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Category Archives: Bug Sweeps

Private Investigation Explained Simply

Asset Search, Background Checks, Bug Sweeps, Hollywood PI's vs. Real PI's, Locate People, SurveillanceBy Thomas G. MartinNovember 16, 2020

People’s ideas of private investigators don’t often align with what we do. Here are the 5 most common services rendered by private investigators, plus how long they take and what they cost.

Actual bugs found during bug sweep services from Martin Investigative Services. (800) 577-1080

Corporations Are Bug Sweeping Residential Homes During COVID-19

Bug Sweeps, Corporate SecurityBy Thomas G. MartinJuly 27, 2020

Over the past 60 days, Martin Investigative Services has received a significantly higher amount of inquiries from corporations that want bug sweep / TCSM services.  What really might grab you is that they are requesting sweeps of residential homes. Traditionally about 80% of the bug sweep requests we receive come from executives in corporate America,…

Bugs found during bug sweeps

MartinPI.com can now offer Bug Sweeps Nationwide

Bug SweepsBy Thomas G. MartinNovember 11, 2019

When you find yourself in need of bug sweep services, take a crash course on exactly how bug sweeps work.  Then, understand that the vast majority of private investigators and technicians that offer bug sweeps are fakers and pretenders.

When is using a hidden camera illegal?

When is Using a Hidden Camera Illegal?

Bug SweepsBy Thomas G. MartinAugust 8, 2019

A general breakdown regarding when it is okay to use hidden recording equipment, when you could be breaking the law, and what makes a hidden camera illegal.

Actual bugs found during bug sweep services from Martin Investigative Services. (800) 577-1080

Bug Sweeps 101: How bug sweeps work, what they cost, & more

Bug Sweeps, PrivacyBy Thomas G. MartinJune 20, 2019

I wanted to write a post all about bug sweeps: How much they cost, what they entail, what the find rate is, what that means to the consumer, and the common situations where people are planting hidden cameras and listening devices.

The Biggest Lie In The History of Private Investigations

The Biggest Lie In The History of Private Investigations

Bug Sweeps, Private InvestigationBy Thomas G. MartinJanuary 21, 2019

No matter how diligent people think they have been in hiring a private investigator, there is one area where people usually get ripped-off. It is the biggest lie in our business, and it has been for the past seventy years.

Bug sweeps

Hidden bugs & cameras found in 16% of homes & businesses

Bug SweepsBy Thomas G. MartinFebruary 5, 2018

When I became a licensed private investigator in 1981, I was often asked by clients to determine in there were “bugs” in their home, offices or vehicles.

In 2018, the “hit rate” for us finding a monitoring device or camera in a home or business has risen to 16%.

Thomas G. Martin is interviewed in this article for HuffPost

HuffPost: Couple Uncovers Hidden Cameras In Nightmare Airbnb Stay

Bug Sweeps, News, News: Bug Sweeps, Type: Online NewsBy Thomas G. MartinOctober 11, 2017

Private investigator Thomas Martin featured in an article from the HuffPost regarding the hidden cameras found in an Airbnb stay.

Cheating spouse divorce. Martin Investigative Services.

Things change: Cheating spouses on Valentine’s Day

Bug Sweeps, Cheating SpouseBy Thomas G. MartinFebruary 22, 2017

For private investigators, the week of Valentine’s Day used to be the “Superbowl” of cheating spouse surveillance cases. The common wisdom was that a cheaters pretty much had to see the other woman on or around Valentine’s Day. It doesn’t work that way anymore. Here’s why.

Case of the week: The bugs in your coffee

Case of the week: The bugs in your coffee

Bug Sweeps, Case of the WeekBy Thomas G. MartinJuly 22, 2015

Our case of the week involves a listening device we found in a Keurig coffee maker during a bug sweep. And this story begins with a flashback to a similar case we had 33 years ago. In 1982, we were hired to perform an electronic eavesdropping detection sweep (commonly known by the public as bug…

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