It’s been over a decade and I’ve lost all touch with his side of the family. I’d really like to bury the hatchet and mend way with my cousin, but at this point, I wouldn’t know where to find him. His only living family members passed away a number of years ago and I heard he moved awhile ago, but I don’t know where. I’d really like to track him down and would be curious to know more about your services.

A&E Detective Group Response:

A lot of people come to us to find someone they’ve lost track of for various reasons. Your situation is particularly sad because it involves family, and it’s always troubling when close family members exit our lives due to some disagreement.

Fortunately, A&E Detective Group uses proprietary data sources to track down anyone. Our skip tracers are professionally trained and have the experience necessary to find the person you are looking for. Starting with only the correct name, last-known address, and a third piece of identification, A&E Detective Group can conduct a comprehensive skip trace to locate:

• Missing children
• Deadbeat parents
• Old classmates and friends
• Long lost relatives
• The subject for process of service
• The person who is cheating with your spouse
• A debtor
• Someone who has skipped on bail
• The perpetrator of identity theft

Contact A&E Detective Group to help you track down an old acquaintance in a cost-effective and timely manner.