Criminal Defense Investigations

What is a Criminal Investigation?

A criminal investigation is an undertaking that seeks, collects, and gathers evidence for a case or specific purpose. A criminal investigator looks for clues and evidence to determine whether a crime has taken place. If a crime has been committed, criminal investigators may look into the background of the accused and may try to uncover who committed the crime. Criminal investigators undertake several investigation techniques in order to find the necessary evidence for a case. Police agencies and law enforcement are committed to criminal investigations of every kind, but a growing number of individuals are choosing to launch their own criminal investigations with the help of professional investigators.

What is a Crime?

A crime is an intended action that is against the rules of law for a community. In most communities, sexual assault, physical assault, murder, theft, property damage and vandalism are all crimes. If a crime is committed, investigators will work to determine what happened and who is responsible. After evidence collection, it is presented to the police or to courts in criminal defense investigations. If the perpetrator is found, he or she may be brought to court and accused.

Why Should I Use Due Process Investigators?

• Our criminal investigators operate within the law to find evidence
• Our criminal defense investigators can gather evidence of wrongful conviction or accusation
• Law enforcement investigators are often busy with other tasks
• Criminal investigation divisions can be too short on resources to conduct a proper investigation
• Exclusively dedicated criminal investigators are more persistent than law enforcement so they can provide better results
• Our Criminal investigators are not limited by jurisdiction

The criminal investigators at Due Process Investigations are highly trained and have the resources to a wide variety of tools that might not otherwise be available. These tools can include networks of investigators, surveillance, records checks, and other sources that can help them solve crimes. The Due Process investigator’s experience allows them to know how to find the evidence that you are looking for and the best practices to perform their investigations effectively. Due Process investigators also adhere to laws and regulations surrounding investigations to ensure that your information is obtained in a legal manner. Due Process investigators can find useful evidence that others might overlook. We also keep evidence preserved so that it is admissible in court. Since we take cues from you, we will generally continue to investigate until you are satisfied so that the chances that you will get answers and evidence are quite high.

Bankruptcy Investigations

Bankruptcy fraud is a federal felony offense that may include concealment of assets or debts from the bankruptcy petition. Failure to include an asset when filing bankruptcy is one of the most common forms of bankruptcy fraud, and often includes “giving” a valuable asset such as a car, to a relative or friend to protect it from liquidation or to obscure the asset from a judgment creditor.

There are two types of fraudulent transfers in bankruptcy law. The first, actual fraud, involves the intent to defraud creditors, the other, sometimes is called constructive fraud, it involves a transfer, which is made in exchange for grossly inadequate consideration. Actual fraud is committed when 1) a transfer is made within two years before the date of the filing of a bankruptcy petition and 2) is made with the intent to hinder or defraud a creditor.

If you are owed money or have a judgment against a debtor that filed a petition for protection in bankruptcy court and you believe the debtor is collectable, Due Process Investigations can investigate your claim and provide you with an accurate accounting of the debtor’s assets and financial holdings. It the investigative process identifies assets that were fraudulently conveyed, the report would then be forward to the trustee assigned to the bankruptcy case for further sanctions against the petitioner.

Personal Injury Investigations

How Can Private Investigator Help Build Your Personal Injury Case?

While attorneys have many tools to build a winning case, a skilled investigator can be one of your firm’s most valuable assets. Investigators are in the business of obtaining information and evidence. Learning the facts involved in a personal injury cases, whether it’s an auto accident, slip and fall, physical attack, product liability, nursing home abuse or construction accident. A skilled investigator can help you find people and information; assets, find witnesses, photographs crash scenes, testify in court, and help you settle or win your case. Investigators thrive on answering the seemingly unanswerable question and solving the problem no one else has yet to resolve.

Witness Statements

An investigator can also look for witnesses, someone who may live or work in the area and was there at the time of the crash and may have information or evidence as to what happened. Sometimes witnesses are identified poorly on the crash report or the information is incomplete. It’s crucial to follow-up on witness statements as quickly as possible to get a fresh perspective and possible evidence. Also, it is a good idea to obtain the police transcription of the 911 call and speak with the 911 caller. Too often the 911 caller is the best and, or only witness. There have been too many cases where the individual drives away without the officer documenting the witness’s contact information on the crash report. Many people have cell phones capable of recording video and audio and often videotape incidents and are willing to share the video if it may help someone.

Skip Trace/People Locator

If you have an open court case against an individual or an entity, and need help locating who and where the service subject is, Due Process Investigations Chicago can help! If you have already won your case, and the judgement debtor refuses to pay the judgement, Due Process Investigators can help you locate the debtor’s assets.

If you are in need of a private investigator, please review the list of services that we offer. If you would like to place an order with our investigation team, please email us a copy of the filed complaint, or if your case is post- judgement, a copy of your judgement and a brief overview of your case.

LOCATOR SERVICES

• Postal Forwards
• Social Security Number Searched
• Social Security Number Verification- Swift will discover the person to whom a known SSN was originally issued by the Social Security Administration
• Locator Services
• Super Locator Service – Our specialist will find a physical address and phone number for subject. Reverse Phone Trace- Land line and cell phone numbers are traced for name and address.

Statements and Affidavits

Due Process Investigations Chicago we have been serving the needs of law firms and attorneys for over 30 years. We know every aspect of obtaining the highest quality statements from witnesses. Whether the need for a witness statement is for a civil or criminal case, we have the experience and expertise to get the best possible results. We have investigators who are proficient in the Spanish language should that be required.

Affidavits and witness statements are similar documents but they have one important difference. The difference is not in how they are written but rather in how they are signed.

An essential part of an affidavit is that it is a statement made on oath or affirmation. An affidavit must be signed in front of a witness who is specifically authorized by the law to administer an oath or take an affirmation. The affidavit is signed by both the person making the affidavit and the authorized person at the time of swearing the oath or making the affirmation.

A witness statement does not require an oath or affirmation to be made, and does not usually need to be signed before an authorized person. The only person who usually needs to sign a witness statement is the person making it. However, sometimes the person making a witness statement will have a second person also sign the statement to witness the fact that the first person actually signed the statement (rather than somebody else). Rules or procedures in particular jurisdictions may also specify ways in which a witness statement should be signed.

Notary Services

Due Process Investigations also provides reliable, professional notary services for clients throughout Chicago. Our licensed notaries ensure your important documents are properly verified, witnessed, and executed with strict attention to legal requirements. Whether you need notarization for affidavits, sworn statements, contracts, corporate documents, or investigative records, we offer fast, confidential, and accurate service. With more than 30 years of trusted experience, Due Process delivers notary support that is convenient, compliant, and aligned with the high standards of our investigative practice.

Process Service

Due Process Investigations Chicago employs licensed process servers to quickly and efficiently expedite process service. Process service is carried out by Due Process Licensees, which gives clients access to faster and more personalized service. A timely, accurate, and efficient process service can be crucial to a case. Speak to a private investigator from Due Process to learn how our process services can help you.

That’s why you need to hire the best of the best to do your process service. Due Process has had uncompromising dedication to everything it does since 1987. We’re well aware of what can go wrong during process service, and that’s why we do everything to ensure that it goes smoothly and discreetly. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of performance and customer approval.