Every case a private investigator takes on is unique, but they often involve at least one of the things in the list below:
- Find a current address
- Find historical addresses
- Find a date of birth
- Identify known aliases
- Identify and/or confirm a Social Security number
- Locate birth records
- Locate death records
- Locate marriage records
- Locate divorce filings
- Dig through someone’s trash
- Locate a beneficiary for a probate proceeding
- Research current and / or historical property holdings
- Identify mortgage information
- Identify secured lenders
- Identify related party property transactions
- Determine current market value of real property
- Locate bankruptcy filings
- Retrieve and analyze bankruptcy records
- Uncover improper relationships
- Locate federal civil lawsuits
- Locate federal criminal records
- Retrieve and analyze federal civil and criminal records
- Retrieve mug shots from arrest records
- Provide independent analysis
- Locate state and local criminal arrest records
- Retrieve and analyze review criminal records
- Provide peace of mind
- Locate home phone numbers
- Locate cell phone numbers
- Identify owner of home or cell phone number
- Determine owners of corporation
- Retrieve and analyze corporate records
- Locate current or former executives
- Interview current or former executives
- Find and retrieve judgment and lien filings
- Research familial history
- Connect the dots
- Locate witnesses for a civil or criminal lawsuit
- Interview witnesses for a civil or criminal lawsuit
- Find assets
- Find current or historical boat registrations
- Find current or historical aircraft registrations
- Search for hidden assets
- Conduct business intelligence
- Discreet intelligence gathering
- Determine connections between parties
- Locate bank account information
- Locate current or former employees of a company
- Interview current or former employees of a company
- Locate significant inheritances
- Show you the big picture
- Identify a will for an estate
- Locate probate records
- Identify foreign assets
- Locate regulatory records
- Identify regulatory actions
- Identify professional licenses
- Determine prior disciplinary records for professional licenses
- Analyze state and federal political contributions
- Analyze state lobbyist records
- Analyze federal lobbyist records
- Identify potential whistleblowers
- Vet expert witnesses
- Interview industry sources
- Gather competitive intelligence
- Identify related party business transactions
- Retrieve and analyze non-profit financial filings
- Knock on doors
- Obtain and analyze Department of Labor Form 5500 Filings
- Submit FOIA / FOIL requests to government agencies
- Obtain driving record history (in applicable states)
- Find current vehicle registrations
- Find historical vehicle registrations
- Make you look brilliant
- Determine current market value of motor vehicles
- Assist with jury selection
- Background checks on prospective jurors
- Analyze documents for potential fraud
- Identify Risks
- Identifying corporate relationships
- Give you a competitive advantage
- Identify Uniform Commercial Code filings
- Foreign corporation research
- Help you manage sensitive situations
- Overseas litigation research
- Identify stock ownership
- Find facts
- Locate online resume
- Identify online networking profiles
- Locate historical video or news footage
- Conduct historical newspaper research
- Conduct mobile or stationary surveillance
- Perform clandestine operations
- Find undisclosed ties
- Identify and retrieve U.S. Tax Court cases
- Locate a missing person
- Identify and confirm education history
- Identify and confirm previous employment history
- Scour the Internet
- Research presence on social networks or message boards