Private Investigator San Diego California Asset Search, Hidden Asset, Bank Account Investigations

Licensed and Juris Doctor Degreed Investigators

Financial Investigations

Able Investigations, a premier Asset Search firm, maintains specific disciplines in:

locating hidden assets in offshore "safe havens" and domestic accounts
due diligence examinations for the benefit of contemplated transactions
litigation support in addition to fact finding and computer forensics

Our services include:

US-based and Foreign Companies

address history
background information
bankruptcies
collection matters, judgments and liens
business affiliations and contacts
business bank account
business profile
corporate/non-profit Federal tax filings
credit and financial information
domestic asset search
entity identification
media database search
officer/principal identification
offshore asset search
real property ownership and transactions
SEC records search
share structure/ownership
stock equity asset search
vehicle, aircraft and watercraft ownership
UCC filings

Individuals

address history
bank/credit union account
bankruptcies
business affiliations
collection matters, judgments and liens
credit reports
current liabilities
domestic asset search
family history
financial institution inquiries
investment/brokerage account
link analysis
litigation history
offshore asset search
professional license search
real property ownership and transactions
stock equity asset search
subject identification
vehicle, aircraft and watercraft ownership
UCC filings

Frequently Asked Questions in Asset Search Inquires

Q: What does an asset search cover?

A: Our asset searches look for real and personal property, interests in properties and business activities, and other financial and business assets, including bank accounts, safe deposit boxes, stocks, bonds, accounts receivable, royalties, patents, etc. Additionally, we examine assets of spouses and family members for possible transfers, and corporations associated with the subject and his/her partners. We identify individuals or entities that can provide leads and directions through a scrutiny of the individual's life style, litigation history and relationships in order to discover hidden assets.

Q: My client has already lost a great deal of money. Does it make sense to incur additional expense searching for possible hidden assets to satisfy the judgment?

A: Able Investigations works in a phased approach. Phase I, conducted at minimal expense, develops financial information on the subject and his family members, current activity, life style and resources in the U.S. Bank account assets located in the U.S. are frozen through a restraining notice, whereupon the client's attorney can have the sheriff levy on the accounts. Even if these findings are under $50,000, they can provide funding for Phase II investigation, which should be initiated only if there is strong reason to believe assets are secreted in other states or offshore. Penetrating offshore bank accounts is generally costly; however, the staged approach can give strong indications early in the case if assets are secreted elsewhere, before large amounts of money are expended.

Q: What information do you need to initiate an asset search?

A: Able Investigations needs the name, address, social security number and date of birth at minimum to initiate an asset search. Also desirable are names of family members, names of current and prior companies and geographical locations where the subject has lived, as well as any background information in your files, e.g., financial statements, tax returns, loan documents, depositions, travel and expense reports, etc. Able Investigations is also interested in any information on international travel or copies of a passport. Added information reduces the cost of the asset search investigation.

Able Investigations employs a network of resources to assist in the location of undisclosed assets.

A Network of Resources

Our premier investigative firm maintains a unique position as an international company that assists the personal, business, legal and financial communities by performing due diligence for contemplated transactions and by providing litigation support fact finding and asset search and recovery services for divorce and other family law issues, bankruptcies or defaulted loans.

Able Investigations' abilities are unique and we have extensive sources world-wide, We associate with members of the investigative community as well prior intelligence officers. Our investigators utilize findings drawn from a network of law enforcement organizations, insurance companies and other unique sources. The inquiries and facts obtained are entirely confidential and are obtained in compliance with all applicable law.

Asset Search And Recovery

Able Investigations' asset searches include link analysis, fund traces, hidden asset searches and analysis of fraudulent transfers, as well as investigative techniques to generate additional leads.

Able Investigations has developed the unique capability to locate assets that have been hidden from collection in international "safe havens" as well as in domestic accounts and has assisted clients in successfully recovering over a billion dollars with this service. Asset searches are used not only in bankruptcy and defaulted debt situations, but also in divorce cases where substantial family wealth is being divided between two parties and other family law cases. Where collection of a judgment is involved, we work as a team with legal counsel to use our international experience and resources to assist in freezing assets for later collection.

Financial Investigation

The Initiatives involved in the performance of Financial Investigations are often difficult as a result of the fact that the required financial records are closely held, intentionally altered , hidden, or are benefited by financial privacy laws and circumstance. Commonly one finds that the information is available but is so disjointed, or the volume so great that it needs analysis, or more importantly significant interpretation.

Whatever situation you are facing, our resident financial investigators and experts are available to provide assistance. Should you require a financial inquiry which involves itself in misconduct, dispute resolution, due diligence, asset recovery, or litigation, Able Forensic Investigations. maintains the ability and background that allows for a significant difference.

The financial investigators and research analysts of Able Investigations often work together to identify, trace, research financial records and information. The investigators will verify, scrutinize, organize, and then provide accurate financial information and summary which are understandable and presented in a form that is admissible in court proceedings. The ability and background in these areas has made us proficient in finding and explaining accounting records and financial information and as such sets us apart from many more broad based investigative firms.

A successfully performed financial investigation does require specialized knowledge and experience. Our financial investigative experts have the benefit of years of experience in reviewing financial records and in providing discovery of fiscal misrepresentations and asset misappropriation. This experience also transcends into areas such as bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, internal and external corporate fraud, embezzlement, theft of intellectual property., financial institution fraud, healthcare fraud, identity theft, securities fraud and environmental liability

The computer forensics experts in our firm maintain the ability to recover and analyze computers for lost or deleted data, and provide evidence as to how to the computer was actually employed, at the same time preserving the evidence for discovery purposes. This initiative is performed in conjunction with the financial investigation experts to allow the process to be accomplished in a manner consistent with the scope of the investigation.

Should you or your business determine that there exists a present need for an answer to financial questions, or an investigation into financial issues or disagreements, Able Forensic Investigations maintains the background and experience to assist in these matters.

Litigation Support/
Competitor Investigations

Is your competition succeeding because they have vital information about your research, operations, markets, customers, products and resources? Able Investigations provides litigation support intelligence as well as competitor intelligence.

Able Investigations develops a customized investigative strategy for US-based and foreign business entities, and for individuals, to support a potential recovery analysis in civil cases, as well as such matters as automobile accidents and other personal injury cases, class actions, collections, judgments and torts.

All inquiries are conducted tactfully, and in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other applicable Federal, state and local statutes, rules and regulations. In addition, the results of each asset search are presented in a clear, concise and user-friendly report.

Able Forensic Investigations