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News
Martin Investigative Services in the news.
Over our 35+ year history, we've had a lot of press. Here are some of the videos and news articles we've saved over the years.
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PRESS: A collection of print articles regarding the Jason Ellis case (2008)
This page has a collection of press articles regarding a recent investigation by Martin Investigative Services which led to the arrest of photographer Jason Ellis.
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Private eye shares ‘best O.C. businesses’ list (2008) - Jan Norman
For more 30 years, Newport Beach private investigator Thomas Martin, head of Martin Investigations has been keeping a private list of the best attorneys in various specialties. Martin has now published his list of top, trusted Orange County businesses on his Web site. He still doesn’t share all his attorney resources.
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Has technology turned us into voyeurs? (2008) - Lisa Daily
Thomas Martin, known as "America's PI" says,"Snooping through a friend or mate's stuff now accounts for client's initiating 38 per cent of our marital-type surveillances. We have done over 34,000 surveillances; 80 per cent of our clients are women, 20 per cent men. We catch 97 per cent of the people we follow."
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Why Do Spouses Cheat? (2008) - Lenore Skomal
Thomas Martin, president of Martin Investigative Services, says his 38 years as a private investigator has given him a birds eye view of affairs and cheating spouses.
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Fire Losses Top $2 Billion (2007) - Michelle Mowad
“We are doing this to save people a lot of time and money,” said Thomas Martin, president of Martin Investigative Services, last week. “If we can spare one person additional grief from an unscrupulous contractor, it will be worth all the money and time to assist our California neighbors.”
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Q&A with Thomas G. Martin - Anne Michaud
The new haircut and polished shoes of today's job applicant may be hiding a past of thievery and folly. Thomas G. Martin, founder of Martin Investigative Services, helps employers find that out before they hire.
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Anaheim P.I. Wrestles to Put Experiences Into Words to Help Readers Control Their Lives - Dennis McLellan
"Not everybody needs an attorney or thinks their mate is cheating on them. I'm hoping that people will read the three or four chapters that pertain to them at this particular point in their lives."
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One Tough Day for Two-Timers (2006) - Nancy Keates
One of Mr. Martin's Valentine's Day clients is a doctor whose wife, also a doctor, aroused his suspicions when she told him she would be changing her regular daytime shift on Tuesday and instead working until 8 p.m. Like virtually all private detectives, Mr. Martin won't reveal his client's names.
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Cheating Spouses, Look out for the PI - Greg Hardesty
Valentine's Day is an opportunity to catch lovers in the act of illicit romance.
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Firms stake their claim in fraud fight - Jan Norman
From policies to private eyes, workers' comp tightens up.
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FLAMES: Private Eye Reunites Lost Loves (1997) - Bonnie Hayes
Romance: Anaheim private eye offers his services to track down old flames that still flicker.
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Meet the Exterminator (1989) - Laura Saari
Investigator turns from drugs to bugs to keep board room safe for business.
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Investigator Helps Families Find Missing Members (2000) - Theresa Walker
A good chunk of Thomas G. Martin's 60-hour work-week is spent tracking down people.
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Near Miss For Local Investigator (1995) - Theresa Walker
Tom Martin was on a Tokyo subway when poison gas struck down passengers in five underground trains, killing 10 people and injuring nearly 5,000, including scores who remained critically ill.
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Torn Apart (Profile) - Thomas Martin
When I was a DEA agent, I could go in myself, send informants in, gather intelligence and develop investigative techniques so I could put the dope peddlers in jail.
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On the Job (with Thomas G. Martin) - Deborah Robiglio
What's a typical day like? Well, it could start off with a call in the morning from a court or attorney asking me to go to court and testify.
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Shoptalk: Thomas G. Martin (1998) - Melodie Nyman Posada
A typical day for me can be spent dealing with locating friends and family, performing surveillance on cheating spouses, providing advice on personal and corporate security or investigating on artist and business scams.
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Private investigator sheds light on security measures (1997) - Joan Whitely
Private investigator Tom Martin is based in Southern California, but his work frequently brings him to Las Vegas.
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Forensic Accountants Uncook Bogus Books (1992) - Christina Lee
Investigators also advise companies on how to limit opportunities for employee fraud by installing more checks and balances.
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Few clues, fewer answers - Douglas Haberman
In the nearly four months since Cal Poly Pomona student Christina Burmeister, 20, was slain, her family has waited for a breakthrough in the perplexing case.
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Students get the message - Douglas Haberman
Janet Evans didn't have to mention the word "drugs."
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Up Close: Thomas G. Martin (1991) - John Westcott
A private investigator highly regarded and widely used by attorneys and other clients in Orange County and nationwide, Thomas G. Martin recently appeared on "A Current Affair" and has appeared on other television programs.
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"If You Only Knew," Warns Orange County PI - Karen Di Piazza
He might not be able to tell you exactly what happened to Amelia Earhart or why Amy Johnson's plane went down in the Thames Estuary, but Thomas G. Martin has helped many with slightly less complicated cases.
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Want to keep business private? Then conduct negotiations on a beach; office walls have ears (1987) - Shari Roan
"The standard line is don't talk on the phone; have your conversation on the sand in the middle of the beach," says Thomas G. Martin, a private investigator based in Orange.
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Watchful Eye - Anne Peterson
Now retired as a Drug Enforcement agent, private investigator Thomas Martin chases down ex-husbands, finds telephone bugs and helps overturn convictions of what turned out to be innocent victims.
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