Stop the Bleeding. Find the Truth.
Whether you suspect an employee of embezzling funds, a partner of breaching their fiduciary duty, or a vendor of running a kickback scheme, we conduct careful, discreet investigations to establish the facts before you act.
Owners across Southern Indiana and the rest of Indiana usually call when numbers stop reconciling, when inventory or cash goes missing in a pattern, when a former employee appears to be using customer lists or trade secrets, or when a tip comes in that someone inside is working against the company.
Internal Embezzlement
Tracing financial irregularities and gathering evidence of internal theft by employees or executives.
Vendor & Contract Fraud
Investigating suppliers and billing to identify kickbacks, ghost employees, shell vendors, and fraudulent invoices.
Non-Compete Violations
Documenting breaches of non-compete agreements and misuse of confidential information or trade secrets.
How We Handle a Fraud Investigation
Step 1
Confidential consultation
We meet with the owner or counsel, keep the circle small, and agree on what needs to be proven and who should know about the investigation.
Step 2
Records and background work
We review the documents you provide and run background, business-filing, and public-record research on the people and vendors involved, from our Indiana office.
Step 3
Field investigation
In Indiana we can conduct lawful surveillance, verify vendor addresses, and interview witnesses, coordinated with your attorney.
Step 4
Findings and next steps
We report what the evidence shows and help you decide whether the next step is an internal action, a civil claim, a referral to law enforcement, or a recovery effort.
What You Receive
A written investigative report with a timeline, the evidence gathered, supporting records and media, and a clear statement of what is confirmed and what is not. It is written for business owners and attorneys, so it can support an HR decision, an insurance claim, or a referral.
What's Legal in Indiana
Private investigator firms in Indiana are licensed under Indiana Code IC 25-30 by the Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board. Our license is PI22500020, and you can confirm it on the Indiana license search. A business may generally review its own records and company-owned systems, but intercepting employees' private communications is restricted by Indiana's interception statute (IC 35-33.5) and federal wiretap law.
We do not pretext banks or phone carriers, hack accounts, or trespass. Non-compete and trade secret claims are decided under Indiana law by a court, so we coordinate with your attorney. Read the warning signs in our guide to corporate espionage.
Who It's For
Business owners and managers, boards and partners, HR and loss prevention leaders, and attorneys representing companies in fraud, theft, or restrictive-covenant disputes.
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Related services: Business surveillance · Counter-surveillance and bug sweeps · Mystery shopping · Asset and public records investigations · Background checks · Security risk assessments
Service areas: New Albany · Jeffersonville · Bloomington · Columbus · Indianapolis · Evansville · Private investigator in Southern Indiana · All service areas
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I confront an employee I suspect of theft?
Usually not before the facts are documented. A confrontation can lead to destroyed evidence. Talk with us and your attorney first.
Can you prove an ex-employee is violating a non-compete?
We can document lawful observations and records, such as where the person is working and with whom. Whether that is a violation is for your attorney and a court.
Will you involve the police?
Only if you decide to. We prepare findings in a form you can hand to law enforcement or your insurer if you choose to make a referral.
Can you investigate a vendor in another state?
Yes, through records research from Indiana. Fieldwork happens in Indiana.
Protect Your Business
Tell us what you are seeing in the numbers or on the floor, in confidence. Start with a free consultation. We'll give you a quote on that call once we understand what you need.
Cheshire Investigation Agency is licensed in Indiana (Private Investigator License #PI22500020), headquartered in Greenville, Indiana (Floyd County), and a member of INspi and NCISS. Call (812) 364-1466.