Today I will be sharing with you the risks of not using a private investigator to gather evidence for personal or business-related legal matters. Please take these in consideration if you are on the fence rather or not to use a professional.

Here is a quick list of things a private investigator can help you avoid.

1. Violent Encounters
2. False Accusations
3. Destruction of Evidence

Violent Encounters

Cheating Spouse

Imagine the agony of discovering a spouse is cheating with your own eyes.

Your intuition told you something was off. Their actions were odd. Their behavior was unpredictable but you just didn’t know for sure. To not falsely accuse them, you spent your time tracking their activities discreetly and confirmed they were being unfaithful.

When you caught them in the act, your heart was racing, adrenaline pumping, and next thing you know someone was seriously hurt or even worse dead.

With the divorce proceedings, your acts are deemed more severe than the cheating causing you to lose potential assets and custody of your children.

Shady Business Partner

As a business owner, COVID has put pressure on revenue and everyone on staff is feeling the pinch. In reviewing the financials, something just doesn’t seem right. Irregularities with the money is a problem. Shipments going missing, cash not being deposited, and your business partner is living a flashy lifestyle. while you struggle to feed your family.

Just think how livid you would be when you find out the amount that has been stolen from you. What would your first thought be once you see that person. Picture yourself confronting a business partner or vendor who has been stealing money from your struggling business.

Missing Person

After your son/daughter has been missing for a few days, you desperately go around the neighborhood asking people she spent time with for help. You message her friends online and see a few shady looking characters from her past. Looking for answers you reach out but as you speak to them, they smirk almost like your lost loved one is a joke to them.

When frustration and suspicions are high, it is tough to keep a cool head to gather the details necessary to make a valid case to protect your assets or family. It is not uncommon for situations like this to become violent or even worse deadly.

False Accusations

Have you ever been falsely accused of something?

It makes you feel terrible and it ruins the relationship with the individual who didn’t trust you. When stress is high or other factors impair our judgement, it is completely human to become suspicious of others. Instead of jumping to conclusions that could destroy relationships rather business or familial, you could use the assistance of a professional to ease your concerns.

Destroying Evidence

In many cases when suspicion arises, people often attempt to do their own investigations. In the case of a cheating spouse, you may go through their phone, put a GPS tracker in their car, or follow them. Business owners may install hidden cameras, work extra hours, or try to personally catch the other person in the act.

Most of the time you will be able to discover exactly what you are looking for.

However, when it comes to legal action many of these discoveries are not admissible in court.

Without an understanding of the privacy and state laws related to gathering evidence all your efforts could go to waste. You need to work with a professional private investigator to make sure you can legally obtain all of the details you need to prove without a reasonable doubt what happened against you.

In Summary

When it comes to legal matters and investigations you may need a private investigator to help you. A professional investigator can help you avoid potentially violent situations by removing you from a highly emotional and volatile situation. Private investigators carry licensed firearms and receive training regualry in firearm proficiency and self-defense.

Private investigators gather the information you need in a manner acceptable to prove your case. Using various means to gather details including undercover work, the evidence used will be solid and viable.

Licensed private investigators can also help you confirm or put to rest you suspicions by discreetly finding out what is really happening. If you are wrong, no one knows but you and the professional you hire allowing you to maintain relationships and rebuild trust.

When it comes down to answering the question, “Do you need a private investigator?”, I hope this information makes you aware of the potential risks if you choose not to.

If the answer to that question is yes, Athena Protection Service is here to help. To schedule a free consultation to discuss your needs, please click the link below or give us a call at 800-951-4866.