10.10.21 LPDAM Municipal Investigations

LPDAM Case File: Municipal investigations JOE: Sean, does private investigators work with municipalities and government agencies? SEAN: Yes, we do Joe. The law requires any investigation in Massachusetts for a third party requires a licensed private investigator. This includes municipalities and government agencies on civil investigations. The police handle criminal allegations, and a private investigator typically would handle civil orientated investigations for a municipality. For example, a private investigator often gets hired to provide surveillance on a municipal employee doing personal business during work hours. We also get hired to work on municipal worker’s comp cases because many municipalities are self-insured. JOE: This is good information Sean. Does a municipality go outside of employees to hire private investigators for other issues? For example, I was reading about an incident at a high school football game between Roxbury Prep and Georgetown where there were racial slur allegations. Georgetown said they were going to hire an outside investigator; would this person be a licensed PI? SEAN: Joe, I am aware of the allegations in this report and yes, if a legitimate 3 rd party investigation is to be performed, a licensed private investigator would be required to do it by law. To answer your question more specifically, private investigators are hired by municipalities all the time for a varied reasons. At LPDAM.org, we confidently can say, we have the most skilled and professional investigators as members. Our “find and investigator” tab on our website allows the consumer to narrow a search quickly and get the right investigator for their needs. JOE: This is helpful information Sean. Thank you. SEAN: Your welcome Joe, “Remember, you’re in goods with LPDAM.”