In recently deciding CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries, the U.S. Supreme Court takes a surprising excursion back to the Civil War era and examines the Nation’s first major civil rights law¾ the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The case raises the issue: does the Act’s first section (now codified as 42 U.S.C. 1981), guaranteeing equality [...]

Yesterday BCI hosted a very successful event, “IT Forensics & the World of Corporate Investigations”, in partnership with the Colorado Software & Internet Association (CSIA). Thirty-five people attended the event and were provided lunches and a chance to network before and after the presentation.
A special thanks to our CEO Gene Ferraro who stepped in at [...]

Two of the first books written on the topic of undercover investigations in the workplace had chapters dedicated to investigating workplace gambling. Authors, Charles Sennewald and Kirk Barefoot agreed, employee gambling was a big problem and deserved the attention of every employer. Their books, both written almost thirty years ago are almost comical in their [...]

Like most effective processes, the investigator’s effort should also produce measurable results. First and most immediate, is the return on investment, or ROI. The properly engineered investigation will often produce tangible, measurable results such as the recovery of stolen property or money; the termination of dishonest employees or vendors; and of course, successful prosecution when [...]

Using a plausible but false assertion to conceal one’s true purpose or intent has been an acceptable method of investigation for investigators for more than 100 years. Not until a small group of contractors working for Hewlett-Packard misused this valuable tool in 2006, did lawmakers or anyone else even take notice of it. Since then, [...]

It has been a long road and after several attempts we finally made it into the world of blogging. We would like to thank the people at Indigio for all of their hard work and help getting this blog off of the ground.
Check back often for news and insights from our Founder and CEO, Gene [...]