'I'm paid to hunt the human animal' -
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Published on: 5/26/2006
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By uncovering theft of intellectual property or money from businesses or fraud in insurance cases, investigators can help keep the cost of doing business down in a way that benefits the average consumer, said Sean Walsh, president of CALI.
For instance, a large company that pours big money into developing a particular product might suffer devastating financial losses if the design of that product is sold to a competitor by an employee.Those losses could translate to layoffs, which can crimp the amount of tax revenues flowing into a city or area, Walsh said.
"There's a lot of unseen, or hidden things, in terms of what these investigators actually do - whether it is in an economic way or in a second level of law enforcement," said Walsh, who runs the Novato-based investigation firm of Walsh and Associates.
Investigators also take on missing persons or abducted children cases when law enforcement's limited resources run thin and no resolution to a case is in sight, Walsh said.
Funded privately, an investigator can commit time to a case when detectives stop trailing leads that appear to lead to nowhere.As of late, investigators with high levels of computer experience are used by law enforcement to protect digital evidence of child pornography on computer hard drives so that it may be used effectively in court, he said.
Archuleta wants to get into writing books on workers' compensation and employee-employer relations issues.Until then, however, he says he'll keep hunting down the facts with what he says is the most important tool for an investigator - "a change of shorts."
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