Security Risk Assessment & Management

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Security Risk Management Process

Our AR INTELL Security Risk Management Process aims to provide you with an in-depth set of security methods & threat intelligence insights. We manage Your Security Risks by doing a Security Risk Assessment 1st. Hence we believe this will help you to clearly understand which security threats are important for your community, for you as an individual, or for your organization/company.

Security Risk Assessment, Threat Intelligence, and Risk Management must work hand in hand.

To protect your physical & digital assets effectively, a set of security controls needs to be in place. These controls will function as deterring elements. They work in sync with detection systems and attack delay mechanisms. Other response methodologies are also to be considered.

Ask yourself how to respond to incidents.

We always start the process with an assessment of your best business practices, and standard operating procedures (SOPs). We will verify your security policies, industry-standard compliance, and other guidelines or regulations which should be in place at any organizational level.

 

Types of Security Risks & Threats:

Physical security risks & threats
  • theft, robbery & burglary
  • vandalism
  • terrorism
  • sabotage
  • natural disasters
  • physical violence
Cyber Security Risks
  • cyber security & digital security risks
  • computer security risks
  • network security threats
Other Risks
  • perimeter security risks
  • workplace security risks
threat intelligence

Threat Intelligence is not a luxury.

Levels of Security Assessment & Process

Our security risk assessment process will look at many different areas in your organization and issues. This done to make a preliminary security risk assessment report. These risk elements & risk areas are looked at during a specific process:

 

  • General context: strategic context, organizational context, risk management context


  • Threat Assessment – Vulnerability Assessment – Critical elements Assessment
    • conceptual threats
    • operational levels
    • physical levels
    • lighting
    • management levels
    • policy levels
    • training levels
    • security staff
    • electronic & digital systems
    • electrical systems
    • liability issues
    • legal issues
    • regulatory issues
    • structural design
    • perimeter & barrier security
    • analysis of security weaknesses and exploitation of opportunities
  • Risk Identification (who did what, with who, when, where, how, why)
  • Risk Assessment (likelihood of something happening & the consequences or effects
    • recommendations
    • options
    • trade-offs
  • Risk Evaluation (what can we tolerate and accept)
  • Risk Mitigation (avoid risks, sharing the risk-load, exploitation scenarios, acceptance, and reduction)
    • avoidance of risk
    • reduction of risk
    • spreading of risk
    • transfer of risk
    • acceptance of risk

Specific Information will be acquired by means of:

  • interviews
  • assessment of security posture
  • assessment of current security apparatus & infrastructure
  • history of security incidents
  • on-site research
  • analysis of crime or incident scenes
  • documentation reviews
  • policy reviews
  • SOP reviews
  • risk simulations
  • resource optimization
  • compliance verification
  • surveillance systems check
  • disaster recovery training

Risk Discovery Process

The whole purpose of the security risk discovery process is to establish an effective and realistic risk management strategy that allows you to reduce or limit the threats. As it happens threats can be real, perceived, or conceptual.

 

We will prevent opportunities or risky situations to occur. This can reduce the negative effects of misconfigurations, lack of security, accidents, mishaps, or disasters.

By compiling a hands-on security assessment report, we will help you to identify the risks to your assets & people. Based on accurate intelligence reports you will be able to make better security decisions.

Security Risk Analysis Report

We use 3 different methods which are reflected in our report.

Hybrid
Methodology

Quantitative Methodology

Qualitative Methodology

Contentwise our reports contain an executive summary, a list of security issues, and constructive suggestions which reflect upon:

  • your different levels of specific vulnerabilities
  • how you interact with your environment (inside / outside the organization)
  • applicable threats and their frequency of occurring
  • technical system connected
  • levels of data exposure
  • calculations of detailed Annual Loss Expectancy
  • Residual risks & threats

Risk Management & Risk Assessment

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Quantify your risks

Consider our specialized AR INTELL risk identification process. We go all out in order to quantify & qualify the risks in your business or organization, or individual situation. Most importantly we aim to predict its influence on your organization’s business processes, company structure, or individual situations. Take a look at the uncertainty in detail.

