Working as a 1099 Private Investigator
If you’re exploring this field, you’ve probably seen the term: a 1099 ...
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Overview
By the time it reaches you, it’s usually already cost you something. Inventory that keeps coming up short, a partner whose numbers stopped making sense, a former employee who left with more than their laptop. In our experience handling corporate matters nationwide since 2009, the businesses that limit the damage are the ones that looked early and quietly, before the problem became a rumor on the floor. We investigate discreetly, document what we find so it holds up in a hearing or a courtroom, and give you a report you can act on — whether that means a termination, a lawsuit, or simply knowing who to keep an eye on. Nothing we do puts your name in the middle of it.
Experience
Serving individuals and families nationwide since 2009
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How We Help
Background Checks & Due Diligence
Before the hire, the partnership, the acquisition. The resume tells you what they want you to know. We tell you the rest.
Corporate Surveillance
The employee on workers’ comp who’s working somewhere else. The manager whose “site visits” don’t add up. Documented, timestamped, defensible.
Employee & Internal Investigations
Theft, harassment complaints, policy violations. We handle it quietly and produce a record HR and counsel can stand behind.
Asset Searches
Before you extend credit, sign the deal, or chase a judgment. Find out what’s actually there to collect on.
Locate a Person or Witness
The vendor who vanished owing you money. The former employee your attorney needs served. We find the current address and confirm it.
Intellectual Property & Competitive Concerns
Trade secrets walking out the door, a departed employee soliciting your clients. We document the breach before it becomes untraceable.
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Resources
Career Paths in Private Investigations
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Meet Our Investigators
The investigator on your matter has run an internal theft case without the break room ever hearing about it, has documented a workers’ comp claim tight enough that it settled instead of going to trial, and has handed a due-diligence report to a buyer the week before closing that changed the price. Discretion isn’t a promise on this kind of work — it’s the whole job. It means the investigation happens without your staff sensing it, the documentation is clean enough for counsel to use, and the report tells you what’s real rather than what’s convenient. After 17+ years handling corporate matters nationwide, we know the quiet version of the answer is usually the one that protects you
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Why choose us
Court-Ready by Default
Timestamped video, a surveillance log that matches it, clean chain of custody. Every file is built as though a defense attorney will pick it apart, because on the claims that matter, one will.
We Investigate the Claim, Not a Verdict
We don’t decide the outcome before we start. We document what’s actually there and let the file speak. An honest “no activity” report protects you as much as the other kind.
We Answer the Phone
Real updates from a real person. In our experience, silence is what clients resent most about their last investigator.
Investigators Where You Live
We focus on building lasting relationships while supporting your financial journey.
Straight Answers
Sometimes the claimant is exactly as injured as they say. After 17+ years, we’ve learned you’d rather have that documented on day two than assume otherwise and pay for it at trial.
Clear Pricing
You’ll know the retainer, the rate, and what happens if the case expands — before you sign anything.
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Next steps
Tell us what’s going on and we’ll tell you honestly whether an investigation is the right move. Some situations are better handled internally, and if that’s true here, we’ll say so before you’ve spent a dollar. When it’s not, you’ll get a discreet, experienced investigator on it and a report you can build a decision on.
Case studies
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Person Location Services: Missing Parent Located for Child Custody Case in 48 Hours
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Case studies
The Result: Investment returns increased by 65% in first 4 months.
The Result: Investment returns increased by 65% in first 4 months.
The Result: $14.1 million saved in the first six months
