Criminal History & Civil Litigation Records
Statewide and multi-jurisdiction criminal history and civil court filings, including judgments, liens, and prior lawsuits relevant to the person or business being checked.
A resume, a lease application, or a handshake deal is only as good as what stands behind it. Our licensed investigators verify identity, history, and reputation before you commit.
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Background checks and due diligence cover the same basic question asked in different situations: is this person or business what they say they are? We investigate criminal history, civil litigation, employment and education claims, and financial standing for clients who need more than what a self-serve background check website returns. Our investigations division is led by a former U.S. Secret Service Agent, and our team averages 22 or more years of law-enforcement experience conducting exactly this kind of records work.
Every background investigation is scoped to the decision behind it. A pre-employment check for a sensitive role looks different than due diligence on a prospective business partner or a vendor bidding on a contract. We pull from licensed public and proprietary records, verify claims directly with the sources involved when appropriate, and document everything in a way that holds up if the findings are ever questioned.
Scoped to the decision you are actually making.
Statewide and multi-jurisdiction criminal history and civil court filings, including judgments, liens, and prior lawsuits relevant to the person or business being checked.
Confirm claimed job titles, dates of employment, and degrees or certifications directly with the institutions and employers listed on a resume or application.
Investigate a prospective business partner, franchisee, or vendor before you sign a contract, ownership history, litigation exposure, financial red flags, and reputational issues.
Deeper tenant screening beyond a standard credit pull, for landlords and property managers who have been burned before or are leasing a high-value unit.
Confidential background research for individuals who want to verify what a partner or associate has represented about their history before a major personal or financial commitment.
Background verification for anyone being given access to your home, children, or elderly family members.
The scope is set before the work starts, not billed as an open-ended fishing expedition.
We confirm exactly what you need to know, criminal history, litigation, employment verification, financial standing, or a combination, and what decision the results will support.
Our investigators pull from licensed public and proprietary records across the relevant jurisdictions, not a single national database that misses local court filings.
For claims that carry real weight, an employment date, a degree, a professional license, we verify directly with the source rather than relying on a self-reported record.
You receive a documented report of findings, organized around the questions you asked, so you can act on it without having to interpret raw data.
Discretion is foundational to every assignment. Our investigations division is led by a former U.S. Secret Service Agent, and our investigators average 22 or more years of real law-enforcement experience. We do not take every case, if a matter is outside what a licensed investigation should touch, we say so before you pay for it.
A last known address is a starting point, not an answer. Our investigators combine licensed database research with on-the-ground verification to locate people who have moved on, on purpose or otherwise.
Learn MoreInternal issues need investigators who understand employment law exposure as well as investigative method. Our licensed team handles corporate matters that cannot be run by HR alone.
Learn MoreWhen a case comes down to what someone is actually doing, not what they claim, documented surveillance is the evidence that holds up. Our investigators are licensed and trained to build a record that survives scrutiny.
Learn MoreVetting people is one piece of a broader risk picture for your organization.
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