Ultimately it is up to you to either accept, tolerate or reject the presence of certain perils and threats. This entirely depends on your risk appetite & risk tolerance levels in your business processes. It is prudent to run a pro-active risk management system to support the diverse mitigation systems.

Careful Risk Planning & Mitigation

We recommend careful planning and a detailed (re)organization of all the risks. This in combination with tight financial cost control and clear budgeting, allows you to mitigate any relevant risks.

Types of Risks

Essentially there are different classifications of risk:

  • Systematic Risk:
    the overall impact of the market or in general external factors.
  • Unsystematic Risk:
    asset-specific or company-specific uncertainties.
  • Political/Regulatory Risk: impact of political decisions and regulatory changes
  • Financial & Business Risk: capital structure of a company, working capital (finances & debt)
  • Reputational Risk: the reputation of a brand and standing in society, industry & business
  • Interest Rate Risk: effect of changing interest rates
  • Country Risk: country-specific issues
  • Socio-Economic risk: level of lawlessness in a country – economic development standards
  • Social Risk: changes in social norms, population movements, social unrest
  • Environmental Risk: changes in the environmental parameters, weather & physical acts/events
  • Operational Risk: operational issues, supply chain, delivery of products or services
  • People Risk: staff, recruitment, training, industry relations, fraud
  • Management Risk: decisions by management teams
  • Strategic Risk: failing to execute plans & adjust to changing environment
  • Legal Risk: lawsuits or the freedom to operate
  • Regulatory Risk: compliance with regulations & legislation
  • Competition: effect of competitors in the industry
  • Crime Risk: criminal activities that concern your company, including cybercrime
  • Technology Risk: risk associated with the use of technology, physical & virtual systems

Problem Solving

Contact us to assess the threats, hazards, or uncertainties that you are facing. First, we start the problem-solving. This will form the foundation for a good risk management plan, followed by an identification & assessment of the risks.

The development of a proper incident response system is the next phase.

AR INTELL can assist you in the prevention of these (un)identified threats. Contact us TODAY.

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Lost or Missing Family Members

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Missing Family Members

Lost or Missing Family

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Your father, mother or child is missing? Do you know what to do?

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Missing Person

In the event that this would happen to you, consequently you can imagine by now that your level of stress is very high. The scenario is that your family member went missing or is lost and this would already be the case for a while. Under these circumstances, you don’t know if they are hurt or need help. It could be an abduction case. Not much is clear in the beginning. Action is required. You need the right information to reduce the unknowns.

Certainly, when the person is very young, very old and maybe also has a mental or other medical condition, the experience becomes even more stressful. You don’t want to be too long in this kind of situation. The same goes for the victim


Because this is such an important matter, you must try to remain calm when family members go lost or missing. For this reason, get help immediately from experienced people. There are professionals who are trained to deal with these types of situations.

Firstly; you must take the right steps methodically & immediately. After all the chances of finding a missing person are much better when you get some information in the 1st 24 or 48 hours. Because the trails easily get cold after that period of time.

Secondly; if you are getting no results, or you simply can’t handle or deal with the situation, then do consult a professional. Don’t wait till it is too late.

Who can go lost or missing?

  • estranged parents
  • a sister or brother that you never met
  • young children
  • elderly persons
  • wife or husband
  • other family members
  • mentally challenged persons
  • nephews, cousins, etc..

A family member goes missing. What to do?

