Fact-finding for civil, criminal and business matters
The broad investigative work that does not fit a single label — fraud concerns, disputed accounts, defence investigation, workplace matters and witness work, across Brevard County.
Civil & Criminal Investigations in Melbourne & Brevard County
A lot of investigative work does not arrive with a tidy name on it. Someone believes they are being defrauded. A business suspects an employee. A defendant's account of a night differs from the report, and nobody has gone back to check. These are all fact-finding problems, and they are the core of what a private investigator does.
What they have in common is that somebody needs to establish what actually happened, from sources other than the people with an interest in the answer. That means records, physical observation, witnesses who have not been asked yet, and documentation assembled so it survives being challenged.
We take these matters for individuals, for businesses, and for attorneys on both civil and criminal sides. The starting point is always the same conversation: what do you need established, and what would it take to establish it?
Matters that fall under this work
If your situation is not on this list, it is still worth a conversation — most are not.
- Suspected fraud — someone misrepresenting circumstances, identity or entitlement
- Business disputes where the facts are contested and documentation is thin
- Employee misconduct, theft, or conduct inconsistent with a stated condition
- Criminal defence investigation — witness location, interviews and scene documentation
- Civil litigation support where a party’s account needs independent testing
- Due diligence that has turned up something requiring a closer look
- Harassment or unknown-party situations where identification is the first problem
How these investigations run
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Define what must be proven
Investigations drift and get expensive when the question is loose. We start by writing down what a successful outcome would actually establish.
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Records and background
Court records, business filings, property, licensing and public-record research — usually the fastest route to the first solid facts.
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Field work and witnesses
Surveillance where behaviour needs documenting, and locating and interviewing people who have information but have not been asked.
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A defensible report
Findings, sources, dates and supporting material, written for a reader who may be hostile to the conclusion.
Why this is worth doing properly
In a contested matter, who gathered the evidence matters nearly as much as what the evidence shows. A party investigating their own dispute produces material that opposing counsel will characterise as selective before they have finished reading it — and they will often be right, because it is genuinely hard to look for facts that would hurt you.
There is a practical dimension too. Witnesses talk more freely to a neutral professional than to the person suing them. Records research is a skill, and the difference between someone who knows which Florida court index to check and someone guessing is days of work. And in criminal matters, an interview conducted without regard for how it will be characterised later can damage a defence rather than help it.
What we are not. Redeemed Investigations is a licensed private investigative agency, not a law enforcement agency, and we hold no law enforcement authority. We cannot compel anyone to speak with us, make arrests, or access records restricted to law enforcement. Nothing here is legal advice — if you are facing a criminal charge, speak to a defence attorney first and let them direct the investigation.
Why clients choose Redeemed for civil & criminal investigations
An honest scope before a retainer. Some matters cannot be resolved by investigation, and some can be resolved far more cheaply than the client expected. You get told which at the consultation.
Comfortable working under counsel. When an attorney directs the work, we work to their priorities and reporting requirements.
Reports written to be attacked. Factual, sourced, and explicit about the limits of what was established.
One firm for the whole matter. Investigation, locates, process serving, notary and JAC support under one engagement.
Civil & Criminal Investigations — common questions
Yes. Defence investigation typically involves locating and interviewing witnesses, documenting a scene, gathering records and testing the timeline in the prosecution's account. The most useful arrangement is for defence counsel to engage us so the work is directed by the attorney.
Usually with records — confirming who you are actually dealing with, whether the entity exists as described, and whether there is a history of similar claims. That first pass is comparatively inexpensive and frequently answers the question outright. If it does not, it tells us what to investigate next.
Businesses engage us for workplace matters including suspected theft, misconduct, and conduct inconsistent with a claimed condition. Employment investigations carry legal requirements around notice, privacy and how findings may be used, so we would recommend involving your employment counsel — and if the investigation is intended to support an adverse employment decision, tell us at the outset.
It varies more than any other service we offer, because the work varies. Records-led matters are often a defined piece of work with a flat cost; matters needing surveillance and witness interviews are hourly. You will have a written scope and estimate before anything begins.
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