The Business
All the New Tricks Aren’t AI Generated
The Case of the Missing Divorce Files, the Second Source, and the Specter of Unknown Knowns I’ve already confessed I’m... Read More
Are the Ponzi Schemers Paying Off Their Previous Ponzi Scheme with Your Money?
How to Know for Sure: In Which I Seek Answers from OSINT Lists On April 29, 2025, the Securities and... Read More
Weingarten Rights
If you do workplace investigations, you need to know about this 50-year-old Supreme Court decision that applies to interviewing union members. There are additional legal requirements when the person being interviewed is a member of a labor union. Principal among... Read More
Chasing Lines: A Private Investigator’s Guide to Staying Legal in Canada
The law isn’t the enemy for private investigators. It’s the shield between you and everything that can go wrong. The... Read More
Unmasking the Harasser: How Modern Investigation Tools Crack the Code on Burner Phones
Burner phones were once a shield for anonymity. Today, they’re just another thread we can pull to unravel a hidden... Read More
The State of OSINT in 2025 <or> When Do I Lose My Job to AI?
Siri, tell me all the times AI has screwed up background checks. A year or so ago, I was interviewed by Kelly Paxton for her fraud podcast. In talking about research and fraud, AI, of course, came up. I poo-poohed... Read More
Investigating Edged Weapons Cases
Understanding the Five Types of Strikes Private investigators might find themselves investigating an edged-weapon case for various reasons: They might... Read More
How To Identify Unnamed Women In Historical Records
Because women’s identities have often been intertwined with men’s, it can be difficult to find their maiden names, or even... Read More