  • immediately inform the police & provide all relevant information
  • keep copies of the reports
  • file a missing person report with your local authorities
  • consult missing and unidentified person systems
  • check traffic cameras and CCTV systems that might have recorded something
  • login into online accounts of the smartphone or GPS tracker to see if there is a live GEO-trace track
  • instruct the telecom to ping the missing person their phone (geo-location)
  • register the missing person on missing person databases
  • check with local jails & gateway houses
  • check with employers
  • contact the Red-Cross
  • check-in the direct neighborhood, neighbors
  • call closeby hospitals
  • get in touch with coroners to verify if the person has not deceased
  • verify social media accounts
  • post a poster of a missing person on social media
  • print out a detailed missing person poster + description and put it up in neighborhoods
  • check with friends, acquaintances & family of the missing person
  • list of recent locations the missing person frequented – historical timeline
  • alert the media
  • spread the word to other relevant persons
  • do a grid search in a professional manner with the assistance of professionals
  • hire a professional private investigator

Investigation Lost or Missing Family Member

Our investigation focuses on locating the missing person. Circumstances under which a person went missing are investigated.

The first step in this missing family member case is to know all of the facts. We will conduct interviews, do research, and conduct surveillance. Location tracking is done to find facts. Clear communication and reporting, in cooperation with Law Enforcement and other authorities will follow.

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Loss and Theft Investigations – Trace / find missing or stolen items.

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Missing, Stolen or Lost Items

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We all can lose things…

A point often overlooked is that we are all susceptible to losing things. Not surprisingly theft can occur anywhere. Thus our AR INTELL investigators specialize also in tracking down lost and stolen items of value. When things go missing, get lost, or are stolen you need to take action.

What to do when items are missing or stolen?

  • identification of the item – What exactly is stolen?
  • historical track – when was it stolen? who had the item last in hand? who was using it?
  • build up witness reports, who saw somebody with the item?
  • check CCTV and other camera-reports
  • look for any unusual activity or other misplaced items
  • verify log files or tracked items (RFID tags)
  • for cars & vehicles verify GPS tracker information and alarm-systems
  • activate the tracking and lockdown function for smartphones
  • classification & definition of the item
  • calculation of losses & risk loss (like when a gun or laptop with data is stolen)
  • assist the police in solving the crime
  • reporting to the insurance provider
  • risk assessment & risk mitigation to avoid future losses or theft

What are possible indications of theft?

  • staff taking unplanned vacations or days off for unknown reasons
  • purchase of new cars, or boats
  • expensive multiple dining out sessions
  • comments about authority positions
  • sudden visual signs of wealth: expensive jewelry
  • going to gambling places
  • uncommon behaviors
  • indications that something is off

Types of theft:

  • workplace, office-related theft
  • internal theft cases
  • residential property crimes
  • family crimes
  • narcotics, drugs related
  • workplace, office-related theft
  • internal theft cases

Prevention of theft

We would like to point out that our theft investigations can help you to prevent theft cases. In particular professional theft or general non-professional theft. We specialize especially in tracking down many types of property & other assets.

Theft Investigation

In our AR INTELL type of theft investigation we will take the following steps:

  • We tune our investigative approach towards the Types of Theft that occurred.
  • A theft Investigation report is a document used to make arrests, track down the thieves, and find a solution to the case at hand.
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Corporate Slander Investigation

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Corporate Slander

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False or negative statements harmful to your business

 

Corporate slander refers to using untrue statements or other types of disinformation/misinformation, altered data, which the offenders have taken out of context to damage somebody their reputation. Consequently, this will then cause a company to permanently lose money, and brand reputation.

 

In case someone slanders your business, sometimes the business does not need to show the actual harm. False-negative statements are indeed harmful to your business.

Damage to your Business, Corporation & Organization

 

It is normal to get a lot of negative or positive comments as a business, individual, or organization. S sometimes negative comments can take the form of hate campaigns or pure gossip. All this can be very damaging to your business.

Spreading lies and half-truths is done with the intent to damage a business. At all times you must protect your company’s brand plus reputation from false claims.

Collection of Evidence. Corporate Slander Investigation.

 

Evidently, corporate slander sometimes leads to defamation cases, and in order to prove this in court, specific & relevant evidence is needed.

Apart from all the above, we recommend keeping an eye on slander in the workplace. Negative communication can get out of control very fast. If not corrected, you will end up with very toxic work cultures.

