by Jeff Schwaner, Executive Editor of Cardinal NewsTwo police officers walked into a doughnut shop. It’s not the opening line of a joke; it’s what I saw as I was working on an early draft of this story in March at the Staunton...
by Charles Cohen, CFE, CIFIThe Cook-Pulte mortgage fraud dispute offers a case study in what happens when allegations go public before the investigative process has run its course—and what working investigators should do when they find themselves in...
by J. Alexander Chilton, LPI GA/SCIn legal due diligence, corporate inquiries, and workplace investigations, facts are not merely informational—they are determinative. Attorneys rely on them to assess liability and shape litigation strategy...
by Brian J. Harris, M.S.Concrete round stools that numb your backside after 20 minutes. Thick glass partitions separating you from your client. Phones that cut out mid-sentence. The constant intrusion of fire alarms and jail announcements echoing in...
by Brandon Boyce, P.I.It’s one of the last good deals in America—the $75 process serve. In some parts of the country, even that is considered overspending. In a business that chugs along by the slimmest of margins, some process servers are...

