Tag Archive for: asset search
The Masters: In Golf, Facts and Law Just Like in Real Life
There has been no end of snobbery over the years that makes fun of the conservatism of golf: so much space to serve so few athletes, the cost to the environment, the exclusivity of the private clubs, and so on. But this fascinating New York…
Put a Cork In It: Hiding Wine
PROBLEM:
The debtor has a taste for the finer things in life, and we suspect that among his most valuable assets is an extensive (and expensive) collection of fine wine. But how much the collection is worth and where it’s located remain unknown.
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SOLUTION:
Every…
A Cyprus Reminder: For Money and Other Data, There IS No Cloud
Why is it that we would never decide to put $100,000 in the bank and tell people our deposits are “in the cloud,” but we readily do so with data that could be worth many times more than that? This week’s drama in Cyprus, in…
Big Data? Good Investigators Prefer Their Data Small
When you see two big book reviews and an entire special section of The Wall Street Journal devoted to a topic, a curious person should ask: how does this affect me, my family, my business, the world? The book is Big Data: A Revolution that Will…
When Go Turns to Stop in an Investigation
When does green not mean go? As toddlers we drive with our parents and learn that green means go, yellow means caution and red means stop. But then later on, in driving and in life, we learn that green means “go, as long as…”…
Take Off: Finding Aircraft
PROBLEM:
Not only do you have to worry about offshore bank accounts, but sometimes debtors go visit their offshore accountants in planes you don’t know they own. Planes are expensive and good things to seize if you can track them down.
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SOLUTIONS:
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Carjacked: Tracking Down Hidden Cars
PROBLEM:
Your debtor has “no money,” but you hear he’s been seen driving around in a car worth $48,000. Your trace the car’s ownership and find it’s owned by a Delaware corporation. Or, worse, your debtor is rumored to have a car…
In Plain Sight: Corporations and Public Records
Clients are often surprised to learn how much corporate information is on the public record. Of course, public companies are forced to disclose a lot more data than private ones, but it's still possible to learn about private companies using smart and thorough public records searches. And there's more to learn than just what assets a company holds.
Strategy Tips for Asset Searches
Recently we were hired to track down a man who defaulted on a million dollar judgment against him by our clients. The man's family owned and operated a successful retail business. Since the judgment against him, the man had declared…
The Putin Plot and Investigative Timelines
We tell every new client the same thing: when we report on a person we investigate, chronology is critical. Take the New York Times story this week with the headline, “Plot to Kill Putin is Uncovered.” We rushed to read this because…