Don’t hesitate to contact us about your specific situation and requirements. We can investigate your case to collect evidence that can be used in a court of law.

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Arson or Fire Loss Investigation

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Arson or Fire Loss Investigation

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Arson Investigation

Arson or Fire Loss Investigation

What is Arson?

A crime like arson is done for profit or financial gain. With this in mind, it is a criminal method of stealing money from the fire insurance company. Hence we will do a fire loss investigation.  Economic arson occurs when a place of business, a warehouse, an office, etc. is set to fire. For instance, the motivation can be to decrease financial losses or recuperate investments. Sometimes arsonists will burn down depreciated assets to get money from insurance companies.

Arson is one of the causes of major property damage. Many injuries to homeowners, house residents, emergency staff, and firefighters are the results of fire accidents or arson.

Types of Arson

  • Single Arson – a single fire set at one location, with no cooling off period
  • Double Arson – a single fire set at two different locations, with no cooling off period
  • Tripple Arson – a single fire set at three different locations, with no cooling off period
  • Mass Arson – 3 or more fires set at the same time at the same location
  • Spree Arson – 3 or more fires set at different locations, with no cooling off period between
  • Serial Arson – 3 or more fires set at different locations, with a period of time in between

What motivates arsonists to set things on fire?

  • insurance fraud
  • vandalism (especially abandoned or empty buildings)
  • the excitement of settings things at blaze (such as attention-seeking, sexual gratification, acting as a hero later)
  • personal revenge acts
  • extremism
  • acts of revenge or spite; targetting businesses, organizations, institutions, society as a whole, groups
  • covering up or hiding a crime, burning evidence to destroy proof (secondary crime)
  • profit-driven to collect insurance money
  • burning down places and get paid rebuild

What could be the targets of arsonists?

  • vehicles, cars, motorcycles, trucks
  • public property
  • buildings, residential places, houses, private property
  • warehouses
  • garages, sheds
  • forests
  • nature reserves

Arson Investigation

We can investigate all these pointers/red flags. This needs to be with the intention to identify potential suspects that could be arsonists. We perform profiling and other investigations to collect factual data relating to the fire/arson incident.

1st we need to explicitly identify the cause of an arson case or accidental fire. Consequently, we will conduct a risk analysis to identify hazards and dangerous practices. It is significantly important to prevent future fires, financial loss, and injuries.

  • Was the fire an accident or an arson case?
  • Did somebody set the place intentionally on fire?
  • Do you have enemies or adversaries that are targetting you?
  • Who would benefit from creating a fire?
  • Did the fire cover something up?
  • Was there any evidence destroyed in the fire?  
  • Did the fire cover up a homicide (in case a body was found in the fire)?

Our arson specialists will conduct a professional investigation. We check if the fire was accidental or if it was intentionally ignited (arson). We combine evidence collection with interviews. This will allow the court to determine if a crime was committed.

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Accident Reconstruction

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Accident Reconstruction


Accident Investigation

Accident Reconstruction Inquiry

What is a forensic accident investigation or accident reconstruction?

In traffic, we call this also a vehicular accident investigation (traffic collision) and reconstruction (car accidents). Of course, there are many more types of accidents.

The accident investigation will focus on the process of determining the root causes of accidents, work-related injuries, property damage, and other incidents. One of the purposes of the investigation is to understand better what happened. This might help to prevent future accidents.

The investigation needs to find the real cause of why the incident occurred. With the right knowledge, based on facts, you can take steps to prevent future accidents from occurring.

