- Due Diligence
- Event Security
- Reality Television
- Surveillance
- Safety & Privacy
- Security Consulting
- Litigation Intelligence
- Difficult Service of Process
- Landlord Tenant
- TSCM
Due diligence background investigations are an essential part of many risk mitigation processes as they provide decision makers with critical information with which to evaluate individuals and business transactions. Failing to perform appropriate background inquiries has placed many businesses and other entities in positions of extreme financial liability and resulted in injuries to and loss of reputation.
Since 1995, MILLERGROUP's investigators have utilized state of the art resources and processes to provide critical background information and business intelligence to attorneys, corporate executives, financial institutions, business management firms, television networks, and others.
In the area of individual due diligence, our clients regularly request investigations to assess the following issues:
- External candidates seeking high-stakes internal positions.
- Internal executives seeking promotions to more sensitive posts.
- Sub-contractor consultants working on temporary, yet information sensitive projects.
- Applicants for placement in reality television productions.
In many cases, our investigations have substantiated claims of individual integrity and corporate stability. In others, we have developed evidence revealing undisclosed civil litigation, criminal histories, conflict of interest activities, financial instability, inflated assets, hidden liabilities, and overall questionable business practices.
Some of our more commonly requested due diligence services are:
- Pre-Employment and Executive Audit Investigations - In depth customized background investigations to assist in pre-employment, pre-promotion, and interim evaluations involving high level, sensitive positions.
- Television Production Risk Assessment and Mitigation - Customized background investigation programs to assist in the evaluation of persons seeking to participate as contestants, guests, and performers on reality based programs and various talk show formats. MILLER GROUP's efforts in this area have been instrumental in reducing the risk of negative publicity and financial liability to both networks and production companies.
From large high-profile weddings and intimate social gatherings, to specific security threats, MILLERGROUP professionals strive to provide clients with peace of mind. Our presence ranges from highly visible to operating below the radar. No matter what the situation, we are always on heightened alert for anything that may pose a threat or hazard to our clients.
Our management understands the event planning process, and we are very sensitive to our employees being courteous and professional when dealing with you or your guests. They are tasked with meeting MILLERGROUP's own stringent expectations, while providing you, our client, with a secure environment.
MILLERGROUP's highly skilled and trained agents have provided security solutions on behalf of big and small corporations, production companies and other entertainment-related organizations, as well as at-risk individuals, such as victims of stalkers or harassment by aggressive paparazzi. We firmly believe that the best protection for our clients is based on thorough advance planning and coordination with our clients, as well as our liaison with law enforcement. We continually strive to not only meet, but exceed our clients' expectations.
We are always on call, and will respond 24 hours a day to assist you with any security concerns. Our goal is to inherit and embrace your security related issues, then go about resolving them while you go about conducting business, or living your life, normally, with the knowledge that we are providing you with a level of security most other security organizations cannot provide.
MILLERGROUP provides risk assessment and mitigation services to television networks and production companies involved in producing reality television programs. We provide consultation regarding the extent and limits of background investigations, develop comprehensive "control" applications, guide clients in the process of selecting areas of inquiry, and we have set new standards for accurate, liability conscious reporting. In some instances, we have been called upon to evaluate the work of other investigation professionals and to correct their errors.
The following provides a more detailed description of these services:
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Consultation to frame our client's expectations as to public vs. private information sources, the availability and accuracy of relevant data and other records, third party response time, and jurisdictional considerations. In addition, we develop a sense of our client's budget, time considerations, and any other issues affecting the process. We then work together with our clients and their attorneys to create an investigation plan to meets their needs.
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Control Applications - to expedite the investigation process and increase research accuracy. Based on the ideal applicant profile, we provide information as to the availability of information to assess persons with specific educational, professional, and occupational backgrounds. In addition, we assist in preparing control questions that maximize response information and address multiple areas that might be precluded if posed by third parties. This is one of the most important, yet often overlooked assets to the due diligence process.
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Selecting Areas of Inquiry to ensure our clients are fully informed as to all relevant areas of inquiry available to them. Clearly, the areas of interest regarding persons who will be performing a single stunt during a half-hour program will be less than for persons who will be aired daily or weekly over a season and/or who will be living together in a moderately supervised environment.
In addition, where marital status or number of minor children may be a serious issue in one program, the accessibility of military fitness reports may be more critical in another.
