63 focused service lines
Specialized Investigations in Alaska, Each Built Around One Problem
Delator Group offers 63 specialized service lines in Alaska, grouped into fourteen categories that run from unmarried-partner infidelity and jury research to stolen snowmachines and elder exploitation. Every line has its own page grounded in the Alaska Statutes and Alaska courts, and every engagement is scoped and priced in writing first.
- 63 lines in fourteen categories
- Grounded in the Alaska Statutes
- Written quote before assignment
- 75+Designated investigative specialties
- $100/hrStandard investigative rate
- WrittenScope and price before work starts
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Quick answer
What counts as a specialized investigation in Alaska?
It is a service line built around one defined problem, such as a stolen outboard in Kodiak, a hotel meeting in Anchorage or a harassment campaign aimed at a teenager, rather than an open-ended engagement. Delator Group runs 63 of them in Alaska. Each follows the published rules on our Alaska investigation rates page and is quoted in writing first.
01Why narrow lines
Why Narrow Service Lines Produce Better Alaska Evidence
A broad request to investigate a person tends to produce a broad, expensive report. A narrow question, such as whether a claimant is operating a fishing boat while drawing disability benefits, produces evidence a court or carrier can use. Each specialized line starts from the question, the Alaska statute that frames it and the facts that would answer it. That is also how the Alaska private investigation overview organizes our core work.
Specialization matters more in Alaska than in most states because the setting changes the method. A stolen snowmachine search in the Mat-Su looks nothing like a stolen skiff search in Petersburg, and a hotel surveillance in downtown Anchorage differs from one at a summer lodge reached by float plane. Every line page explains those differences before you commit, and pricing for each follows the same published rules described in our guide to investigator costs in Alaska.
Specialized does not mean improvised. The same leadership supervises every line, the same reporting standard applies, and the same legal limits hold: no hidden recording of other people's conversations, no tracking devices without legal right, and no access to private accounts. Our explainer on what Alaska law lets a PI do lays out those limits for any reader who wants them in plain English.
- A defined question before any field work
- The governing Alaska statute identified at intake
- One reporting standard across all 63 lines
02Relationships and safety
Relationship, Dating and Personal Safety Matters in Alaska
Relationship lines cover married spouses, unmarried partners, out-of-state travel and coworker relationships. For couples who never married, there is no divorce property claim to frame the evidence, but shared leases, homes and children still raise real questions. Our unmarried partner investigations in Alaska focus on those practical facts. When a spouse's work or family trips lead south, infidelity cases that leave Alaska keep one chronology across states.
Dating safety has its own line. Before meeting someone from an app in person, many Alaskans want confirmation that the name, age and history check out. A dating background check for Alaskans costs $102 and is delivered remotely. It confirms identity, reviews public court records in Alaska and the states the person lists, and flags inconsistencies in what the person has said; it does not monitor anyone or reach into private accounts.
Safety matters sometimes become criminal. Alaska's stalking statutes, AS 11.41.260 and .270, cover a course of nonconsensual contact that places someone in fear, including following a person or monitoring them with a GPS device. Our Alaska stalking investigations document the pattern with dates, times and preserved messages so a victim can seek a protective order from the district or superior court or make a report to police.
03Employers
Corporate, Employment and Audit Lines for Alaska Employers
Corporate lines range from employee theft investigations in Alaska at processors, fuel yards and retail stores to malfeasance, espionage and acquisition risk. Many Alaska workforces rotate in and out on hitches, which makes inventory losses and timekeeping fraud harder to pin to a person. We document the facts neutrally through interviews and records, so the employer can act on findings rather than suspicion.
Vendor relationships are a frequent source of loss in remote operations, where one supplier may handle most purchasing for a site. Our corporate collusion investigations test suspected kickbacks and undisclosed ties between staff and contractors. Employment disputes carry their own risk in Alaska: courts read an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing into at-will jobs, so wrongful termination fact work often turns on how the employer investigated before the firing.
Audit lines start at $1,200 and test whether policies hold up in practice. Alaska facilities plan for hazards most states rarely face, from major earthquakes to tsunamis and long winter outages, and the Alaska emergency preparedness audit compares written plans with what staff would actually do. Fraud risk, compliance and active-shooter audits follow the same written-findings format, with each weakness ranked so leadership knows what to fix first.
04Defense and locates
Criminal Defense Support and Locate Work Across Alaska
Defense lines support counsel on driving offenses, misdemeanors, felonies and appointed cases. District court hears misdemeanors and felony preliminary hearings, and superior court hears felony trials. Before cross-examining a key prosecution witness, many defense teams order witness background checks in Alaska to review prior statements and court history. Defense investigation pricing starts at $750 for a misdemeanor and $1,000 for one felony.
Locate lines find people who have moved, hidden or lost touch. When a driver leaves a crash scene, AS 28.35.050 generally required that driver to stop and give information, and our hit-and-run driver locates work from vehicle descriptions, damage reports and canvasses to identify them. Searches across villages and hub towns are planned around air schedules, as the float-plane photo here suggests.
Child cases demand particular care. If a relative keeps a child from a lawful custodian with intent to hold the child for a protracted period, that can be custodial interference, and taking the child out of Alaska raises it to a felony under AS 11.41.320. Our missing child support in Alaska works alongside law enforcement and counsel, never in place of them.
05Deaths and abuse
Deaths, Abuse and Neglect Handled With Care
Some families need an independent look at how a loved one died. Our overdose death investigations in Alaska review the timeline, the people present and the source of the drugs where it can be lawfully established. When a death has been ruled a suicide and questions remain, an independent death review gathers records and interviews without second-guessing anyone's grief, and the family decides what happens with the findings.
