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Every SIU manager has a stack of claims that need eyes on them, a budget to justify, and a supervisor asking why the numbers aren't moving faster. We get it. But there's a gap between how surveillance gets requested and how surveillance actually works, and closing that gap is usually the difference between a video that holds up and a wasted day of billing. Here's what investigators in the field wish Case Managers understood. We only know what's in the case file An investigato

There's a myth out there - probably from too many crime dramas - that skip tracing is all hacking into secret databases and chasing down leads in dark alleys. The truth is a lot less cinematic, and honestly, a lot more interesting. Good skip tracing is methodical. It's patient. And more often than not, it comes down to knowing exactly where to look and in what order. At Alias Investigations, we get called in on skip tracing cases for a range of reasons - process serving, judg

The Real Signs vs. Paranoia — From Someone Who Does This for a Living By Joe Anthony | Alias Investigations | Eugene, Oregon Let's be honest — most of us have had that moment. You glance in the rearview mirror and notice the same car has been behind you for a while. Your brain starts running scenarios. Is someone following me? Sometimes that instinct is worth paying attention to. More often, it isn't. After years of conducting professional surveillance, I can tell you that mo

By Alias Investigates | Eugene, Oregon If you've ever hired a private investigator to run a background check on a job applicant or current employee, there's something important you may not know: that investigation is almost certainly regulated by federal law — and if it wasn't conducted correctly, your business could be exposed to serious legal liability. We're talking about the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA — a federal consumer protection statute that most people associ