I am a self-employed Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and financial crimes investigator in Illinois. I am finding that in order to obtain access to certain proprietary databases, a private investigator license is required. My only interest is in tracking fraudsters and not performing all the other numerous and important tasks typically performed by a private investigator or in carrying a weapon.
I have looked at some states’ private investigator licensure requirements and, of course, they are oriented towards people who wish to perform the typical and varied tasks of private investigators and not the comparatively narrow focus of my activities. Can anyone suggest any particular state(s) whose licensure I should pursue?
Thanks.
Sara