We are a Houston based investigations company, providing a broad range of investigative services to corporate, government and legal clients. We are as comfortable handling complex fraud investigations, as we are conducting routine background investigations. We have the tools and the tenacity, to dig deep and identify and both internal and external threats. This allows your company to manage all risks arising from physical or legal causes successfully, and to confidently take advantage of growth opportunities as they occur.
Some of the services we provide to corporate clients include:
- Corporate Litigation Support
- Risk Management
- Workplace Theft
- Internal & External Theft
- Fraud & White Collar Crime
- Due Diligence
- Sexual Harassment
- Workplace Violence
- Handwriting Analysis
- Computer Forensics
- Workers’ Compensation
- Defense of Personal Injury, Product Liability, Premises Liability
- Covert Video Surveillance
- Asset Searches
- Background Checks & Employee Vetting
- Personal Injury Defense
- Database & Media Searches
- Protection of Intellectual Property
- Protection of Trade Secrets
- Electronic Countermeasures
- Anti-Piracy
- Copyright Infringement
- GPS Vehicle Tracking
- Experienced Houston Corporate Investigators
Fraud & Embezzlement
The FBI estimates that white-collar crime costs the United States 300 billion dollars a year. We investigate and expose conflicts of interest, kickbacks, financial irregularities, and accounting abuses. We subscribe to over a dozen commercial record databases to better serve our corporate client’s investigation needs. Whether implementing a proactive security plan or investigating a loss, we can meet all your corporate security needs.
Due Diligence
We assist you in the research and analysis of an entity or individual in preparation for a business transaction. Due diligence serves to confirm all material facts in regards to the operation or partnership. Due diligence is necessarily a way of preventing unnecessary harm to your company when involved in a transaction. By looking at the other party’s past performance, you are better able to predict future performance and risk.
Covert Video Surveillance
With over 30 years of experience conducting covert surveillance; we are trained and equipped to handle the most complex surveillance operations. We are experts at long range surveillance; utilizing digital and optical photo and video equipment, night vision, GPS vehicle tracking, and wireless recording equipment to obtain valuable evidence. We stay current on state and federal laws and conduct all investigations lawfully. All investigators are fully licensed and insured and all evidence collected can be presented in court.
Asset Searches
When engaged in mergers and acquisitions, it is imperative to conduct diligent asset searches. The process serves to identify assets, liabilities, and risks. This allows your management team to predict future risk and potential better. When litigating, getting a considerable judgment may be little more than a symbolic victory, if there are no assets to collect. We assist attorneys and their corporate clients, pre and post-judgment, in determining if their opposition has assets to collect upon, if they are already burdened, or where they are trying to hide them. Before engaging in costly litigation make sure the defendant has assets to recover. (Pretexting is illegal. We adhere to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1961999 and does not use pretexting to obtain a bank account, or other private information, Do not take shortcuts that put you or your client in legal jeopardy. There are legal methods of identifying assets.
Background Checks & Employee Vetting
When vetting employees, it is essential to know who you are dealing with. A background investigation may include a search of criminal, civil, and bankruptcy records; at the federal, state and local level. We are experts at identifying the jurisdictions and the files that need to be searched, and bringing all the data into a concise report. This enables employers to hire the right candidate for the right position.
When preparing for litigation; it is critical that you conduct in-depth background investigations of all parties. A comprehensive background investigation may reveal a criminal history, shady business dealings, a bankruptcy, or a history of exaggerated or bogus lawsuits, filed for financial gain. The civil background check may also expose prior lawsuits revealing undisclosed pre-existing injuries. When you need the truth, we can find it. When you need an experienced Houston corporate investigator, we can meet all of your investigative needs.