If you suspect your employees are stealing time, money, product, or other illegal activity, your intuition is probably correct. But you need tangible, court-admissible evidence.
Martin Investigative Services’ team of expert private investigators is trained to uncover the truth through interviews & interrogation, financial investigation, information systems review, and surveillance.
Martin Investigative Services is truly one of the best run organizations we have worked with. Fair, efficient and professional. Tom Martin in particular exudes confidence and experience and isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. That’s something we can rely on.
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In our experience, management often does not realize the magnitude of the problems they have until a comprehensive, third-party review takes place.
Sometimes, multiple employees collude to perpetrate fraud against the company, a situation that clearly requires swift and aggressive action.
Our interview and interrogation services are highly effective at getting information, evidence and confessions.
We can also deploy legal video surveillance equipment at your location to develop tangible, irrefutable, and court-admissible proof of wrongdoing by your employees.
Our experts address the specific issues facing your company via comprehensive interviews, interrogation and data analysis.
Our trained consultants are interrogation experts and can quickly identify the facts and corroborate allegations.
We provide you with the facts surrounding the situation, arm you with options for dealing with offending employees, and provide advice on how to improve business operations to prevent recurrence.
Our involvement in the process can help you avoid business interruptions, negative publicity, personal embarrassment, and costly legal fees.
Starting the process with fact-finding and documentation is usually more effective from both a cost and results perspective than using a team of lawyers.
In our experience, many HR managers are not well-suited for potentially confrontational and/or embarrassing interactions with senior-level employees and practice avoidance instead of seeking resolution.
Our consultants will assist you by interviewing the parties involved to fully understand the personalities and issues at hand and then work with your company to resolve these issues internally in a discreet and professional manner.
All of Martin Investigative Services’ private investigators are former Supervisory Federal agents.
In many cases, Martin Investigative Services can find out who your bad employees are in under 20 minutes.
Martin Investigative Services’ experienced investigators gather court-admissible evidence that can make all the difference if your case ever comes to a trial.
A friendly staff member will help with your issue, or point you in the right direction. Your consult is free and confidential.
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Do you think your employees are stealing from you? Do you suspect them of illegal activities at work? Are they sleeping on the job?
There is a relatively simple solution to your problem: Our interrogation and interview services get results quickly. All information gathered is court-admissible.
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, corporate espionage is commonplace.
We offer full investigations that maintain the integrity of your business security, and include bug sweeps, surveillance, interrogations of employees, and more.
Former Federal agents review your security access, alarms, camera systems, security procedures, policies, and interview personnel.
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Most companies are victims of fraud every day. We find and eliminate employment fraud – including employee theft, embezzlement and forgery.
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We deploy legal video surveillance equipment at client locations to develop tangible and irrefutable proof of wrongdoing by employees at work.
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Our friendly staff can help with your issue, or point you in the right direction. The consult is free and confidential.
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Personal problems of employees such as substance abuse or gambling, Co-worker relationships, Racism or sexual harassment claims, Disruptive divorce proceedings, Moonlighting, Criminal charges, Personal use of corporate resources, Excessive sick time, Workers Comp or Insurance fraud.
Private investigators can address the specific issues facing your company via comprehensive interviews, interrogation and data analysis, identify the facts and corroborate allegations, and a written report with the facts surrounding the situation, arm you with options for dealing with offending employees, and provide advice on how to improve business operations to prevent recurrence.
Approximately 80% of employees steal either time, money or product.
A prominent Newport Beach attorney representing a large beer manufacturer contacted us. We met with the attorney and the company executives at their corporate headquarters.
The company had a problem: large amounts of inventory were simply missing. They had a certain amount of product on hand, but their internal accounting told them they should have more money.
Our private investigators provided employee surveillance, and later, in-depth interviews and interrogations of employees.
We quickly discovered a number of employees were smuggling product out of the factory. The results from this investigation were handed to the District Attorney. As a result of our investigation, 17 people were arrested, prosecuted and served jail time.
A Human Resources Director called us at the direction of the Chairman of the Board and informed us that the President was known to be having an affair with a subordinate. Notwithstanding the fact that the executive was married, company policy expressly prohibited such office relationships. The clients also determined that there was a significant risk of legal action by the female against the company and the executive if and when the relationship eventually became public.
