Is surveillance legal?

Surveillance is legal in the State of Texas when conducted by a Licensed State of Texas Private Investigator who conducts the surveillance from a position where he has a legal right to be.

How is a surveillance case documented?

The client will receive a detailed report with photographs, along with a video, which is court ready should the case be litigated.

How much does surveillance cost?

Every surveillance case is unique to itself, in which the investigation is tailored to determine answers to the client’s questions. In the Houston area, cost varies from $85 to $120 per hour. The cost is affected by geographic locations, time the surveillance takes place, and the number of Investigators involved.

How long does surveillance last?

Surveillances are tailored to the client’s needs and budget. A cheating spouse, or custody case usually has at least 3 days of surveillance. There is no standard norm, a case can last anywhere from one week to one month.

Are Investigators able to obtain video inside restaurants, bars, gyms, and retail establishments?

Houston Professional Investigators have special equipment which will allow them to obtain covert video at all these locations.

Who will know about the surveillance?

The confidential report is only provided to the client and his attorney if there is an attorney involved.

Do Investigators testify in court?

All of our Surveillance Investigators have court experience in testifying about their surveillance efforts as detailed in their confidential report.

Can I tape record a conversation without my girlfriend or spouse knowing?

The State of Texas only allows a conversation to be tape recorded if one party or more is aware that the conversation is being taped.

Can I place a tracker on my spouse or girlfriend’s car?

There is a State Statute that allows an individual or company to place a tracker on a vehicle for monitoring by a State Licensed Investigator. This can be accomplished if the specifics of the case meet the Statute’s requirements.

PRIVATE EYES OF TEXAS

March of 2018 Edition

A Message from J.J.,

Chief Investigator Gradoni

January marks the start of our 30th year in business. We have billed out over $15,900,000 to our numerous satisfied clients since our inception. A week does not go by in which we achieve success for our clients that hire us to help solve the problems they are having with wayward spouses, employees who steal from them, locating and serving deadbeats, and assisting in the criminal defense of clients who of course are presumed innocent by our legal standards.

We recently hired Ray Shanklin of VizTV Media Services to overhaul our website and as a result of his excellent work & SEO skills we have garnered a number of new clients, many of which are out of state, asking for assistance with their problems. During the course of the revitalization of the website I looked at the websites of a number of our competitors. I noticed that almost none of our competitors provide any detail in their websites about the successes they achieve for their clients. We on the other hand are very proud of the successes we have on a weekly basis and want every prospective client to know that when they hire our team to help them they will get results.

Our motto “The truth matters” is something that we pursue diligently leaving ”no stone unturned to get the facts for our clients.”

Cases Reviewed In This Edition of The Newsletter

Carjacking Investigation Success!
Auto Theft Recovery Our firm was contacted by an individual who liked what he saw on our website asking for our help to recover a $60,000 car his wife had loaned to the son of a family friend. The son borrowed the car to run errands on December 27th but never came back. He eventually
The Russian Identity Theft Case
Attorney Kurt Arbuckle represented a Russian National who lived in Houston and traveled frequently overseas working in the oil industry. This client was usually out of town 3 to 4 months at a time. During one of his trips a professional identity thief found a way to get into his apartment, take over $10,000 from
Debt Confessions: A California Theft Case
Our firm was hired by a law firm in California who represented a client that had sent $27,000 to an individual in Houston for the purchase of furniture for their club. The furniture never arrived and the individual who received the money had not responded to any correspondence. Gradoni & Associates Investigate Polly Korzekwa, our
Butch Uncovered!
I would like to introduce you to Butch. One of our clients who we had previously helped in a child custody case wanted us to do a background investigation on his ex-wife’s new boyfriend who would be around his children. God bless Facebook! The new boyfriend posted Butch his pit bull on Facebook holding his
Wife Beater Served From Missouri
We were contacted by a lady in Missouri who was trying to serve her common law husband with a court order which had been issued by a court as a result of family violence. The client provided us with the address of her ex-boyfriend which turned out to be a very secure high rise in
The “No Calls, No Sales” Corporate Investigation
A printing company in Virginia contacted our firm after looking at our website and requested that we surveil a salesman that worked from his home supposedly making sales calls on potential clients each day. The owner of the company was concerned since sales had dropped dramatically. Gradoni & Associates Takes on The Case Investigator Companik
The Lunchtime Hidden Camera Investigation
Infidelity at its Worse Laura Deal represented a client who believed her husband was having an affair with a married lady whose child went to school with hers and also worked with her husband. Laura’s client believed that her husband was actually bringing the girlfriend over to their house in the early morning hours after
The Church Service
David Nguyen a long time entrepreneurial client was involved in a lawsuit with a Middle Eastern doctor who was under indictment for Medicaid fraud. The company he had hired to serve process on the doctor had no success since the doctor lived in a very secure, gated community and was never home. Gradoni & Associates
The Case of Wayward Moving Brother
Corporate Investigation: Employee Theft We were contacted by the owner of a moving company who had offices in Houston, Dallas, and Austin. Our client stated he was suspicious of his brother who ran the Houston location because he had gotten an anonymous tip that he was doing moving jobs and pocketing the cash. Gradoni &
The Foot & The Fire Dept. Captain
Attorney Jack B. Carroll represented a fire department captain who was traveling down a busy street in Spring when he came upon 3 students standing in the moving lane of traffic blocking the roadway. The fire captain stopped his vehicle asking the students to get out of the way. One of the students was defiant

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