Working as a 1099 Private Investigator
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Government Agencies & Municipal Organizations
Independent, documented investigation that holds up when public trust is on the line.
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Overview
Most agencies and municipal offices don’t call an outside investigator because things are running smoothly. Something specific has landed on your desk that internal review can’t close on its own — a misconduct allegation that needs independent documentation before you can discipline or terminate, a public-fund irregularity, a workers’ comp claim that doesn’t add up, a background that has to be verified before a hire or a contract.
That’s where we come in. We’ve served agencies and organizations nationwide since 2009, and in 17+ years we’ve learned that public matters carry a documentation and accountability standard most firms aren’t built to meet. We do the work lawfully, discreetly, and to evidentiary standard from day one — because we know exactly where government findings end up.
Experience
Serving government agencies and municipal organizations nationwide since 2009
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How We Help
Public Fund & Fraud Investigations
Irregularities in public money, procurement, or benefits. We document the scheme so it withstands audit, board, and legal review.
Workers' Compensation Fraud
A claim that doesn’t add up. We document what the claimant is actually doing, to evidentiary standard.
Background & Vetting Checks
Employees, contractors, and appointees. The due diligence that belongs before the hire, the contract, or the confirmation.
Surveillance & Compliance Support
Discreet, timestamped surveillance that supports your HR investigations, compliance matters, and administrative proceedings.
Witness Location & Process Service
We locate witnesses for administrative hearings and serve process on civil matters involving your agency.
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Resources
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Meet Our Investigators
Government and municipal work isn’t generalist work. It takes methodological discipline, evidentiary rigor, and a real understanding of the public-accountability context your findings land in — administrative hearings, civil proceedings, governing-board review, and the public record. Our investigators bring that. After 17+ years documenting matters exactly like yours, they know where the evidence hides, which leads are worth the hours, and how to build a report that holds up when someone comes looking for holes in it. We’re not paid for effort. We’re paid to bring you an answer that stands.
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Why choose us
Independent & Objective
When an agency investigates itself, objectivity gets questioned. An outside licensed investigator gives findings that hold up with boards, regulators, and the public.
Documented to Evidentiary Standard
Every surveillance log, background finding, and report is built to hold up in administrative hearings, civil litigation, and board review — from day one, not cleaned up after.
Licensed Where You Operate
Licensed investigators across all 50 states, so a multi-jurisdictional public matter gets the same standard from start to finish.
Built for Public Records
We structure the engagement with your general counsel to protect the investigation while meeting your transparency obligations.
You Talk to Your Investigator
Real updates from the person actually working your case — not a service rep reading from a script.
Honest Cost Upfront
A real estimate before work begins, so your leadership can authorize with the full picture. No number that quietly creeps upward later.
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Next steps
You don’t have to have it all figured out before you call. Tell us what your agency or organization is dealing with, and we’ll give you an honest read on whether an independent investigation would help — and whether the answer is worth what it costs to get. If it isn’t, we’ll tell you that too.
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