Take a look at the political scene, from the local level to national campaigns, and it’s not long before you hear about a private investigator getting involved. From tracking elected officials with GPS to investigating shady finances, it seems like
If you’re new to private investigation or expanding to a new state, you need to understand private insurance surety bonds and their importance. This is frequently a requirement to do PI work and comes with an associated cost to keep
We know that more private investigators are opting for a focus on office work than ever before. An entire smorgasbord of services helps PIs search for people, financial information, and more from their desk. Remote work only became more common
While a lot of PI work is done online these days, many investigations still require travel. Some require a lot of travel. And for cases like possible kidnappings, tracking runaways, or locating a missing person that doesn’t want to be
While PIs spend a lot of time behind the keyboard these days, work still brings them out of the office for important tasks like surveillance and interviews. A lot of that work requires private investigators to be politely inauspicious. That
For PIs who are comfortable working with businesses, there’s one task that many larger businesses are willing to pay well for: Investigating the competition. For jobs like these, PIs conduct in-depth research on the opposition, companies that offer competition in
Trespassing rules are fairly clear when it comes to private property, and most PIs understand that they’re likely breaking the law if they sneak around a home or jump a fence. But commercial privacy laws can feel blurry. Is it
We’ve taken time to discuss some of the jobs that companies may hire private investigators for. They could want help investigating an internal security breach or – as we saw during COVID-19 – they could want to spy on employees
Surveilling homes and residential areas is more common than ever today. Even PIs that don’t generally handle domestic cases are finding more reasons to investigate local houses. We noticed an uptick during the COVID years, especially when so many people
Social media has grown into an immensely popular tool for PIs searching for leads or evidence. It also comes with its own pitfalls, such as the need to avoid catfishing, false pretenses, and similar illegal acts when gathering information. Fortunately,
