News Archive
Dinolt Becnel & Wells in San Jose Mercury News
Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group was mentioned in the San Jose Mercury News concerning investigations of residency fraud in the Bay Area. ...
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.” ...
Philip Becnel on Viewpoints Radio Broadcast
Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed on Viewpoints, a radio program that airs on over 450 stations throughout the United States. The segment was titled, “Protecting yourself and your small business from holiday credit scams.” ...
Philip Becnel on Mail Order Murder
Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed on an episode of Mail Order Murder, an Investigation Discovery Channel reality crime television show, concerning a double murder that occurred in Virginia. ...
Philip Becnel Featured in Zintro
Partner Philip Becnel was featured in a blog post by Zintro as one of 21 business experts who give their opinions about the biggest mistakes to avoid when hiring expert witnesses. ...
Philip Becnel predicts an increase in number of cases involving crypto-currencies.
Philip Becnel published an article in Law.com about digital currencies and illicit marketplaces on the so-called Dark Web. Here is an excerpt of Philip’s article: Crypto-currency uses cryptography to control its distribution, as opposed to a government or a bank. They are simply unique pieces of encrypted software that have been designated ...
Philip Becnel in “Practical Intelligence”
Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed on his quarterly segment coined “Practical Intelligence” on The American P.I. podcast. In this show, which was about internal employment investigations, Philip warned, “As an investigator working on behalf of an employer you can very easy fall into being an instrument of retaliation.” ...
Partner Philip Becnel in U.S. News & World Report
Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in U.S. News & World Report concerning online criminal justice degrees. ...
Philip Becnel in The Washington Times
Partner Philip Becnel was quoted as an expert in an article in The Washington Times called, “U.S. security contractor ran sports betting site that exposed federal email addresses.” ...
Philip Becnel published an article on Law.com
Our managing partner, Philip Becnel, published an article on Law.com called, “How Thinking Like an Advertiser Will Make You a Better Investigator.” In the intensely personal article, Philip discusses how investigators can learn a lot about the inferences advertisers make based upon consumers’ behavior on social media websites. Here is an excerpt ...
Philip Becnel in Fraud Magazine
Partner Philip Becnel published an article in Fraud Magazine called, “Investigating residency fraud.” Fraud Magazine is the flagship publication of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. ...
Philip Becnel on “PI’s Declassified” in Voice of America radio
Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed on “PI’s Declassified” on Voice of America radio. The interview was about how technology has changed—and not changed—how private investigators document their cases. ...
“Do Lawyers Have a Legal Obligation to Warn PIs of Risks—Or Is It Just the Right Thing to Do?”
Our managing partner, Philip Becnel, published an article on Law.com called, “Do Lawyers Have a Legal Obligation to Warn PIs of Risks—Or Is It Just the Right Thing to Do?” The article discusses a Virginia Supreme Court decision concerning whether an attorney is liable for not warning his or her investigator ...
Philip Becnel in Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in Virginia Lawyers Weekly called, “Lawyer sued after murder of process server.” The article is about a private investigator who was murdered by a defendant while serving divorce papers and about how the investigator’s family later sued the attorney who hired him ...
Philip Becnel in Voice of America
Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article on Voice of America concerning the prospect of drones being used in private investigations. ...