TAC Forensics and Investigations

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Dave Pettinari, Private Investigator, Computer Forensic Examiner

TAC Forensics and Investigations
8998 Grand Avenue
Beulah, CO 81023
(719) 485-0008
(719) 334-0433
davepet@socolo.net

Covering the Pueblo area and all of Colorado, and adjacent states.

TAC Forensics and Investigations is a full-service investigative firm specializing in computer, cell phone and PDA forensics. We are committed to provide excellent, timely services, with integrity and ethics as our watchwords in every investigative step.

If you need immediate, in-depth reporting to resolve a concern or work a case that will stand up in court, you can rely on our expertise. We specialize in quick-turnaround investigations that provide you results to move on a resolution very quickly.

Fully insured by Brownyard Programs, Ltd.

TAC Forensics and Investigation private investigators provide our clients with accurate answers to their questions in a professional, cost-effective and confidential manner. By hiring us to work your case, you are getting the assistance of a professional with excellent knowledge, skills and an attitude to fulfill every assignment to your satisfaction.

Membership in:

- Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC – senior member)
- National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS)
- Colorado Association of Computer Crime Investigators (CACCI)
- International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (CACCI)
Also…
- EnCE certification (EnCase computer forensics – Guidance Software)
- Paraben-certified cell phone and PDA examiner
- 260+ computer forensic examinations
- Published nationally 100+ times, one-quarter of the articles on computer crime and Internet investigations

- Background checks – babysitters, pre-marital, court adversaries, prospective tenants
- Child custody and visitation investigations
- Child exploitation and obscenity (child pornography)
- Child support enforcement and collection
- Court records
- Criminal defense investigations
- Criminal history searches
- Criminal Investigation (all types)
- Divorce investigation
- Employee theft investigation
- Identity theft investigation
- Litigation-related research
- Location of witnesses/debtors/missing persons (skip tracing)
- Missing persons
- Personal protection
- Pre-employment screening
- Process service
- Record searches
- Runaway and missing children
- Sexual harassment claims
- Stalking and harassment investigations
- Surveillance
- Surveillance (beacon or GPS tracking)
- Counter-surveillance
- Tenant screening
- Undercover and covert investigations
- Unsolved crime investigations
- Witness interviews
- Wrongful imprisonment
- White collar crime
- Advanced forensic and technical services

- Computer forensic analysis
- Mobile phone and PDA seizures
- Cell phone and PDA forensics
- Computer security/computer crime
- Intellectual property and copyright infringement
- E-mail tracking and SMS tracing
- Expert witness testimony

We also provide consulting services and rent equipment to those who cannot afford to pay the entire freight for expert assistance. With this approach, you can invest your own time and work your situation with expert guidance from a professional.

Call for a free consultation and an estimate!

We are the tactical units of the new millennium…

Rates and charges

RATE SHEET

Dave Pettinari
TAC Forensics
Beulah, CO 81023
dave.pettinari@gmail.com

Who are we?

TAC president Dave Pettinari is an investigator with more than 20 years experience in the field serving the Pueblo area as well as the entire state of Colorado. He is a senior member of The Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado, the only Colorado association that conducts background checks on its investigators, and belongs to the National Council on Investigations and Security Services, the Colorado Association of Computer Crime Investigators and the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists. Pettinari retired after 20 years as a commander with the Pueblo County (Colorado) Sheriff’s Office and was a reserve Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent for six years. He is a certified computer forensic examiner and cell phone/PDA examiner.

Why choose us?

Experienced, trained investigators, professional service, competitive prices and fully insured.

What do we do?

· Surveillance
-Video Surveillance
-Insurance defense/fraud
-Personal injury
-Criminal/domestic/child custody
-Activity checks
· Background checks/resume verification
· Executive protection/security
· Document retrieval/data research/court records checks
· Asset searches
· Skip tracing
· Auto accident photographs
· Statements/interviews
· Service of process
RATES

Surveillance - $70 per hour within 100 miles
$80 per hour over 100 miles and in state
$90 per hour out-of-state bordering Colorado
…plus…

Mileage at $.65/mile
Reporting time
Expenses

Statements/interviews - $60 per hour with two-hour minimum (No minimum if done by phone.)

Skip Trace/locate - $70 per hour (If done with surveillance, included in above price)

Court records checks - $50 per hour with two-hour minimum (If done with surveillance, included in above price.)

Employment background checks/resume verification - $75 per hour, minimum two hours

Computer forensic examination, examination of computers, cell phones and PDAs - $150 per hour, plus one-time $300 imaging charge.

Computer Forensics Links

Whatis.com – IT and technology encyclopedia http://whatis.techtarget.com/
Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations http://www.cybercrime.gov/s&smanual2002.htm
PrivateLine – cell phone tower scanning http://www.privateline.com/
International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists http://www.iacis.com/
High Technology Crime Investigation Association http://www.htcia.org/
Fundamental Computer Investigation Guide for Windows http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc162846.aspx
Evidence Information Center http://www.e-evidence.info/index.html
Cyberspeak’s Podcast http://cyberspeak.libsyn.com/
Report Auction Fraud http://www.reportauctionfraud.com/main.php4
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
eBay Search Find Items http://search.ebay.com/

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