V.Y. Harper & Company has more than 32 years of background and experience in most criminal legal issues, fraud (real estate, welfare, insurance, bank), and Consumer Protection Rules and Regulations within the scope of the Business and Professions Code. We have extensive experience in pretrial preparation, including preparation of trial summaries, investigations, research discovery, security of deputy district attorneys, victims and reluctant witnesses. In addition, Mrs. Harper has comprehensive experience in criminal defense investigation. Allow V.Y. Harper & Company to protect your client's interests by thorough investigation and research prior to trial. Meticulous, comprehensive investigation and research reduces litigation and puts YOU in control. V.Y. Harper & Company will link public records and courthouse documents from across the nation with information obtained from private sources to address the relationships between corporations, persons, and their assets. Banks, financial service companies, corporations, law firms, and government agencies across the nation are able to use our services to obtain background data about businesses, to locate people and assets, to retrieve public official records, and to solve complex business problems. Look for V.Y. Harper & Company to... Perform due diligence, determine credit worthiness of a business, measure risk, and collect on defaulted payments Investigate fraud, identify assets for recovery and indentifying all involved parties Prepare, file, and track U.C.C.s Research companies for investments or joint ventures, review properties for investment, and investigate merger and acquisition opportunities Locate people and their addresses Identify associations and uncover conflicts of interest Review the financial status of a company Discover adverse filings Uncover general company background and confirm the legitimacy of a business Determine availability of assets and secure financial interest Founder and Director of V.Y. Harper & Company, Virginia Y. Harper has been involved in the field of investigations since graduation from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy in April of 1970. Ms. Harper was assigned to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office for approximately 3-1/2 years as a Deputy Sheriff. She then transferred to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and was promoted to the rank of Senior Investigator during the years 1970 through 1995, during which time she conducted wide and varying criminal and civil investigations and research. After retiring from the District Attorney's Office, Ms. Harper fulfilled her goal to embellish her background in investigations by performing criminal defense work for the Riverside Public Defenders Office. Her additional experience as a Contract Fraud Analyst includes several years doing video and mobile surveillances for one of the largest Federal Government Agencies. Look to Virginia Y. Harper & Company to use their curiosity, perseverance, tenacity, and creative talents to handle your needs. Whether you are across town or across country on a short-term or an ongoing project, you'll find that V. Y. Harper & Company IS your investigations solution. [Home][Contact V.Y. Harper & Co.][Request Form] [Finding an Investigator] [Fees & Services] [On-Line Services] © 1997-2003 V.Y. Harper & Co. All rights reserved.