PI’s Declassified!

A significant number of Private Investigators operate a business. As business owners, it is essential to collect and evaluate all available information to make daily decisions. Employee Benefit Plans are no exception. Utilizing an independent analysis of a medical plan can reduce health benefits costs and provide a better structure to maintain, manage, and control costs. F. Randall Childers is an expert in this area. Tune in to get a better understanding of employee benefit health plans and gain insight into information that gets provided by agents, brokers, consultants and contract administrators.

Private investigators are forever looking for new products, systems, and programs to make their work more productive. Mobile applications are no exception. Most investigators use a Smart Phone of one flavor or another. It is an integral component of a private investigator’s tool box. Private Investigator Joey Cruse has made it his mission to ferret out viable and useful mobile applications. Tune in to hear Joey share his favorites.

Your case is over. Your side prevailed, and you received a judgment against your adversary. You think you won, right? Wrong! You still will have to collect the judgment and unfortunately, more often than not, it is not an easy task. Every minute counts following the award. If your adversary has not thought of hiding assets before, he is now. It is an astonishing fact that 80% of the financial judgments awarded are never collected. Financial expert and certified fraud examiner Joe Dickerson is a specialist skilled in collecting judgments. If you have a judgment or are involved in a case where you may end up with a judgment, this show is not one to miss.

The internet has countless positive aspects. Unfortunately, those with sinister objectives have also found the internet to be useful to pursue their rogue activities. If you have not heard the terms of dorking, doxing or swating in internet vernacular, or have heard the terms but do not understand the process, this show is for you. Tune in to hear internationally known private investigator, Steven Rambam, discuss these nefarious activities that are a danger to all of us.

Would you like to become a more proficient photographer? Are you interested in hearing tips and tricks from a professional? Taking photographs under an array of circumstances for an assortment of reasons is an essential skill for many, but it is a principal tool in the private investigator’s tool box for gathering evidence. Tune in to hear Certified Evidence Photographer Keith Rosenthal share his expert but practical knowledge.

Six months ago, most of us had never heard of the Ashley Madison web site where the motto is “Life is short. Have an affair.” Today, this internet meeting site, self-described as “the world’s leading married dating for discreet encounters” is not only on the daily news but on the lips of most of us. What do you really know about the details? Tune in to hear forensic expert. Kevin Ripa, discuss such particulars as to why the site was hacked, what is being done to track the hackers, what information is actually available on the subscribers including the fall out and unintended consequences, and the related extortion.

It is difficult, today, to imagine the world without computers, email or the internet. We rely on it, use it as our primary communication vehicle. However, as beneficial as this cyber market of offerings is to our homes and businesses, we must be vigilant to threats. Do you know what you are seeking? Do you have an action plan in the event there is a data breach? What about an insider threat? If the intrusion is serious, is it feasible to identify and track down the cyber criminals? Tune in to hear cyber expert Bruce Anderson discuss this emerging discipline and ways to navigate complex cyber and internet challenges.

The word of the day appears to be Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. Regardless of your pro or con position on the use of drones, there is no doubt they can be a useful investigative tool. Are you considering adding a drone to your investigative tool box? You may have questions about regulations, insurance, training for safe operations, or the initial cost factor. Tune in to hear James Nanos, a private investigator who utilizes drones, to address these fundamental issues about owning and using drones.

Have you ever wondered exactly what a criminal defense investigator does? Are you one of those people who question why people represent criminals? Are you one who wrinkles up your nose and asks, “How can you do that kind of work?” Even though much has changed in the American justice system, rights of even those who are accused of committing crimes are still protected by the United States Constitution. Daniel Dafoe said, “I hear much of people’s calling out to punish the guilty. But very few are concerned to clear the innocent.” There is no investigator better qualified to talk about criminal defense investigations than Brandon Perron, private investigator, criminal defense expert, author, and founder of both the Criminal Defense Investigations Training Council and the Board Certified Criminal Defense Investigator Program. Do not miss this discussion! You will not be sorry.

You’ve seen the movies! During the 1960’s drugs became a symbol of social upheaval, political dissent, and youthful rebellion. President Richard Nixon identified drug abuse as a serious national threat…public enemy # 1 and declared the War on Drugs. Los Angeles Police Department followed suit. Tune in to hear former Los Angeles Police Detective and Narcotics Officer, Hank Foresta, tell his personal experiences with the war on drugs from its very inception to his retirement in 1992.