HUMINT · Human intelligence
People hold
the evidence.
Documents can be shredded and servers wiped. What people know stays. Human intelligence is the most direct route to evidence that seems impossible to obtain.
See how it works
An undercover approach
The right person, the right story, the right moment.
Our operatives work under carefully built covers, often several at once, playing coordinated roles in a single scenario. The aim is simple: create the conditions in which the people who hold the facts choose to share them.
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Legend
A complete, verifiable identity and backstory, built for the people and the setting of the case.
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Approach
A natural reason to meet: an introduction, a business opportunity, a shared interest.
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Rapport
Trust built over weeks, often across several operatives playing coordinated roles.
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Record
The facts captured lawfully and preserved as evidence counsel can use.
Why human intelligence
Open sources tell you what's public. People tell you what's true.
Human-led by design
Every engagement is built around people and what they know, not around what a database happens to hold.
Beyond open source
Open-source research finds what has been written down. Human intelligence reaches what never was.
Global by default
Operatives with the languages, cultures and backgrounds to work credibly wherever the facts are.
Where we apply it
Our services
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Litigation support
Evidence that changes the course of high-stakes disputes, delivered in a form counsel can put before a court or tribunal.
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White-collar crime
Exposing fraud, bribery and corruption, including where the paper trail has been deliberately erased.
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Asset recovery
Locating hidden assets behind nominees and offshore structures to enforce judgments and awards.
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Negative campaigns
Identifying who is behind smear and disinformation campaigns, and proving it.
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Counter-intelligence
Finding out who is watching you, how, and why, and shutting the leak.
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Your case
Nothing is out of reach.
Tell us what you need to prove. We'll tell you how we would find it.
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