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He promised ‘Uber for private investigators.’ It was a scam.

Following a guilty plea for wire and securities fraud by Danny Boice, the founder of Trustify, the now-defunct “Uber for private investigators,” The Washington Post quoted our founder, Philip Becnel.  ‘I knew it was a scam,’ said Philip Becnel, a partner at a D.C. private investigations firm and early Trustify critic. ‘I knew that there ...

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Philip Becnel featured on Newsy

Our Managing Partner, Philip Becnel, was featured on the Dream Jobs segment of the “The Why” on Newsy. During the interview, he talked about how he became a private investigator in D.C. and about different types of surveillance. ...

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Philip Becnel quoted in The Washington Post

Managing Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in The Washington Post called, “Stop enrollment fraud? D.C. school officials are often the ones committing it.” Residency fraud is when parents who live and pay taxes outside of the District enroll their children in D.C. schools. Investigative journalists for The Post examined ...

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Philip Becnel quoted by Snopes

Managing Partner Philip Becnel was quotes in a Snopes article concerning a lawsuit filed by Rod Wheeler over a since-debunked Fox News story. The original story alleged that murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich might have been responsible for hacking of DNC emails before the 2016 presidential election, despite ...

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Philip Becnel quoted by CNN regarding Trump “leak”

After a former MI-6 intelligence officer who is now a corporate investigator in the United Kingdom exposed possible blackmail by the Russian government against President-elect Donald Trump, there has been increased focus on these types of firms and how they operate. The report, citing sources who claim the Russians have ...

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Philip Becnel was quoted in Pursuit Magazine.

Our managing partner, Philip Becnel, was quoted in an article in Pursuit Magazine, a trade publication for private investigators. The article, called “Should We Trust Trustify?” states: When it comes to Trustify, one of the dominant voices of skepticism comes from Philip Becnel, a partner with the D.C. firm Dinolt Becnel & ...

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Our managing partner was quoted in The Washington Post.

Philip Becnel appeared in an article in The Washington Post called, “Was your spouse on Ashley Madison? A new breed of private eye is ready to help.” The article was about plans by a company called Trustify to capitalize on the hack of a company that offered dating services for married people ...

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Philip Becnel was interviewed for an article in The Washington Post

Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed for an article in The Washington Post regarding a D.C. start-up that purports to be the Uber of the private investigations industry. Here is an excerpt of the article: Phil Becnel, a D.C.-based private investigator, predicted that Trustify will struggle, and he said there has been some ...

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Partner Philip Becnel in TheStreet

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted as an expert in an article in TheStreet called, “IRS Attacks Reveal Criminal Data Gathering at Scale Never Seen, Experts Say.” ...

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Philip Becnel in CSO

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in CSO called, “How corporate spies access your company’s secrets.” CSO provides news, analysis and research on security and risk management. ...

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Philip Becnel in Deadspin

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in Deadspin about the investigation into the kidnapping of Cal Ripkin’s mother. ...

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Philip Becnel in Mail Order Murder

Partner Philip Becnel was again interviewed on an episode of Mail Order Murder, an Investigation Discovery Channel reality crime television show, this time concerning a murder in Washington, D.C. dubbed, “The Pizza Parlor Slaughter.” ...

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