Different Types of Accidents

  • traffic accidents (rear-end collisions, side-impact collisions, vehicle rollover, sideswipe collisions, head-on collisions, single car accidents, and multiple vehicle pile-ups)
  • motor vehicle accidents (car, motorcycle)
  • vehicle accidents (airplanes, Bicycles, Sailing ships, Traffic collisions, Train wrecks, Trams)
  • commercial drone accidents
  • road traffic accidents
  • work accidents
  • air transport accident
  • water transport accident
  • sports accidents
  • industrial accidents
  • slipping and tripping over objects
  • falling
  • injuries caused by sharp objects (knives or broken glass)
  • burns and scalds
  • electrocution (electricity invoked)
  • accidental poisoning
  • food poisoning
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Are your emergency procedures ready in case of an accident?
  • injuries from operating machinery or specialized equipment
  • occupational accident
  • non-occupational accident
  • physical accident
  • non-physical accident
  • medical negligence accident
  • diabetic coma
  • epileptic seizure
  • fainting or bleeding due to an accident
  • strokes
  • heart attacks
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Are you ready when an accident happens? Do you know what to do?

Accident investigation Process & Report

Our accident investigators focus on:

  • fact-finding, not fault finding
  • uncover the root causes of why & how the incident occurred
  • prevention in the near future to avoid the same accident from happening again
  • are health & safety conditions in place (SOP, policy)
  • did any violation of safety and health standards occur?
  • determine the legal liability of people included
  • evaluate the need for repairs or replacement of damaged items
  • background investigation of the people involved
  • site investigation
  • interviews
  • analysis and reporting

Accident reconstruction drawings

We create visual recreations or sketches of the accident. We will clearly visualize the accident location, surrounding area, vehicles, and people present at the time of the incident. Firstly; the analysis is based on eyewitness reports, and interviews with people who saw something. Secondly; this report also includes photographs & CCTV security footage. Moreover, we include the data of traffic cameras, police reports, car electronics logs, GPS tracking data, smartphone videos, smartphone pictures, and other physical evidence.

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A detailed schematic or drawing of the accident can help a lot in reconstructing the facts.

Our accident reconstruction experts look at the accident scene by using information from different sources:

  • satellite images from Google Earth or Bing Maps.  You will get a detailed insight into the layout of the terrain and roads.
  • custom accident reconstruction maps.
  • photographic evidence.
  • videographic evidence.
  • witness reports.
  • police reports
  • timeline of accident – the flow of events
  • background investigation of the drivers involved
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Insurance Fraud Investigations

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Insurance Fraud

Insurance Claims

Insurance

Investigations

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Illegitimate insurance claims

Illegitimate insurance claims cost billions yearly. Some still think that insurance fraud is a victimless crime. It is clear however that insurance fraud is a criminal act with the intent to deceive. The perpetrator wishes to get the insurance company to pay out more money than is legally required.

Thus these crimes are not without victims or consequences. Instead, we are all paying the price in the form of higher insurance costs. One reason for this is that all these false or unfounded insurance claims require an investigation to verify if they are legit. Such types of investigations can be very costly.

When fraudulent claims emerge or remain undiscovered; they inadvertently raise the price of insurance. Hence it is in your best interest to check whether your insurance claims are legitimate and accurate.

There are lots of rules and conditions in an insurance policy, which might require your attention. Don’t become an easy victim to tricksters who are trying to make illegal profits.

In some cases, unscrupulous policyholders, corrupt insurance industry experts, wicked insurance agents, unethical brokers & nefarious business executives or corrupt government officials, and criminally organized networks of shady medical operators and dishonest lawyers are involved in these fraud schemes.

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Insurance fraud is a criminal act

Examples & types of Insurance Fraud

Hard insurance fraud is the fabrication of false claims.  In most cases, these claims are totally fake.

Soft insurance fraud can refer to legitimate but exaggerated profit-driven claims.

Car / motor / vehicle insurance fraud – (automotive industry)

