What is a private investigator?

A private investigator (often shortened to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective or inquiry agent, is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private detectives/investigators frequently work for attorneys in civil cases. A handful of really adept private detectives/investigators work with defense attorneys on capital punishment and criminal defense cases. Many work for insurance companies to investigate questionable claims. Before the advent of no-fault divorce, many a private investigator was hired to search  evidence of adultery or other behavior within marriage to prove reason for a divorce. Despite the lack of legal requirement for such evidence in many jurisdictions, according to press reports assembling evidence of adultery or other "bad behaviour" by spouses and partners is still one of the most gainful activities investigators undertake, as the stakes being fought  now are child custody, alimony, or marital property disputes.

Private investigators can likewise be employed to execute due diligence for an investor who may be considering investing money with an investment group, fund manager or some other high-risk business or investment venture. This could serve to assist the prospective investor avoid being the victim of a fraud or Ponzi scheme. By hiring a licensed and skilled investigator, they could unearth info that the investment is unsound and or that the investor has shady red flags in his or her background. This is known as investigative due diligence, and is becoming a good deal more prevalent in the twenty-first century with the public reports of large-scale Ponzi schemes and fallacious investment vehicles such as Madoff, Stanford, Petters, Rothstein and the hundreds of others reported by the SEC and other law-enforcement agencies.

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General information about Los Angeles, California

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Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles, frequently identified by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the second-most inhabited in the United States, after New York City, with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621. It has an area of 469 square miles (1,215 km2), and is located in Southern California.

Los Angeles during the day

The city is the central point of the larger Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan statistical area and Greater Los Angeles Area region, which contain 12,828,837 and nearly 15 million people respectively as of 2010, making it one of the most inhabited metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in the United States. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States, while the entire Los Angeles area itself has been established as the most diverse of the nation's largest cities. The city's inhabitants are referred to as Angelenos.

Los Angeles at night

Nicknamed the City of Angels, Los Angeles is a global city, with strengths in business, global trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, education, medicine and research and has been ranked sixth in the Global Cities Index and 9th Global Economic Power Index. The city is home to renowned institutions covering a  range of professional and cultural fields and is one of the most significant economic engines inside the United States. The Los Angeles combined statistical area (CSA) has a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $831 billion (as of 2008), making it the third-largest in the world, after the Greater Tokyo and New York metropolitan areas. Los Angeles includes Hollywood and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music; it is also one of the leaders in motion picture production. Additionally, Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984.

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Welcome to the Private Investigator California blog!

Welcome to the Private Investigator California blog! On this blog, you will learn things about the U.S. state, California, and private investigators (also known as private detectives).

Future posts will include historic and statistical information about California. Data on major metro areas like Los Angeles,  and nearby county Orange County will also be covered. There will also be information on private investigators including, licensing and services they can provide.

If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment.