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Securities Records: Treasure Not Even Buried

By Philip Segal on May 3, 2022
Posted in Banking and Investments, Finances

We Found $60 Million in two hours, and our client wasn’t happy.

Sometimes looking for assets is like hunting for buried treasure. Other times, there’s a pot of gold under such a light dusting of soil that you can spot it in an hour or two.

That’s the way it works with securities records (covering…

Getting Records for Divorce or the Next International Crisis

By Philip Segal on April 5, 2020
Posted in Banking and Investments

Imagine fighting this virus without the internet or electricity.

The Covid-19 pandemic is one of two catastrophes we’ve read about from time to time over the past few years. The risk of a deadly virus has been discussed by the likes of Bill Gates and Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Most of us read, and then hope…

That Bank Account Information Your Investigator Got? Probably a Crime

By Philip Segal on November 15, 2019
Posted in Banking and Investments, Ethics, Finances

Half the time when someone calls our office about asset identification they tell us, “I need bank account information.”

When told that without a court order there is nearly no legal way to get that kind of information from a bank without the account holder’s consent, many ask: “If it’s illegal, why did an investigator…

How to Read Email Headers: Where Did That Email Come From?

By Philip Segal on February 26, 2018
Posted in Banking and Investments, Finances

Just as it’s nice to know what number someone is using when they call you, wouldn’t it be useful to see where someone was when they sent an email? That information is often contained in the “fine print” of an email known as the “header.”

In brief, the header describes the route an email takes…

“Offshore” Assets Here at Home

By Philip Segal on January 26, 2018
Posted in Banking and Investments, Finances, Legal issues

We’ve written plenty about why it makes sense to do an onshore search within the U.S. when you’re looking for offshore assets. See for instance our Offshore Assets Playbook and here.

What comes as news to many clients is how secretive people are allowed to be with their assets right here in the U.S.…

Bitcoin: Add Cryptocurrencies to the List of Assets to Search

By Philip Segal on August 30, 2017
Posted in Finances, Uncommon

It may all come crashing down, but if it doesn’t the cryptocurrency market is your newest headache in trying to find hidden assets.

Long written off by many as a joke, cryptocurrencies are still dismissed by many as a bubble waiting to burst. Just the other day, the Wall Street Journal ran this piece arguing…

Follow Him! Why Surveillance Isn’t Always the Best Option

By Philip Segal on July 21, 2017
Posted in Finances

It’s often the first idea people have when they want to know what their spouse is up to.: Surveillance.

We are not usually in the business of following people around to prove infidelity, but will bring in experienced surveillance personnel in the case of high net worth asset searches. In most cases, the client decides…

Divorce and Your Money Podcast: My Interview

By Philip Segal on April 11, 2017
Posted in Finances, Property

I was interviewed at length today for the #1 podcast on divorce planning, Divorce and Your Money. Among the detailed points covered:

  • How asset searches work.
  • How we take information from our clients.
  • How investigation compliments legal discovery.
  • Why Google searching is a good starting, but won’t do your thinking for you.
  • “Asset” means “cash”

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The Offshore Assets Play Book

By Philip Segal on March 28, 2017
Posted in Banking and Investments, Finances, Uncommon

Clients come to us all the time with the suspicion that their spouse has stashed assets offshore. The problem is that they are not sure where.

If there is one thing that is as difficult as getting money returned from an overseas location, it can be figuring out which overseas location we are even going…

Can You Get Me Bank Accounts and Some Cocaine, Please?

By Philip Segal on January 25, 2017
Posted in Banking and Investments, Ethics, Legal issues

If an investigator told you he could get you some cocaine or find you a way to conduct illegal business with North Korea, would you say “go ahead” simply based on the idea that it could be done?

secret hidden bank accounts

We ask people this question fairly often when they ask us to get bank account information of…

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