Private Investigation

What is a Private Investigator?

A Private Investigator (often licensed by the state) is a person that can be hired by individuals, attorneys, or insurance companies to undertake investigations. Private Investigators often work for attorneys in civil cases or criminal defense, or work for insurance companies to investigate suspicious claims. Before the advent of no-fault divorce, many private investigators were hired to search out evidence of adultery or other illegal conduct within marriage to establish grounds for a divorce. Despite the lack of legal necessity for such evidence in many jurisdictions, collecting evidence of adultery or other "bad behavior" by spouses and partners is still one of the most called for services investigators undertake. Other domestic investigations include child custody, alimony, marital property disputes, and attempting to locate individuals who fail to pay child support.

Private Investigators also engage in a large variety of work that is not usually associated with the industry in the mind of the public. For example, many Private Investigators are involved in process serving, the personal delivery of summons, subpoenas and other legal documents to parties in a legal case. The tracing of absconding debtors can also form a large part of a Private Investigators workload. Many agencies specialize in a particular field of expertise. For example, some Private Investigation agencies only deal with skip tracing. Others may specialize in Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM), or Electronic Counter Measures (ECM), which is the locating and dealing with unwanted forms of electronic surveillance (for example, a bugged boardroom for industrial espionage purposes). Some Private Investigation agencies may work as Corporate Investigators, specializing in corporate matters. These matters include anti-fraud work, the protection of intellectual property and trade secrets, anti-piracy, copyright infringement investigations, due diligence investigations and computer forensics work.

At Shelton Investigations LLC, we use many means to determine the facts in a variety of matters. To carry out investigations, we may use various types of surveillance or searches. To verify facts, such as an individual’s place of employment or income, our investigators may make phone calls or visit a subject’s workplace. In other cases, especially those involving missing persons and background checks, we often interview people to gather as much information as possible about an individual. In all cases, we assist attorneys, businesses, or the public with a variety of legal, financial, or personal problems.

At Shelton Investigations LLC, we offer many services, including executive, corporate protection; pre-employment verification; and individual background profiles. We may also provide assistance in civil liability and personal injury cases, insurance claims and fraud, child custody and protection cases, and premarital screening. We can also be retained to investigate individuals to prove or disprove infidelity. Most of our investigators are trained to perform physical surveillance for as long as needed. We may also perform computer database searches, or work with someone who does. Computers allow our investigators to quickly obtain massive amounts of information on individuals’ prior arrests, convictions, and civil legal judgments; telephone numbers; motor vehicle registrations; association and club memberships; and other matters.

For help with your investigative needs, call

(260)-665-6050 or 888-665-6050

info@sheltoninvestigations.com