Charles Merken Investigations
EXPERIENCE • DEDICATION • INSTINCT SINCE 1989
Private Investigations
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Litigation Support Services • Criminal Investigations/Cold Cases • Asset Verification and Debtor Reconnection Services • Hidden Asset Investigations • Crime Scene/Accident Investigations • Missing Persons • Background Checks • Forensics Accounting
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Let us put NEW EYES and DEVELOP new LEADS on your COLD CASE, MISSING PERSONS OR UNSOLVED HOMICIDE CASE.
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We are NOT under the same restraints as law enforcement agencies. We take these types of cases personally and we will do what is necessary to find your loved ones or bring those to justice that committed the crime.
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When the need arises for you to use the services of a professional private investigator this means that you have a serious business or personal issue that requires the utmost confidentiality and expertise to resolve. Our investigators have decades of experience in finding the proof and information to protect you, your family, your business and your hard earned assets.
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Unlike some of our colleagues, our investigators were not paper pushers or supervisors managing human resources. We come from the ranks of street cops with years of actual hands on experience and we know how to get the job done.
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If you feel you are in danger, experiencing problems with your business, with your spouse, with an employee or simply do not know where to turn to get help, call us. There is never a charge for your initial consultation.
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We have a staff of honorably retired law enforcement professionals that can assist you in your time of need. We will meet you at your home, a location of your choosing our our office and we will deal with your needs confidentially, one-on-one to provide you with the help that you need.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND COLD CASES
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When investigating unsolved criminal cases our detectives assist our clients in shedding a new light on cases. We are not bound by the same restrictions placed on law enforcement by their departments policies, or by the state when conducting interviews and collecting evidence.
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Depending on the case, we assign the specific resources necessary to focus solely on your investigation and see it through to a successful conclusion. With experience that comes only through decades of first hand investigations in rape, stalking, missing persons, kidnapping, narcotics, homicides, and other felony cases can we assure our clients that their specific case needs will be met with the highest level of professionalism and discretion.​
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Identifying new leads
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Developing new theories
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Confirming the sequence of events
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Interacting with local authorities
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interviewing witnesses, locating new witnesses and discovering new evidence.
ASSET VERIFICATION AND DEBTOR RECONNECTION SERVICES
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During an economic downturn forces beyond everyone’s control can change the prevailing mentality, pushing many responsible individuals who normally pay their debts on cars, boats, planes and other assets to stop payments on loans and to simply ignore any phone calls or written communications from lenders when in fact the lenders may even be offering a way to minimize payments or other forms of assistance in resolving the debt short of repossession.
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Often times debtors move, turn off their phones or attempt to hide assets believing that the asset will be repossessed. We have found that in many incidents these are hard working, responsible people, simply afraid to ask for help or communicate with their lenders.
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Reconnecting these individuals with lenders and verifying the condition and location of the asset is not as simple as sitting behind a desk and searching data bases. Our investigators utilize a broad rang of tools and resources to find individuals and assets.
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Once the individual is located our investigators will make contact and hand deliver any request made by the lending institution in a professional manner, photographing the asset and providing a detailed evaluation to our client regarding the asset and the individual. This service provides the lender with a cost/benefit analysis to help determine the direction of asset recovery options.
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In many cases this action can subsequently produce the most efficient results, which is the debtor reconnecting with the lender and working out a payment option, or in the worse case, a better allocation of resources should the client decide to move forward with a lost asset recover option.
ASSET INVESTIGATIONS
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When large sums of money are involved individuals can be very devious at hiding assets from business partners, spouses/ex-spouses, relatives, court judgements ore anyone else who may have a legitimate claim to those assets. In today’s electronic world it is possible to trade financial transactions through a variety of ingenious sources. Our expert team of asset investigators are very adept at tracking down hidden assets and providing you with the information you need to get your fair share.
CRIME SCENE AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
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Let’s face it, most of us know that our police officers, district attorneys and criminal courts are overworked. Critical information that can either prove or disprove a case is often missed. Unlike the TV shows, our public servants do not have unlimited resources for testing DNA, analyzing voice transmissions, reconstructing crime scenes and testing hypothetical theories. Fortunately you can get this level of analysis with the help of our experienced and detail-oriented investigators. They will review police reports, reconstruct crime scenes and re-trace the initial investigator’s steps, frequently catching what others miss. If additional research, lab tests, interviews, electronic analysis and other time-intensive steps are needed we go the extra mile to be sure it’s done. Our investigation specialists can testify to their findings as expert witnesses with the knowledge, terminology and credibility to convince a judge or jury.
MISSING PERSONS
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You may be trying to find a runaway child, a deadbeat dad, missing relatives, old classmates, your birth father or an old girlfriend. We can help. With access to some of the largest databases in the world, we can frequently retrace the steps of your missing person through multiple addresses and name changes until we find them. We can also facilitate your reunion in a sensitive and appropriate manner.
BACKGROUND CHECKS
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When hiring a new employee, setting up a pre-nuptial agreement, extending credit or hiring a new nanny, you need to know who this person is. Our extensive background checks include history, criminal records, employment history, previous marriages and much more. Discovering the reason for previous dismissals, civil judgements, questionable associations and other potentially harmful information can save you and your loved ones from untold heartache and/or financial loss.
FORENSICS ACCOUNTING
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A detailed review of your books by an experienced forensics CPA can reveal discrepancies that could be costing you far more than you realize. Our investigation can detect and prevent costly embezzlement and manipulation of company assets.
We can provide expert witness testimony to help you prove your case.
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In criminal and cold case investigations our detectives have the time, expertise and resources to uncover clues that the police may have missed.
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Hidden assets could be keeping you from receiving all that you’re owed. Let us help you find and lay claim to those hidden assets.
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Our detectives can reconstruct and shed light on accident and crime scene investigations that may have been hastily done by law enforcement.
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Let us help you find your loved one. Our extensive resources can track down, and establish contact if you wish, with your missing person.
CALL US TODAY!
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ph: 888.618.7770 or 951.805.8668
fax: +1 951-565-4668
email:
chuckm@charlesmerkeninvestigations.org
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California Private Investigator’s License 14608
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We have field agents in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernadino counties ready to respond to your individual needs.
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Please call or email us today. We are ready to serve you in your time of need. There is never a charge for initial consultation.
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MISSION STATEMENT
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We expect more from our people. In our view our detectives must possess more than just knowledge, they must also reflect a genuine concern for the individuals, corporations and legal professionals that we serve. They must possess an inner strength to provide the highest level of commitment to bringing every case to a successful conclusion.
Chuck Merken