McLaughlin PI, Author at McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc.

International Investigation

August 3, 2009 McLaughlin PI Leave a Comment

Our worldwide investigative experience enables us to provide you international investigation services across a wide array of categories. We work diligently to provide topnotch international investigative services in areas such as business, family law, litigation, insurance cases, pre-employment screening and background verification. Although we are located in the greater Boston Massachusetts and locally covering New Hampshire and Rhode Island, we have rendered our services in the following countries:

Albania – Republic of Albania
Angola – Republic of Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina – Argentine Republic
Armenia – Republic of Armenia
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
Austria – Republic of Austria
Bahamas, The
Bangladesh
Belarus – Republic of Belarus
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Benin – Republic of Benin
Bermuda (UK overseas territory)
Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad – Republic of Chad
Chile – Republic of Chile
China – People’s Republic of China
Colombia – Republic of Colombia
Comoros – Union of the Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
Croatia – Republic of Croatia
Czech Republic[20]
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
Eritrea – State of Eritrea
Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
Finland – Republic of Finland
France – French Republic
Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana – Republic of Ghana
Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
Greece – Hellenic Republic
Guam – Territory of Guam
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary – Republic of Hungary
India – Republic of India
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
Ireland – Ireland
Israel – State of Israel
Italy – Italian Republic
Jamaica
JapanKazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya – Republic of Kenya
Korea, South – Republic of Korea
Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo
Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Malta – Republic of Malta
Mexico – United Mexican States
Moldova – Republic of Moldova
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco
Nepal – State of Nepal
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway – Kingdom of Norway
Palestine
Panama – Republic of Panama
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Peru – Republic of Peru
Philippines
Poland – Republic of Poland
Portugal – Portuguese Republic
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia – Russian Federation
Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Serbia – Republic of Serbia[35]
Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore – Republic of Singapore
South Africa – Republic of South Africa
Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan – Republic of China
Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
Togo – Togolese Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey – Republic of Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uganda – Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States – United States of America
Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, United States
Zambia – Republic of Zambia

We have succesufully carried out Investigative cases in more then 90 countires.

In this globally connected world we can very easily go from one country to another, from one continent to another. Since it is easier to travel and communicate across countries and continents, people can easily commit frauds, present forged documents, make dubious claims, fudge evidence, change identities and carry out financial embezzlements with little or no recourse. Even if you have some legal rights on foreign jurisdictions, these rights mitigate in the absence of prior verification and screening. International investigation becomes all the more significant in such case scenarios.

The various categories under which we provide international investigation services are:

Due diligence reporting
Merger and acquisition investigation
Foreign Driver License / Document Verification and Driving Histories
Insurance claims
Intellectual Property investigations
Counterfeit and Grey market product
Case specific investigations
Background investigations on potential partners and investors

Our agents and investigators are adept at conducting international probes, surveillances and inquests.

Until next time…

Surveillance Services

August 2, 2009 McLaughlin PI Leave a Comment

Surveillance is a very critical part of providing professional investigative services, and in fact it is during surveillance that all the arts of the trade come to the fore and manifest the true investigative capabilities of individuals and organizations. At McLaughlin Investigative Group Inc. we take great pride in providing surveillance services to a slew of clients.

From cheating spouses to corporate swindlers and security threats, covert surveillance is the best method of obtaining right information, resolving complex issues and preventing fraud and malpractice. Our surveillance services are performed under most demanding conditions using the latest technology and sophisticated gadgetry. Although we provide surveillance services in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, we are equally capable of transcending international boundaries and covering international arenas.
You would hire our surveillance services if you are:

Concerned about the security of your office or industrial complex.
Worried that your company assets and resources are being diverted or misused.
Suspicious about the way your spouse or another family member has been behaving of late or simply want to know whom they are meeting and where they are going when they are not with the family, or if one of your kids is taking drugs.
Thinking that your business secrets are being ferreted out.
Generally trying to clear some misunderstanding.
Facing employment-related charges from a disgruntled worker.
Fighting a custody or child-support battle.

All surveillance activities are carefully documented and you are delivered timely reports with supported documents and video evidence if available.
Surveillance is a multi-faceted occupation that demands expertise in handling complex equipment like cameras while driving. One needs to be extremely fit because you never know where you have to go and where you have to hide and whom you have to encounter. We have highly experienced surveillance experts who have either worked as independent detectives and investigators for years, or have worked in police or the forces on various national and international assignments. When you partner with us for your surveillance needs, you always get the right information at the right time in the apt format.tio

We provide our clients with detailed reports, invoices and DVDs of the video footage obtained.

Please visit our website, www.McLaughlinPI.com for more information or just call our office 978-474-8801 about your surveillance needs in Boston, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or any where in the world.

Pre-employment Screening

July 29, 2009 McLaughlin PI 2 Comments

Studies have established that 40% of people put misleading information on their resume.
Pre-employment screening saves you from litigation and costly hiring mistakes. When you hire people for your organization a lot is at stake in terms of money, time, reputation and even your brand. Once you have hired a person you and your company can be held liable for his or her actions especially when you don’t hire him or her through proper pre-employment screening procedure.

