White Star Group

Local and National Skip Tracing:

Using the latest and most up to date databases, White Star investigators are able to locate people throughout the world. We offer assistance with missing persons, debt collections, process serving and victim/witness locating. We offer services on a one-time or continual basis for the hardest to find people. White Star helps locate runaways, out of touch friends and family members, birth parents and more.

Skip tracing is performed in stages. The first step is to verify the information provided by the client to understand who the subject is and if the client has any misinformation. Then the skip tracer will start collecting as much information as possible about the subject. The information is then analyzed, reduced, and verified. Sometimes the subject's current whereabouts are in the data, but are obfuscated by the sheer amount of information or disinformation. Often, the job becomes more than mere research since one must often employ methods of social engineering, which involves calling or visiting former neighbors, or other known contacts to ask about the subject, sometimes under false or misleading pretenses.

Even when no specific information is returned, public and private databases exist that cross-reference skip tracing information with others that the "skip" may have lived with in the recent past. For instance, if previous records show a "skip" lived in the same house as a third party, the third party may also be skiptraced in an effort to locate the primary target.

Expert Investigation Services

Professional Background Investigations can be conducted for prospective employees, nanny, partner, roommate, live-in nurses etc. White Star offers a wide range of options for database background investigations; many of which can be conducted the same day. Our staff has the experience to conduct investigations of the most complex nature including scene documenting, interviewing and crime scene reconstruction. Our investigative service includes state of the art GPS monitoring.

Back ground investigations are more then just a person’s history. We officer executive intelligence briefings: a complete personal and employment history of potential hires, workplace fraud investigations and other scenarios. White Star offers continual monitoring services of stalkers, employees or persons of interest.

These checks can contain information from a variety of resources and may include: Criminal and civil record checks at county courthouses, state repositories, federal courts and/or international courts; Driving records checks; Drug testing; Verification of employment, education, professional licensure; Reference checks; Registry checks; such as sex offender and child and elder abuse lists.

Background Investigations provides the public with safe places to live and work. We are regulated by both the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the federal level as well as subject to state attorney general enforcement actions. background Investigations must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act as well as state privacy and consumer protection laws. The FCRA, in place since the 1970s, requires professional background screeners and employers to provide consumers the highest level of protection.

Surveillance

White Star has the most state of the art surveillance technology to document any situation in high-definition. Our investigators can obtain the evidence you need quickly and in a cost effective manner. Our investigators are discrete and highly training in surveillance and counter-surveillance. Our equipment can be used during day or night conditions and our investigators work in all weather conditions. White Star investigators are fully trained in California law and are experts in evidence gathering and recovery nuances in the event of a court challenge.

Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as CCTV. It can also include simple technical methods, such as human intelligence gathering.

Surveillance is used for intelligence gathering, prevention of crime, the protection of a process, person, group or object, or the investigation of crime. It is also used by criminal organizations to plan and commit crimes, and by businesses to gather intelligence on criminals, their competitors, suppliers or customers.

Civil Investigations

White Star investigators specialize in personal injury defense claims and workers compensation defense investigations. Insurance adjusters can expect only the most complete reports and video documentation in order to make claim decisions. Through the use of state of the art recording equipment, persons claiming injuries can be photographed and video recorded with ease. All aspects of claims and examined to fully understand what specific activities need to be documented.

There are several defenses an individual or organization can raise if a civil liability lawsuit is brought against him. The following defenses are absolute negative defenses; they defeat the claim by undermining and denying an important part of the case.  Some common negative defenses include:

Contributory Negligence – where the defendant will claim that the injured party contributed to his own harm, and thus the defendant should not be held liable. If the injured party was contributorily negligent then he will not be able to recover.
Comparative Negligence – if a court determines that more than one party is liable for the harm caused, it may split the liability among the various liable parties. So one party may be responsible for 60% of the damages while another party will be liable for the remaining 40%. An example of comparative negligence is a car accident where one driver is driving too fast, and another is driving without headlights. 
Assumption of Risk – if a court determines that the injured party engaged in a dangerous activity, the court may find that he or she assumed the risks associated with the dangerous activity and is responsible for their injury. This defense is used infrequently now because of the development of the comparative negligence doctrine.
Limitation on Liability Clauses – many contracts between parties contain limitation on liability clauses which protect one of the parties from liability in the event of injury or harm to the other party.
Act of God – defendants cannot be responsible for events outside human control, such as natural disasters. This was used in certain cases in Louisiana and other southern states after Hurricane Katrina caused massive economic damage.
Superseding Cause – defendant is not responsible because defendant did not cause the injury; someone or something else did.

Attorney Services

White Star offers timely desktop and field investigations of all types for law offices. Our staff specializes in producing top quality written reports for further examination in court. Our investigators have expert-level court room demeanor and testimony abilities. Armorous employs investigators who are voir dire, court room certified experts in a broad range of legal, evidence and investigative aspects.

We can respond to cases of any size, tailoring investigative teams to the specific needs of our clients. We commit to providing services of the highest quality and integrity.

Our core investigatory and compliance services include:

Subject matter orientated investigations
Internal investigations, regulatory investigations and criminal investigations
Risk reviews, risk gap analysis and proactive compliance
Compliance strategies that keep exposure to a minimum
Contractual issues and personnel documentation
Crisis management
Mitigating business interruption or economic loss