The Dangers of Doing Your Own Internet-Based Background Checks

NEW YORK, July 23, 2009 — Over the past few years, McCann Global investigators have heard that “we do our own backgrounds using Internet-based background services.” The main reason: they are cheap. In an attempt to save a few hundred dollars on significant investments, these firms c…

Background Investigations of Hedge Funds, Private Equity Groups, and Venture Funds in Spotlight

HOUSTON, July 21, 2009 — Background investigations for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Groups, and Venture Funds are in the spotlight with the recent frauds with Maddoff in New York and Stanford Financial based in Houston. The focus for Maddoff and Stanford has shifted for defrauded investors to lit…