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.

December 3 2007

The “Miraculously Healed” Investigation

Gradoni & Associates 12-2007 - Private Eyes of Texas - Newsletter, Insurance Fraud

WHEN TEXAS PRIVATE EYES ARE ON YOU

Cokinos, Bosien & Young hired us to surveil an individual who claimed he was so severely injured he couldn’t leave his house. Private investigators from another firm had previously surveilled the individual without any success.

Gradoni Detectives Stakeout the Target

The first 3 times we surveilled the residence, we never saw the individual leave the house but did notice there was a nice new boat in the driveway.

We continued to perform video surveillance on the house during the weekends and finally “hit pay dirt”. The Complainant, “who couldn’t leave the house”, had been “miraculously healed”. Mike Hochstetler obtained videotape of this individual working on his boat, hitching it to his car, driving to the lake, and setting it in the water. He doesn’t know it yet, but I think his little Saturday excursion probably cost him quite a large amount of money.

RESULT BASED ON INVESTIGATION: Insurance Fraud Proven

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