Criminal Justice Associates provides a full range of Background Investigation Services serving the needs of the Business, Financial, & Legal Community. We have developed custom programs for specific industries. All of our background investigations are compliant with state & federal laws to include the FCRA and the Gramm Leach Bliley Act. We require a legal permissible purpose to conduct a background investigation. Some of the information developed in a background investigation is listed below. This is NOT an All Inclusive list, and much more information can be developed:
• Comprehensive Employment & Residential History
• Criminal Arrests & Convictions (State & Federal, & International)
• Sex Offender Information & Registration
• U.S. Bureau of Prisons & Federal Probation
• Arrest Warrants
• Bankruptcy, Liens, & Judgments
• Credit Reports (Trans Union, Experian, & Equifax)
• Social Security # Verification
• Driver's License & DMV History
• Resume & Degree Verifications
• Professional License & Complaints
• Regulatory Actions
• Professional References & Developed Sources
• Concealed Weapons and/or Firearms Violation
Examples of Specialized Background Investigations
Attorney's & Expert Witness Service Provider Background - Many companies and individuals are now conducting background investigation on attorneys and expert witness's they retain. You don't get a second chance in court and selecting the wrong legal counsel or expert witness can be damaging An unvetted expert witness might impact your case. The Expert Witness is much like a Consultant, and is not subject to testing or state licensing. Anyone can claim this designation. It is legal and acceptable to conduct a background investigation on an attorney or expert witness. We conduct an extensive investigation looking for client disputes, legal malpractice settlements, bar complaints, review past cases, substance abuse and conduct problems. In addition we check for conflict of interest issues.
Corporate/Business Background Investigation - We conduct extensive business background investigations on public/private companies. This includes U.S. based and international companies. Our business background investigations are a merger of personal and corporate details. This includes financial and operational aspects of the company, civil or criminal actions, regulatory enforcement from the SEC or Federal Trade Commission, and a host of other issues. We customize our business background investigations to provide you with the answers you need on every aspect of the company and management.
General Background Investigations - We provide general background investigation services on individuals located in the USA and in select foreign countries. We require a valid legal purpose prior to any investigation. General background investigations generally focus on residential history, state/federal criminal history records, national warrants check, divorce records, driving history, and state & federal tax liens, as one example. We have several custom programs that are suitable for such purposes, contact us for further details.
Criminal/Civil Background Investigations - In some cases companies require extensive criminal/civil records on a company or person(s). Our criminal/civil background investigations examine city, county, state, federal records. We can also obtain international records depending upon the country. We can assemble complete criminal/civil case records to include arrest/indictment documents, mug shots, discovery & interrogatories, exhibits, and other documents that are contained in a criminal/civil case. This service is valuable when a company needs to know the entire details of a criminal/civil case from initial filing to case closure.
Executive Level Background Investigation - Companies hiring executives with compensation over $150K in compensation require a more extensive background investigation. Executive level background investigations involve more depth than a general background investigation. Many executives often have worked overseas and are involved in personal and legal incidents that would not be located during a background investigation in the USA. Our executive level backgrounds are extensive and cover criminal, civil, financial, securities, lifestyle and reputation inquiries. This high level background investigations are also ideal for banks, non profits, and foundations who are looking to conduct background checks on potential board members.
Hedge Fund, Real Estate, Oil Gas Investment Background - In a recession investment scams actually grow in numbers as people and companies are looking to recover losses from other investments. The investor is responsible for his/her own pre purchase due diligence before investing. Contact us before you invest in a newly formed hedge funds, real estate or oil/gas speculation opportunities. We can analyze the investment prospectus, background the company and management, and provide you with the information you need to make an investment decision.
International Background Investigations - We conduct background investigations on subjects and companies residing in select foreign companies. This is especially useful for companies, investment firms, and others who need to evaluate the backgrounds of people and companies overseas before making key financial or hiring decisions. It takes longer to conduct these investigations as not all countries have the required automation and staff to respond to requests in an efficient manner.
Contact us to learn more about background investigation services and what we can develop for your specific needs.
IMPORTANT NOTICE Services provided by Criminal Justice Associates should not be confused with the companies that are selling prepackaged background checks or data over the Internet. We offer a different level of service to include custom reporting options which are at a higher cost.
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