The last several RNI Investigation Newsletters have described the downside of employing confrontational interviewing/interrogating techniques as well as presenting some of the most effective and ethical approaches. As a student of the process, you already understand that interviewing is an art not a science. Herein below find
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In last month’s RNI Investigation Newsletter, I summarized recent research that described the significant downside of employing confrontational interviewing/interrogating techniques. During the next several months, this discussion will continue with a description of some of the most effective and ethical approaches. If you are a student of
Read more →For many years, including my own experience in law enforcement, confrontational interviewing/interrogating techniques were preferred methods for obtaining admissions of guilt/responsibility. In the private sector, less intense techniques have been practiced; however, many times the approach was still confrontational or, at the very least, formal and cold.
Read more →The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) estimates that all frauds against business cost 5 cents on every dollar. Insurance fraud is estimated at $80 Billion plus, and fraud against the IRS many times more. We all feel it through rising prices on goods and services, higher
Read more →Whether conducting a pre-employment inquiry, innocently responding to a request to connect professionally, performing due diligence relating to a business deal or investigating suspected insurance or business fraud, be aware that the creation of fake online profiles for a variety of fraudulent purposes is dramatically increasing. LinkedIn
Read more →Years ago, when I worked as a criminal investigator in the Navy and then as a Special Agent for the state’s Organized Crime Division, I investigated cases with some coworkers who were “predisposed to get the Bad Guy.” They would make a decision about someone’s guilt or
Read more →I have owned and managed a Michigan and Wisconsin based private detective service for over 30 years, and I am still surprised at how little due diligence is conducted by our clients. Few first-time or established clients take steps to vet myself as the business owner/manager/chief investigator
Read more →For the last several years, Private Detectives in Michigan and other states have been offering the use of drone technology to gather better evidence and also to reduce the cost of surveillance. On February 15, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its proposed rules governing the
Read more →These steps are not rocket-science, they are common sense and the cost of implementation is much less expensive than the cost of one event of fraud. If you are an insurance underwriter or adjuster, encourage your insureds to implement these ideas. If you are an owner/key employee
Read more →According to Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and author Dawn Lomer, 74% of adults engaging in online activity visit and/or participate in one or more social networking sites. Over 70% of that group visits and/or participates in Facebook. Many times, online inquiries provide worthwhile leads for all types
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