Have you ever thought about hiring a private investigator? Are you sure that hiring an investigator is the right choice? Chances are good that if you are already thinking about PIs, then something is askew in your life and you need a fix, and that means that private investigators might be a good option. Of…
Even though the modern private investigator is nothing like the Hollywood cliché, that’s still the image that many people have. They imagine a man with a fedora and trench coat chain smoking cigarettes, drinking whisky, and talking about “dames”. This cliché has a certain element of romanticism to it, but it is far from the…
You are worried someone might be listening into your phone conversations. You are worried your employees are stealing from you. You think your spouse may be having an affair. These are all situations when you might turn to a private investigator to gather the evidence you need, or to receive peace of mind. These are…
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Daniel Boice, the founder of Trustify, was sentenced to over 8 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to wire and securities fraud.
As a professional private investigator and a former Federal agent, it can be very hard for me to watch television. With rare exception, nearly every Hollywood depiction of private investigation and criminal investigation consistently gets it wrong. (I’ve written a few posts about the Hollywood vs. reality aspect of private investigation: here, here and here.)…
I’ve taken part in more than a few television shows as an interview subject. In recent years, I was approached by two of the major studios, as they wanted me to help create and star in a reality-based television show about private investigators. I have ended up turning down many interviews and all of the reality shows – because I insisted upon keeping the reality aspect intact.
Here’s how these things typically go.
Given I’m going on 49 years of being an investigator, this posts lays out for the prospective PI of the future, what I see as the pros and cons of becoming a PI.
Many private investigators only want to work in a specific genre of the business and it’s probably a good choice to have an area of specialization. My firm is a full-service investigative agency.
Our PI firm receives thousands of calls a year. Every day, we have to explain to at least one caller that some of the things they want us to do for them are in fact illegal – and punishable by prison and fines. I decided to compile a list of these requests, and group them into categories. This allowed me to come up with a top 10 list of services we either won’t perform – or will only perform only under very tight restrictions, under the direction in writing from an attorney and/or they meet the severe limitations of the civil and criminal codes of conduct.