Although the affair was routinely known and discussed within the company, the Chairman had no hard evidence to support termination of the employees for violating company policy.
We were engaged to operate a ten-day surveillance, which soon caught both subjects in compromising positions and places on videotape.
After presenting our findings to the corporate board, we discussed strategic options to resolve the situation. Our goal? To minimize the risk of a lawsuit from either party. The board agreed that we should manage the termination process for both employees in a discreet and confidential manner using the video evidence as justification. This enabled the client’s Human Resources department to maintain a level of separation from the process to minimize legal risk while effectively bringing the situation to a close.
The problem of employee theft is motivated by an ever-growing sense of entitlement, as well as a blatant disrespect for the employer and the law.
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A typical day for me can be spent dealing with locating friends and family, performing surveillance on cheating spouses, providing advice on personal and corporate security or investigating on artist and business scams.
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The struggling economy has created yet one more problem for business owners: skyrocketing employee theft.
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Michael L. Mann was a rising star in the Long Beach office of a manufacturer of underground storage tanks.
People who knew Mann told investigators that he was a hard worker who had risen through the company’s ranks to become executive vice president in charge of daily operations.
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Martin Investigative Services has performed background checks, private investigation, surveillance and bug sweeps for our clients. They have also served difficult process in lawsuits. They have performed unquestionably and unfailingly to perfection. We will always call Martin first – and hope he hasn’t been called yet by the other side!
My partner and I have utilized the services of Martin Investigative Services for in excess of 15 years. The services provided have ranged from simple background checks to covert surveillance and investigations into corporate malfeasance/conversion/theft of assets.
I have found Martin’s investigators conscientious, qualified, and most important of all, very credible to triers of fact when their testimony was necessary. Critical to any busy trial attorney is time. I have also found that upon turning an assignment over to Martin Investigative Services, I do not have to micromanage the assignment. It is done promptly and efficiently, with an eye toward the financial resources and capabilities of the client.
Thomas G. Martin is a private investigator who is highly regarded and widely used by attorneys and other clients in Orange County and nationwide.
It has been my pleasure to work with Martin Investigative Services over the past 30 plus years on many investigations as well as other security related matters. When I need answers and I need them fast I know that a simple call will get me answers that are succinct, current and coming from a supremely knowledgeable source.
I have used Thomas Martin’s services for many years and have found his work to be of the highest standards. He gets the job done quickly, efficiently and reliably. He is aware of the law and always submits quality reports. I highly recommend Martin Investigative Services to any attorney, business or individual who is in need of a professional investigator.
Martin Investigative Services is truly one of the best run organizations we have worked with. Fair, efficient and professional. Tom Martin in particular exudes confidence and experience and isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. That’s something we can rely on.
I have known Tom Martin and used Martin Investigative Services for over a decade. They have been our exclusive resource for all our corporate investigative work and have never let us down once in all those years. Their work has always been of the highest professional level.
I have no reservations whatsoever in endorsing Mr. Martin and his firm. Their service to us has always reflected the highest integrity and quality and we continue to rely on Tom with the utmost confidence.
I have known Tom Martin since 1984. I, as well as our company, have used Tom’s services over 30 years, personal as well as business. We have never been disappointed! Tom does what he says and I believe he is the BEST there is.
We have been using Tom Martin and his company for over 5 years now. They do all of our employee background checks. They have very quick turn-around time and the work is always professional and complete. If we ever need further assistance or clarification on something, his staff is always happy to help. I recommend Tom to others on a regular basis.
Successful people know that to be the best, you model the best. I cannot recommend Martin PI any higher! In a five-minute conversation with experienced people you can save thousands by bypassing sales types. They do this by cutting directly to the heart based on years and years of passionate pursuit of best practices and adding massive value to their clients. They are an invaluable part of my team and Tom is my most valued mentor!
I have known Tom Martin and used his services for many years. I trust him with the most challenging investigative tasks.
Professional and efficient, he and his staff leave no stone unturned to get the job done.
Tom Martin is thorough, knowledgeable and trustworthy. We have used Tom and his team to great success and will continue to do so.
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