Having had the benefit of investigating persons from countless walks of life, we are uniquely qualified to consult in this area.
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Accurate and Liability Conscious Reporting to protect clients where allegations are made to suggest inaccuracies or even discrimination. Our style of reporting has been lauded by law firms and by in-house counsel for their clarity and liability conscious construction. We don't simply reprint volumes of raw data and other information. Instead, we review and evaluate each piece of data and where requested, we provide our clients with an ongoing analysis of each applicant's background.
In addition to these services, we are also committed to being uniquely accessible to our clients. We are available to answer questions or address concerns, discuss the progress of the case, accept information, and access resources, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
MILLERGROUP surveillance teams are utilized to address a variety of situations including the following:
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Anti-Stalking - to document inappropriate pursuit, supplement personal and physical security, assist in revealing the existence or non-existence of inhibitors to violence, and deter future intrusions.
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Workplace Violence - to supplement security measures and gather information critical to threat assessment.
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Close Protection - to supplement executive protection details.
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Litigation Intelligence - to gather evidence relevant to a wide range of legal issues.
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Corporate Fraud and Industrial Espionage - to document suspect activity.
Our surveillance teams are expert in this highly technical and sensitive area, including utilization of the latest still and video camera equipment, and have amassed over 20,000 hours of field experience.
MILLERGROUP is regularly called upon to provide expert safety and privacy investigation consulting in matters involving the inappropriate pursuit and/or stalking of public figures as well as non-public, high-risk individuals. Specific services include the following:
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Identification of Suspected Pursuers or "Stalkers"
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Background Investigations - to develop critical information used to assess threats and manage pursuers and stalkers.
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Surveillance and Counter-Surveillance
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Media Investigations - to identify sources providing confidential information to the tabloid media and legitimate media sources.
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Media Privacy Consulting
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Evaluation of your current privacy measures and the development of customized programs to increase privacy and reduce your vulnerability to future intrusions.
Today, businesses face enormous challenges in trying to effectively protect their most valuable assets: including confidential information, inventory, and especially personnel. We help our clients face these challenges head on with creative and effective solutions to manage immediate internal and external threats and to develop proactive plans to reduce future vulnerability.
Some of the security consulting services we provide include the following:
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Executive Protection
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Surveillance and Counter-Surveillance
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Residential and Commercial Physical Security Assessments
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Information Security Assessments
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Law Enforcement Liaison
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Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
MILLERGROUP investigators work hand in hand with law firms to assist their attorneys in matters involving a wide range of complex commercial litigation, and personal injury defense issues. Using state of the art information resources, equipment, and interview techniques, we have supplied the critical information necessary for our clients to prevail in the pre-litigation phase and at trial.
Some of our most requested services include the following:
- Physical Evidence Collection and Analysis
- Due Diligence Investigations regarding Persons and Business Entities
- Locating "hard to find" Witnesses
- Asset Identification
MILLERGROUP Investigators, also licensed with Los Angeles County as Process Servers, are highly experienced in all facets of difficult service of process. We utilize the latest information, resources and most creative techniques
to locate and serve your subject. We are frequently called upon to conduct surveillance on those individuals who go to great lengths to evade service.
We understand that delays in process service can be costly, whether you need an individual served with a Summons or a Restraining Order. MILLERGROUP Investigators will serve your papers in a legal, professional and timely manner paying close attention to every aspect of the proper method of legal service in the State of California.
MILLERGROUP personnel work hand in hand with landlords and their attorneys where unlawful sub-leases and other similar tenancy arrangements are suspected. Investigation methods used to reveal evidence of these arrangements include:
- Public Records Research
- Residence and Property Ownership Profiling
- Discreet Neighborhood Inquiries
- Surveillance
- DMV Research
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM)
The use of electronic surveillance to commit economic espionage has been a rapidly growing trend. Covert information gathering has been documented in both business and residential environments, targeting corporate executives as well as those in communication with them. We have even uncovered evidence of listening devices and video surveillance equipment in five-star hotel rooms, in vehicles, and on aircraft.
To help mitigate the risk of unwittingly supplying confidential, proprietary information, MILLERGROUP "TSCM" experts utilize state of the art countermeasures equipment to reveal covertly placed, information-gathering items. In addition, we regularly provide privacy/information security assessments to assist clients in reducing the risk of future intrusions.