  • creating a fake car accident to file a claim is hard insurance fraud
  • staging car accidents
  • tow truck scams
  • emergency brake scams – speed up the car and slam the brakes numerous times until somebody hit the back of the car
  • theft of motorcycles and marine vessels
  • false vehicle theft fraud scheme
  • overstating claim amount – soft insurance fraud – exaggerated damages or expenses – the dishonest policyholder
  • claiming under another driver’s name – faking the driver’s identity
  • car/vehicle theft insurance scam (sales of the vehicle to the workshop. chop it down into parts, report as stolen or hide car)
  • car damage fraud – collision repair fraud (often the workshop or repair shop is involved)
  • health insurance billing fraud – medical care fraud
  • unnecessary medical procedures
  • staged home fires – aron
  • storm fraud – declaration of high damage as compared to real damage
  • water/flooding fraud
  • abandoned house fire – often in an unpopular neighborhood where the property is more difficult to sell
  • fake deaths
  • renter insurance fraud
  • staged burglary, theft, or vandalism
  • home repair fraud
  • workers’ compensation insurance fraud – false statements, concealing information, higher costs
  • lying about the injury…
  • general liability insurance fraud
  • slips and falls fraud
  • property and casualty insurance fraud
  • life insurance fraud
  • fraudulent disability insurance claims
  • disaster-related fraud

Types of Insurance Claims

  • car accidents, traffic accidents – vehicle damage
  • personal injuries
  • workplace injuries
  • property damages
  • burglary and theft
  • stolen cars – vehicle theft
  • arson claim
  • water damage to buildings and contents in it
  • personal injury claims
  • loss of life insurance claim
  • health care & prescription of medicine costs

Red Flags, Signs & Indicators of Fraud Schemes in regards to Insurance

layering via multiple cash payments to different banks to pay for the policy

structuring – making multiple large cash deposits in a very short period of time

check if the insurance agents and companies are licensed operators

Insurance Claim Investigations

  • look for red flags of insurance scams
  • identify which type of insurance fraud scheme
  • investigate the insurance fraud
  • using illegal money to purchase insurance policies
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Red flags during an insurance claim investigation

During our insurance fraud investigation, we focus on a lot of aspects in order to evaluate the legitimacy of the claim. Our main question is whether the insurance claim is fraudulent or not. This is done via an in-depth insurance claim investigation.

Activity checks on the claimant

  • surveillance of the home or workplace of the claimant
  • lifestyle check
  • short interview or questions with the community, neighborhood of the claimant
  • check for extra-ordinary things about the claimant
  • financial background check of the claimant
  • is the claimant living in their own home?

Evidence Gathering

  • social media evidence
  • fake documents relating to the claim
  • was incorrect or misleading information put in the insurance application?
  • was relevant information omitted in the insurance transaction or claim?
  • were the rules followed?
  • property insurance fraud investigation
  • lifestyle/background check of the claimant
  • can the claimant afford the items they claim?
  • check the home surrounding to get an idea of the financial situation
  • which hobbies does the claimant have?
  • social media evidence.
  • photos of activities; things owned, travel pictures.
  • find proof of ownership via documents (receipts, manuals, credit card statements).
  • fake documents relating to the claim.
  • check for proof in the trash, dustbins.
  • proper write-up and summary of the interviews.
  • evidence & allegation analysis – (who did what, where, when, how, and why)
  • evidence is required to be authentic (no tampering). the information must be relevant to the case, concrete/factual, and specific.

Investigation of Fraud on Insurance Companies & Report

  • detailed reporting of evidence (focus on facts, not opinions or inferences)
  • report with conclusions & recommendations
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Criminal Investigations

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Corporate Crime


Corporate Investigations

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Suspicion of criminal activity

Most official criminal investigations can only be conducted by a law enforcement agency or other relevant authorities.

But if the police do not have enough resources to investigate a potentially criminal act, then the help of a private investigator can be called in.

As Private investigators, we will investigate the suspicion of criminal activity, when the rightful authorities have not filed charges or when the crime remained unsolved.

The questions to ask:

  • was a crime committed?
  • if so; who did, what, how, when, where, and why.

Our criminal investigations include:

  • the search for evidence – gathering proof and documentation 
  • conducting interviews with witnesses, coroners, doctors, police, bystanders
  • interrogations are done by the police
  • the evidence is collected and preserved
  • depending on the case other methods of investigation are applied
  • different forensic science investigative technique is used
  • provide support to lawyers to present the evidence in the criminal court of law

 The “indicators of suspicion” in investigations lead to suspects:

The motives to commit a crime:

– money
– revenge
– other reasons

The means to commit a crime:


– tools
– capabilities

The opportunity to commit a crime:

(presence at the crime scene during the time of the offense).

