Venus Investigations
Makes Each Case Personal
Lifestyles of
Extra-ordinary People Living in Las Vegas
By
Nikki Artale &
Victoria Alexander
What does it
take to be a private investigator? A flashy car, a loud shirt and a trademark
mustache like TV’s iconic tom Magnum? Or does our image of a “private eye”
slant more towards Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer and Raymond Chandler’s Philip
Marlowe? Do you think the only way to catch a cheating spouse is by going on
“Cheaters”?
Are you
frustrated that your high school sweetheart is not on Facebook?
Experience
and knowledge are the key elements in the investigative methods that include
having access to vast databases in searching for missing persons, divorce and
child custody records, workman’s compensation fraud and background checks.
And then
there is the most common use of private investigators-cheating spouses. This
specialty requires sophisticated surveillance techniques, training and
equipment, along with undercover operations that provides the information that
is needed in each individual case. The most important factors are discretion,
confidentiality, and caring about the client.
To find out
exactly what a private investigator does, we contacted Las Vegas private
investigator, Venus Lovetere. Her business card reads “Specializing in Unusual
& Difficult Cases”.
This brings
us to premiere Las Vegas private investigator, Venus Lovetere.
We spent a
recent afternoon at Venus’s office at 1900 E. Bonanza Road, at the law firm of
xxxxxxxx. While unsure at first exactly what we really wanted, Venus vetted us
thoroughly. (Did Venus uncover Victoria’s spending history and Nikki’s
overburdened event calendar?) Venus told us we passed, so she was willing to
answer all our questions. We came away thrilled to know Venus. The most
significant opinion we agreed upon was that Venus cared about her clients and
made each case a personal one.
Venus
Investigations came to Las Vegas in 1992. Venus became a licensed private
investigation in 1988. Venus began her “private eye” career working on
high-profile cases as a member of famous P.I. Vinny Parco’s New York team.
Venus started by answering Parco’s phones and quickly realized she had a talent
for complex finance-based investigations. Venus became a licensed private
detective in 1988.
Venus
presents a very likable demeanor and a disarming friendliness. People like
talking to her which is a skill a private investigator must have to be s
successful. Acquiring information is what investigators do and Venus knows the
words, phrases and tone of voice needed to delve deeper to secure the
information her clients want. There is more to Venus’s work than having the
ability to search databases.
Venus talked
to us about the cases that involve surveillance. “Wild Card Nikki jumped in “I
want to go with you on the next one. To take photos”.
Facebook may
have 500 million users, but not the girl you met on the train to New York in
1959. People finder websites need a full name and city. The websites that offer
these services use outdated information and usually require a monthly fee that
is often impossible to stop. There are
many websites devoted to unhappy users complaining about these companies.
The only option left is Venus. Her fee is
modest and she will dedicate 3 weeks to the search. Venus confided that it
rarely takes that long using her search techniques. She will know within days
where your long-lost college roommate is and other helpful information.
Nikki’s
account:
Let’s start
our story on what it takes to be a private investigator or a private eye as
they are called. Experience and knowledge are the key elements in the
investigative methods that include vast databases in searching for missing
persons, divorce and child custody, workman’s compensation fraud, background checks,
infidelities and more. Surveillance experience and equipment, along with
undercover operations will provide the information that is needed in each
individual case. The most important factor is being discreet, confidential and
caring about the client.
This brings
us to private investigator Venus Lovetere who cares about her clients and makes
each case a personal one. No case is too small or too big. I immediately liked
Venus when we met in her office and upon discovering that we both were from New
Jersey we became instant friends.
Venus is an
expert in knowing how to find someone and she told us about an 86 year old man
who had recently been widowed and wanted to find his sweetheart again. Venus
found the woman and gave her client a thorough report and a recent photograph
of her. Unfortunately she is married and not available for a romance with him.
Another case was of a woman who thought her husband was cheating with another
woman and when Venus investigated she found that he was cheating with a man and
the wife was relieved that he wasn’t cheating with another woman.
Venus works
with lawyers, bail bond companies and employers. It is common for employers to
hire a private investigator to do a background check on a prospective employee.
Venus is an expert at skip tracing-finding a person who has left an outstanding
debt. This type of investigation often requires Venus to “gumshoe”-visit former
addresses, interview neighbors and generally track a person’s physical
“footprint” using their known history.
Primary
importance for anyone thinking about hiring the services of a private
investigator is, understandably, confidentiality. Venus assured us that even an
inquiry is treated with confidentiality.
VENUS INVESTIGATIONS, 1900 E Bonanza Rd.,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
NV PI Lic #1015. CA PI Lic #15988
(702) 361-0528 Telephone
(702) 546-0103 Fax
