How To Succeed As A Private Investigator

Celebrity Private Investigator to the stars, Ed Opperman, reveals his tricks of the trade in his new book How To Succeed As A Private Investigator. It's a step by step guide to a career as an investigator targeted at those trying to break into the business and people in the investigative field looking to expand their knowledge.

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Don't Box Me In: Ed Opperman Ed has been involved in high profile celebrity cheating scandals like the Tiger Woods story, the Aston Kutcher /Demi Moore divorce, and many other cases. He's sharing the tricks of the trade in his new book, and in this interview with Lana.
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Ed Opperman Ed Opperman is President of Opperman Investigations Inc, a private detective agency based in Colorado, he is also President of Accurate Information Recovery. A computer and cell phone forensics company based in Nevada. Having grown up on the tough streets of the South Bronx in NYC , Ed learned at an early age how to navigate between both sides of the law. He negotiated his way from street gangs to the college campus. Earning his degree and certification in Paralegal Studies on the CSI campus in Staten Island New York.. Ed has led a very colorful life, running with the bulls in Pamplona Spain, competing in marathons and participating in may political causes both as a political activist and street protester and mainstream campaign fund raiser. A successful businessman in many fields Ed has owned and operated a Manhattan nightclub as well as a telecommunications company. . Ed has worked in the investigations field since the early 1980s first as an information broker and later in counter electronic surveillance. Working for the defense with some of NYCs top law firms and private investigators in many high profile organized crime cases. Later he teamed up with 2 retired NYPD Detectives to do employment and background screening Investigations. In 2003 Ed teamed up with the 'founding fathers' of Cell Phone Forensics and digital data recovery. These men were fresh from the fields of Afghanistan hot on the heels of international terrorists. At the time this was a technology that was extremely cutting edge. Ed soon made a name for himself in this area and has become the leading provider of this type of Digital Forensic Investigation. He was chosen to examine the cell phones in the Tiger Woods infidelity scandal and his services have been used to investigate allegations of infidelity launched against Aston Kutcher and Todd and Sarah Palin as well as many other high profile celebrity clients. In 2012 he was part of the Congressional investigation and hearing into the Secret Service agents misconduct in Colombia. Ed is a dedicated father to his daughter Victoria, a coach. A prolific writer Ed has written over 600 articles about private investigations. He is a public speaker and host of a weekly radio show called The Opperman Report. Ed's Blog