Types of Crimes that we can investigate:

human trafficking
domestic violence
organized crime

The Process of a Criminal Investigation

gather evidence in a legal and professional way
crime scene investigation at the place of the crime
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  • gather evidence in a legal and professional way
  • crime scene investigation at the place of the crime
  • make or gather crime scene photos & crime scene videos
  • arrest record & criminal records search on the victims and perpetrators
  • assist in establishing an alibi for innocent people (wrongly accused)
  • fix the refute motive
  • assist in locating the real criminal (who might be on the run or hiding somewhere)
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Corporate Criminal Investigations & Corporate Crimes

Our AR INTELL Corporate Crime Task Force consists of specialized corporate security professionals. We investigate mostly corporate crimes, torts (wrongful acts or an infringement of certain rights), and different types of contractual breaches.

Corporate crimes & Corporate Investigations mostly refer to:

  • forgery of documents
  • commercial bribery
  • compliance investigations – non-compliance with industry standards
  • property destruction
  • breach of ethical code – unethical behavior
  • infringement of fiduciary & other financial duties.
  • accounting improprieties.
  • violation of company policies.
  • privacy rights issues.
  • reporting fraud
  • internal security & other controls + safeguards
  • information access and information control strategies (CIA principle)
  • insider trading & insider deals
  • cartel forming
  • corporate manslaughter

Criminal Corporate Activity

When you suspect there are criminal corporate activities occurring in your organization or company, then you will need to apply forensic accounting skills. Furthermore, you could learn how to use a polygraph test (lie detector), and understand the correct arrest & other administrative procedures. The use of digital forensics has also become more and more important during the past decades.

Do check our Corporate Fraud Investigations page here.

AR INTELL provides practical and strategic advice to shareholders and corporate executives. Consequently, we can operate at all levels such as company officers, security officers, managers, employees, or staff in financial institutions & multinational corporates.

Over the years we have developed a keen insight into different industries. We offer in-depth local knowledge and insight into regulatory & legal frameworks, international compliance issues, and law enforcement.

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Criminal Background Check

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Criminal Background Check

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Reasons for a Criminal Background Check

In many cases, a criminal background check is needed. In companies, we use this method to verify if a potential employee is reliable, and honest. How do you know if somebody might become a threat to others or even your company? What is the best way to protect your company from lawsuits? Consequently, certain measures are needed to reduce criminal risk exposure due to careless recruitment of the wrong candidates?

This is where the concept of a criminal background check comes into play.

Criminal Background Elements to check

  • misdemeanors
  • felonies
  • undecent behavior
  • assault
  • theft
  • burglary
  • DIU – driving under the influence
  • other criminal convictions
  • pending criminal investigations
  • history of incarceration
  • warrants or other violations
  • arrest records
  • arrests that did not lead to convictions
  • drugs abuse
  • alcohol abuse
  • sex offenses
  • murder
  • manslaughter
  • rape case
  • kidnapping
  • arson
  • aggravated assault
  • vandalism
  • trespassing
  • public intoxication
  • disturbing the peace
  • boating violations
  • building permit violations
  • petty offenses
  • incarceration records
  • court records
  • social security number check
  • financial record check
  • credit record check
  • character references
  • warrants
  • work history

AR INTELL will check digital records, paper trails, and official records. In some instances, the police or other authorities and entities keep track of certain indicators. Private investigators might be able to get this kind of information.

What types of background checks can be done?

There are many scenarios whereby you might want to check if an applicant has a criminal record of some sort. Take for example:

  • pre-employment screening
  • educational screening
  • loan application check
  • criminal history check
  • tenant screening
  • childcare background checks for childcare workers
  • gun sales background checks
  • volunteer organization screenings
  • security clearance screenings
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