Strategic Intelligence · Empire Investigation · Est. 1982
Strategic Intelligence & Hidden Asset Investigation
The call typically comes after something has already moved. A partner liquidated his position before the dispute was filed. A spouse transferred the beach house three months before serving papers. A judgment debtor — who swore at deposition that he owned nothing of value — holds title to four properties through a Delaware LLC that none of his attorneys knew existed.
For more than four decades, Empire Investigation has assisted attorneys, executives, business owners, fiduciaries, and private clients in identifying critical intelligence before opportunities disappear, leverage is lost, or assets are strategically repositioned. Many of our clients contact us after discovering that traditional legal processes and conventional investigative methods are often too slow to protect their interests.
In complex litigation, partnership disputes, divorce matters, fiduciary conflicts, and high-value business transactions — timing matters. A judgment only has value if assets still exist to satisfy it.
The Problem
By the Time the Subpoena Issues,
the Assets May Already Be Gone
Conventional legal process moves in sequence: file, serve, subpoena, depose, order. The opposing party, however, is not bound by that sequence. Between the moment a dispute becomes apparent and the moment a court can enforce anything, there is a window — and sophisticated counterparties use it.
Empire Investigation specializes in closing that window. We gather strategic intelligence and conduct hidden asset investigations designed to identify meaningful information before leverage disappears — delivering documented findings that attorneys can act on before the other side has repositioned.
Before a judgment is enforced, assets may already be —
Transferred
to family members, trusts, or nominees
Concealed
through layered entities and shell structures
Liquidated
into cash, crypto, or alternative holdings
Restructured
across subsidiary balance sheets
Dissipated
through manufactured expenses or distributions
Repositioned
into jurisdictions designed to resist discovery
Investigative Scope
What We Investigate
Our investigative capabilities encompass intelligence relating to the following — and extend further when the matter demands it.
Emmy Award–Credited Testimonial
"The state of the art equipment you provided worked flawlessly."
Tim Holoman
Emmy Award–Winning Broadcaster · WPXI TV, Pittsburgh
Working together for over 35 years
Tim Holoman, multiple Emmy Award winner and longtime Pittsburgh broadcast veteran, worked directly with Empire's surveillance team and provided this on-camera account of the firm's technical capabilities and professionalism.
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Tim Holoman · Emmy Award Winner
Technical Capability
The Tools That Make the Difference
Since 1982, Empire Investigation has invested extensively in advanced investigative systems, professional surveillance platforms, body-worn video technology, long-range optics, and specialized technical resources designed for demanding real-world environments.
Advanced Surveillance Systems
Professional-grade platforms deployed in field environments where consumer equipment fails entirely.
Technical Counter-Measures
TSCM capability integrated with intelligence gathering — the ability to both detect and deploy.
Long-Range Optics & Video
Body-worn video and long-range documentation systems producing court-admissible evidence at distance.
Strategic Intelligence Systems
Investigative databases, financial record access, and analytical tools developed over decades of operational refinement.
Professional equipment matters.
Experience matters.
Timing matters.
Results matter.
Service Areas
Where We Work
Empire Investigation · Est. 1982
"Unlike traditional investigative firms operating with limited technical capability or generic methods, Empire Investigation approaches complex matters through strategic intelligence, advanced technology, discretion, and decades of field experience."
Trusted by Attorneys · Journalists · Executives · Since 1982
Confidential Inquiry
Intelligence Gathered
Before the Window Closes
Our firm is frequently retained after clients become frustrated with incomplete investigations, delayed legal processes, or prior investigative efforts lacking the experience, discretion, or technical capability required for sophisticated matters. Speak directly with a licensed investigator.
Time-sensitive matter? Our 24/7 line is answered live — confidential callbacks.
Prefer to call? (800) 860-6068 · Licensed · Bonded · Established 1982