Investigative Tools
A number of countries provide free company search which validate their existence along with its current status and possibly, ownership structure. Please feel free to navigate and explore the countries listed below.
Canada
Europe
Africa
Australia
Geographic Targeting Order County Property Search
FLORIDA
- Miami-Dade County (https://www.myfloridacfo.com/Data/AAR_ALIS1/) & (https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/officialrecords/StandardSearch.aspx)
- Broward County (http://www.bcpa.net/RecName.asp)
- Palm Beach County (https://www.pbcgov.org/papa/)
CALIFORNIA
- Los Angeles (http://maps.assessor.lacounty.gov/GVH_2_2/Index.html?configBase=http://maps.assessor.lacounty.gov/Geocortex/Essentials/REST/sites/PAIS/viewers/PAIS_hv/virtualdirectory/Resources/Config/Default)
- San Diego (https://arcc.sdcounty.ca.gov/Pages/Assessors-Roll-Tax.aspx).
- San Francisco (http://propertymap.sfplanning.org/).
- San Mateo (http://www.sanmateocountytaxcollector.org/SMCWPS/pages/secureSearch.jsp)
- Santa Clara (https://www.sccassessor.org/index.php/online-services/property-search/real-property).
TEXAS
- Bexar (https://bexar.acttax.com/act_webdev/bexar/index.jsp).
- Tarrant (https://www.tad.org/property-search/).
- Dallas (https://texaspayments.com/Home/AccountSearch?officeId=057120).
NEW YORK
- Bronx (https://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServWeb/NYCSERVMain#optionalsearchcriteria)
- Brooklyn (https://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServWeb/NYCSERVMain#optionalsearchcriteria)
- Manhattan (https://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServWeb/NYCSERVMain#optionalsearchcriteria)
- Queens (https://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServWeb/NYCSERVMain#optionalsearchcriteria)
- Staten Island (https://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServWeb/NYCSERVMain#optionalsearchcriteria)
HAWAII
NEVADA
WASHINGTON
MASSACHUSETTS
- Suffolk (https://www.cityofboston.gov/assessing/search/)
- Middlesex (https://actonma.mapgeo.io/datasets/properties?abuttersDistance=300&latlng=42.485282%2C-71.44188&panel=search&zoom=13)
ILLINOIS
Additional Resources
When conducting investigations, we found the following sites of use as they may provide the necessary corroboration needed to adequately assess the activity and assist in determining the correct disposition.
OFAC Sanctions List
(https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/).
MSB Registrant Page
(https://www.fincen.gov/msb-registrant-search).
DBPR
(https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp).
License Search (Health & Life Insurance)
https://www.myfloridacfo.com/Data/AAR_ALIS1/
Florida Health License Search
https://appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/HealthCareProviders
Florida Office of Financial Regulation
https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/SearchLicensingRecords/Search.aspx
NMLS (Mortgage Brokers)
http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/
Department of Financial Services
Federal Aviation Authority (Aircraft Ownership Search)
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Name_Inquiry.aspx
http://av-info.faa.gov/opcert.asp
FATF website provided below assists in determining countries of AML concern
http://www.fatf-gafi.org/countries/#high-risk
https://www.knowyourcountry.com/
VENENZUELA
- Venezuela Vehicle Registry
- Venezuela (SENIAT) Company Search
http://contribuyente.seniat.gob.ve/BuscaRif/BuscaRif.jsp
- Venezuela Voter Registration (Consejo Nacional Electoral)
http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/index.php
- Venezuela’s Parallel Market currency exchange rates and daily news
FLORIDA
Charity search
https://csapp.800helpfla.com/CSPublicApp/CheckACharity/CheckACharity.aspx
Panama Papers
https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/
Paradise Papers
https://www.icij.org/investigations/offshore/secret-files-expose-offshores-global-impact/
Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV)
http://www.bcv.org.ve/estadisticas/tipo-de-cambio
International Property Markets Scorecard
https://www.propertymarketsscorecard.com/
US Debt Clock