About Martin Investigative Services

Thomas G. Martin: Former supervisory federal agent, with 40 years of experience in corporate security and as a private investigator.

Former supervisory federal agent of the U.S. Department of Justice, Thomas G. Martin

As a supervisory federal agent, Thomas Martin represented the U.S. Department of Justice in over fifty foreign countries and throughout the United States. He received numerous domestic and foreign awards during his service including two U.S. Department of Justice Special Achievement Awards.

Experience.

Former supervisory federal agent of the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Martin has over 40 years of professional experience in corporate security and as a private investigator.

With his extensive public and private investigation background and a Masters degree in Public Management, Martin is recognized as an expert detective in federal, state, and local courts. He works closely with the legal community throughout Southern California where his services have been respected and relied upon for decades.

Martin has helped locate hundreds of missing persons and runaways for their families and loved ones, and has worked with executives at Fortune 500 and large private companies on matters of fraud, electronic eavesdropping, and security risk analysis.

Acclaim.

Mr. Martin has been involved in many high profile cases with national exposure, including many unsolved crimes. He has been featured in many of the nation's leading newspapers including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Las Vegas Review-Journal, and the Orange County Register. He has also appeared numerous times on all three major television networks and cable channels including CNN.

Martin is the author of If You Only Knew, a book which educates consumers how to do their own entry-level investigation, how to avoid fraud and scams, and "live free". The entire text of the book is now publicly available as the Web site Investigator Confidential.


  • Surveillance: Marital, Workers Comp, Insurance
  • Unsolved Crime and Cold Cases
  • Asset and Background Information Searches
  • Locating Friends and Family

Martin Investigative Services

(800) 577-1080 • (949) 644-2200

State License # PI 9077

Orange County, California offices:
Newport Beach: 620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1030, Newport CA 92660 • Google MapYahoo Map
Mission Viejo: 25909 Pala, Suite 300, Mission Viejo CA 92691 • Google MapYahoo Map

Other office locations:
Los Angeles: 1880 Century Park East, Suite 618, Los Angeles CA 90067 • Google MapYahoo Map
San Diego: 302 Washington, Suite 247, San Diego CA 92103 • Google MapYahoo Map