NAVIGATION

Personal Background Checks

With a personal background check, you can find out vital information about your friends, neighbors, or even a potential employer.

The most popular type of personal background check we do involves people talking to someone they've never met on the Internet. In about 7 out of 10 of these cases, the person is not in fact who they say they are.

Gathering information to put yourself at ease with a relationship (or potential relationship) is not prying or intrusive, it's smart. Contact us anytime for a free consultation.

By doing your homework now you could save yourself a lot of heartache later.

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  • Personal background checks allow you to learn a lot more about the people around you and what those people know about you.

    • Driving records
    • Tax status and liens
    • Past and current addresses
    • Known relatives and neighbors
    • Business ownership
    • Property ownership
    • School attendance
    • Credit history
    • Criminal records


    An example: Your partner's financial history.

    50% of your partner's assets and liabilities are about to be yours.  Get a background check first.

    If you are in a committed relationship with someone, it would serve you well to get a background check sooner rather than later.

    Love may be blind, but when someone has bad credit, it's a dealbreaker.

    Before you invest, before you date, before you enter in any kind of relationship - pick up the phone, give us a call and let us help you ease your mind.


    Call (800) 577-1080 for a free consultation.



    People get personal background checks for many different reasons:


    Family history.
    Good and bad.

    Find business and home numbers.
    People move, things change.

    Locate prisoner and sentencing file.
    For hiring purposes?

    Identity theft.
    Who has stolen your records?

    Court Records/Marriage Records.
    Do you know the whole truth and nothing but?

    Spouse's background.
    Scary to ask, but if you have doubts?

    Find old friends.
    Surprise those friends you thought were lost.

    Businesses/Contractors that may have to work in your home.
    Who is that guy?

    Locate death certificates.
    For family trust issues.

    Driving records.
    Are you hiring a personal driver?

    Locate prisoner and sentencing file.
    For hiring purposes?

    Public file of your own records.
    Is everything as it should be?

    Check schools, day cares and live-in babysitters.
    Get only the best for your family.

    Predators in your neighborhood.
    The most important check of all.

    Military friends you might like to find.
    Lifelong friendships deserve a look-up.

    Free consultation
    Free consultation

    Complete information from seasoned, experienced professionals.

    Martin Investigative Services is a full-service firm comprised of private investigators that are former supervisory-level Federal agents, so you know that you are getting complete information from seasoned, experienced professionals.


    Call (800) 577-1080 for a free consultation.

    Email us or call (800) 577-1080 for a FREE consult.

  • Martin Investigative Services has compiled the largest database of public information in the United States

    Martin Investigative Services has compiled the largest database of public information in the United States

    More data = Better results.


    Martin Investigative Services has compiled the largest database of public information in the United States, and can use it to maximize the value of your actions, make personal decisions, or reduce business risk.

    We can identify assets and accounts in all fifty states and internationally - often when others cannot.

    When you want professional private investigation, choose Martin Investigative Services.

    Email us or call (800) 577-1080 for a FREE consult.

  • What type of information shows up in a background check?

    Types of information available from background checks often includes, but is not limited to:

    • Known addresses
    • Known phone numbers
    • Court records
    • Marriage records
    • Driving records
    • Bankruptcies
    • Property liens
    • Business ownership
    • Credit history
    • Public record search
    • Employment references
    • Education verification
    • Character reference checks
    • Gaps in employment history
    • Criminal history
    • Military records
    • Licensing records
    • Polygraph tests
    • Birth certificate or legal status
    • Litigation records
    • Drug tests
    • Known addresses
    • Known phone numbers
    • Court records
    • Marriage records
    • Driving records
    • Bankruptcies
    • Property liens
    • Business ownership
    • Credit history
    • Public record search
    • Employment references
    • Education verification
    • Character reference checks
    • Gaps in employment history
    • Criminal history
    • Military records
    • Licensing records
    • Polygraph tests
    • Birth certificate or legal status
    • Litigation records
    • Drug tests

    Email us or call (800) 577-1080 for a FREE consult.

  • Email us or call (800) 577-1080 for a FREE consult.

Why choose Martin Investigative Services for personal background checks? Here's why:

We have compiled the largest database of public information in the United States, and we can identify assets and accounts across the globe, when others often cannot.
We have compiled the largest database of public information in the United States, and we can identify assets and accounts across the globe, when others often cannot.

More data sources.


High success rate.



We have compiled the largest database of public information in the United States, and we can identify assets and accounts across the globe, when others often cannot.

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Former DEA, FBI, IRS, and Secret Service agents personally review the results of your background checks and go over them with you.
Former DEA, FBI, IRS, and Secret Service agents personally review the results of your background checks and go over them with you.

Former Federal agents.


Review your results.



Former DEA, FBI, IRS, and Secret Service agents personally review the results of your background checks and go over them with you.

Call us now

We provide quality background investigation services with an unmatched success rate. We provide you with confidence and peace of mind.
We provide quality background investigation services with an unmatched success rate. We provide you with confidence and peace of mind.

40+ years experience.


High success rate.



We provide quality background investigation services with an unmatched success rate. We provide you with confidence and peace of mind.

Call us now

Our national network of private investigators are available for local,in-person public information investigations for records that must be reviewed in person.
Our national network of private investigators are available for local,in-person public information investigations for records that must be reviewed in person.

Boots on the ground.


Investigators in your area.



Sometimes local records must be reviewed in person. We have a national network of experienced investigators to do this.

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Press: Background Checks

Los Angeles Times

Q&A with Thomas G. Martin



By Anne Michaud

The new haircut and polished shoes of today's job applicant may be hiding a past of thievery and folly. Thomas G. Martin, founder of Martin Investigative Services, helps employers find that out before they hire.

Read the full article


The Orange County Register

Job losses have O.C. impact beyond layoffs



By Jan Norman

In these recession times, people do bad things. They steal time, product or money from their employers who then call us to fret out the bad guys. Most security experts agree that about 80% of employees are currently stealing something.

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Case Study: Background Checks

Background Checks Case Study

Mission Viejo Background Check



A private party met with us in our Mission Viejo office, and wanted to investigate a candidate running for political office.

Results:
Our private investigators ran a thorough background check and performed surveillance.

We discovered that the subject was not living in the district in which he was running, and that he was having an affair.

As a result, this person dropped out of the race.

The private investigators at Martin Investigative Services provide background checks and surveillance services for a number of reasons. We are experts at producing results. Contact us for a free, confidential consultation.

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Office Locations

We have four California offices: two offices in Orange County, one in Los Angeles, and one in San Diego: