• What a Private Investigator can do

    April 23, 2016 | Blog law
  • This weeks article talks about what a Private Investigator can do.

    Things A Private Investigator are Allowed to Do

    It is not so simple to state or define what a Private Investigator can do because of the uniqueness of each case under investigation.  A PI can find the address of their investigation interest and provide it for their client. They can also find the date of birth of someone and can also locate birth records of the same person. They can also confirm or locate a person’s social security number as well as their historical addresses. Private investigators can also dig into death and birth as well as marriage records. In cases of divorce filings, they can also locate the files and also identify known aliases.  They can research into the current or past property holdings of a person. Other things like mortgage information and secured lenders identification can also be done by private investigator. We have provided a list below of some things a Private Investigator can do.

    • They can get a beneficiary for a probate proceeding case
    • Identify transactions that are related to party properties
    • Identify filings that are bankrupt in nature
    • Access and analyze bankruptcy files
    • To help determine the market value or a real estate property as it stands currently
    • Find cheating spouses and relationships that are improper
    • Can get access to federal civil lawsuits and criminal records
    • They can get mug shots from arrest records
    • Also get access to local and state criminal records
    • Provide independent analysis
    • Determine owners of corporation
    • Acquire bank account information
    • Locate home phone numbers
    • Retrieve and analyze corporate records
    • Interview current or former executives
    • Connect the dots
    • Locate current or former executives
    • Research family history
    • Find historical or current aircraft registrations
    • Search for hidden assets
    • Determine connections between parties
    • Conduct business intelligence
    • Locate significant inheritances
    • Find historical or current boat registrations
    • Get witnesses for a civil or criminal lawsuit
    • Interview witnesses for a criminal or civil lawsuit
    • Conduct discreet intelligence gathering
    • Retrieve or find judgement and lien filings
    • Gather competitive intelligence
    • Perform clandestine operations
    • Locate cell phone numbers
    • Vet expert witnesses
    • Analyze federal lobbyist records
    • Analyze state lobbyist records
    • Retrieve an estate will
    • Interview industry sources
    • Identify and confirm previous employment history
    • Identify professional licenses
    • Identify owner of home or cell phone number
    • Background checks on prospective jurors
    • Identify related party business transactions
    • Help you manage sensitive situations
    • Find current and historical vehicle registrations
    • Assist with jury selection
    • Overseas litigation research
    • Interview former or the current employees of a company
    • Identifying corporate relationships
    • Determine motor vehicles current market value Conduct historical newspaper research
    • Identify online networking profiles
    • Identify and confirm education history
    • Identify potential whistle blowers
    • Access and analyze Form 5500 Filings of department of labor Identify Uniform Commercial Code filings
    • Analyze federal and state political contributions
    • Locate news footage or historical video Conduct stationary or mobile surveillance
    • Identify foreign assets
    • Foreign corporation research
    • Find undisclosed ties
    • Locate a missing person
    • Find and recover U.S. Tax Court cases
    • Research presence on message boards or the various social networks, etc

    Conclusion

    Please feel free to comment below to add any additional things that a Private Investigator can do.