Hiring aptly talented and trustworthy employees is highly critical for your survival and growth whether you are a small business or a Fortune 500 company. As technology and science takes long strides, screening requirements have evolved into intricate exercises. Simple reference checks just don’t work these days as security breaches, data and identity thefts, workplace harassments, drug addiction and financial embezzlement are becoming rampant.
At McLaughlin Investigative Group Inc. pre-employment screening division, www.EmploySecure.com we use the state-of-the-art technology and well-established procedures and methods to provide world-class pre-employment screening services in Massachusetts, Boston and nationwide. Our services include, verifying and collecting information regarding:

County level criminal records
Federal criminal records
State driving records
Address to criminal records
Employment verification
Education verification
Drug testing and screening
Statewide criminal search
Nationwide criminal search
Credit reports
Worker’s compensation records
Social security number verification trace

We’ll be discussing all these services in various blog posts, whenever the context permits.

Is pre-employment screening prohibitively costly? Hardly. While hiring a suitable employee for your company you may spend anywhere between $4,000 and $50,000, you can avail our pre-employment screening services at a tiny fraction of this cost; merely 0.5% to 2%, dependent upon the features you want included.
Do you think pre-employment screening is an overkill and waste of money? Although we don’t believe in spreading phobias and a feeling of mistrust between employers and employees, as I’ve mentioned above, over 40% job candidates lie on their resumes. Worse, almost 11% pre-employment screenings reveal criminal records. These figures more than justify thorough and professional investigation and verification before you hire someone.

To learn more about screening your potential employees and how to make sure your company is compliant with FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act), visit our screening website, www.EmploySecure.com.

Until next time…

International Investigation in Global Economy

July 28, 2009 McLaughlin PI 2 Comments

At the outset of the industrial revolution people were dependent on village economies. The industrial revolution brought them to cities. Even before that the colonial expansions prompted adventurous folks to set up their enterprises on distant shores, across the oceans.
But it is only during the information technology age, the age of the Internet, when a business in say, Boston, can employ or due business with someone in Shanghai or Brazil without much fuss. You are collaborating with organizations and individuals half-way across the globe and the manpower is constantly hopping across continents for the sake of employment and new opportunities. The costs – both in terms of money and time – involved are humungous and you need to be sure that you can rely on those you are collaborating with. You need an international investigation agency that can carry out surveillance, corporate and individual due diligence, pre-employment screening, verification, and investigation exercises across the borders, on all the continents.
This is the reason why I take interest in whatever developments are taking place in the field of international investigation. In fact I’m so much involved with international investigation and screening that I’m on the board and an ambassador of the World Association of Detectives, the oldest and perhaps one of the most prestigious investigative and security associations in the world. It is an international association for private investigators and security service organizations. The association brings world-class investigative and surveillance know-how to its members and encourages them to promote and maintain the highest ethical practices in the profession of surveillance, investigation and security.
How does it help our clients at McLaughlin Investigative Group Inc.? First of all, as mentioned above it brings us to the level of international standards set by various investigative agencies throughout the world. Being one of its board members it becomes incumbent upon me to lead by example. Besides, in order to be a member of the WAD one needs to have a license, a minimum number of years of experience and a portfolio that defines an experienced and established investigative agency of repute. The association expects its members to strictly observe the principles of truth, accuracy and prudence.
Secondly, we are based in the USA. We have become the “local” investigator for our clients for all their international matters.
Our investigative, surveillance, verification, pre-employment screening, litigation and trial preparation and corporate investigation services are not limited within the confines of the United States. We run an international operation covering globe. Our investigative firm has successfully conducted investigations in over 90 countries. It doesn’t matter where your subject is placed at the moment.
I’m looking forward to attending its annual WAD conference scheduled to be held in Rio early September.

McLaughlinPI First Blog

July 28, 2009 McLaughlin PI Leave a Comment

Hello there!
Welcome to my blog. My name is Chuck McLaughlin and if you are wondering why on earth a private investigative agency aspires to publish an active, vibrant and thriving blog, in this first post I intend to answer that.
Before proceeding further I’d like to assuage any apprehensions you may have regarding our blogging. On this blog, through this blog, I will NEVER divulge the confidential details of our esteemed and valued clients. If you are our client I will never jeopardize your position by openly discussing your case here. I will only be sharing information regarding various investigative services we provide and what are the generic procedures, and sometimes, what are the latest developments and trends taking place in the field of professional investigation.
Now back to why this blog…
In these times of global conversations your organization can no longer afford to remain a faceless entity waiting for business, triggered by intermittent bouts of advertising and Internet traffic bursts. Social media communication tools like blogging, Twitter and FaceBook have enabled people to communicate to each other in real time, en masse, and without intermediaries. They expect – perfectly naturally – the same level of communication even from companies and organizations they do business with, or plan to do business with.
Being a company that prefers to move in the realms of the contemporary while focusing on the future, we would like to set up a communication channel where we can communicate to our clients – past, present and future clients – and they too can communicate to us. Professional investigation is based on trust, accountability, experience, in-depth knowledge of the human psyche, comfort with technology and a relationship with reality. Much is at stake when our clients put their trust in our hands and through this blog my constant endeavor will be to portray ourselves as a supremely competent company. I will be discussing in detail the procedures that we normally follow and how our clients can easily rely upon us. I will also welcome your open participation through our comments section.
I’ll wrap up this blog post in great anticipation of rewarding interactions with our reader, you. Please feel free to share your thoughts, and who knows, maybe your active participation will decide what rout this new blog takes. Until next time.