When a death may have been caused by someone else's wrongful act, Alaska's wrongful death statute, AS 09.55.580, places the claim with the decedent's personal representative and generally requires filing within two years of the death. Investigative work on wrongful death claims in Alaska preserves evidence and locates witnesses early, before memories fade, vessels and vehicles are repaired, and records are discarded under routine retention schedules.
Abuse investigations start at $1,500. In care facilities, many staff must report suspected abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult within 24 hours under AS 47.24.010, and anyone may call Adult Protective Services at (800) 478-9996. We investigate alongside those reports. Correctional facility abuse investigations follow the same approach for people held in jails and correctional centers, working through counsel.
06Property and money
Theft, Vehicle Disputes and Scam Investigations in Alaska
Alaska's vehicle theft statute, AS 11.46.360, expressly covers aircraft and watercraft alongside cars and trucks, which reflects how people actually travel here. Our stolen car investigations extend to boats and small planes. Snowmachines, outboard motors, trailers and generators taken from cabins or camps fall under stolen equipment searches in Alaska, where the trail often runs through online marketplaces and pawn records.
Vehicle disputes are common in a state where many repairs happen far from the dealer that sold the truck. Billing for parts that were never installed, or repairs that were not needed, is the subject of our auto repair scam investigations. Odometer, title and undisclosed-damage problems in a sale are handled through the car dealer scam investigations line, with inspection findings and records organized for counsel.
Scam investigations start at $2,000 and cover romance schemes, impostor calls, investment fraud and cryptocurrency losses. The aim is to establish where the money went, preserve the messages and transaction records, and organize them so law enforcement or counsel can act. Recovery is never promised, and we say so plainly at intake. In far-north communities such as Utqiagvik, pictured here, much of that tracing starts remotely before anyone travels.
07Getting started
Choosing a Service Line and Starting an Alaska Matter
If you know your problem, open the matching card below and read how that line works in Alaska. If you are unsure, describe the situation in a sentence or two through our confidential Alaska intake form and leadership will match it to a line or tell you honestly that an investigation will not help. Some matters span two lines, such as an employee theft that turns into a vendor collusion case.
Attorneys preparing for trial often combine lines. Jury selection research, witness credibility work and scene documentation can run under one engagement letter. Our jury pool research for Alaska trials uses public sources only, never contacts a prospective juror, and keeps in view the qualifications in AS 09.20.010: citizenship, Alaska residency, age 18 and the ability to read or speak English.
Parents worried about online harassment of a child should preserve messages first and avoid confronting the sender. AS 11.61.120 can reach repeated electronic communications that insult, taunt or intimidate a person under 18 in a way that places them in reasonable fear of physical injury. Our cyberbullying investigations in Alaska attribute the accounts involved and organize the evidence for the school, police or counsel.
All 63 services
Every specialized investigation offered in Alaska
Each card opens a page explaining how that line works under Alaska statutes, in Alaska courts and across Alaska distances, from Southeast islands to the North Slope. One set of pricing rules covers all of them: $100 per hour for field work, a stated case minimum where one applies, set prices for remote records work, and a written quote, with travel itemized, before any investigator is assigned.
Infidelity
- Married infidelity investigationsDocuments a suspected affair from public places for counsel weighing adultery under AS 25.24.050 or dissipation of marital assets under AS 25.24.160.
- Unmarried partner infidelityGives Alaska couples who share a lease, a mortgage or children verified facts about a partner's conduct before they decide what comes next.
- Out-of-state infidelityKeeps one chronology when a spouse's trips run from Anchorage or Fairbanks to Seattle, Phoenix or anywhere else in the Lower 48.
- Workplace infidelityExamines a relationship between coworkers, including on rotation schedules, when it raises favoritism, harassment exposure or conflict-of-interest questions.
Surveillance
- Workplace surveillanceLawful observation of conduct on an employer's own premises, such as after-hours access at a warehouse, yard or processing plant.
- Out-of-state surveillanceContinues a surveillance log without a gap when the subject boards a flight south and resumes the same activity in another state.
- Hotel surveillanceRecords arrivals, departures and companions at Anchorage hotels and seasonal lodges, always from public or permitted areas.
- Employee surveillanceChecks whether an employee on medical leave or a claimed sick day is doing what the employer has been told.
- Workers' comp surveillanceActivity checks for carriers and self-insured employers where a false statement to obtain benefits may be theft by deception under AS 23.30.250.
- Insurance claim surveillanceTests the limits reported in auto, liability and disability claims against what a claimant does in public view.
Background checks
- Employee background checksVerifies identity, work history and court records before an Alaska employer makes an offer, starting at $102 as remote work.
- Dating background checksConfirms that an online match is who they claim to be, with court and identity records, for $102 delivered remotely.
- Business partner background checksA $300 deep-dive report on a prospective partner, covering litigation, liens, licensing and prior business failures.
- Executive hire screeningScreens a senior candidate's claimed credentials, board seats and litigation history before an Alaska company signs an offer.
- Jury pool researchPublic-source research on prospective jurors for counsel, with no contact with any juror and attention to AS 09.20.010 qualifications.
- Witness background checksReviews a witness's court history, prior statements and public record so counsel can assess credibility before deposition or trial.
- Tenant screeningHelps Alaska landlords confirm an applicant's identity, eviction history and court records before a lease is signed.
Privacy
Corporate
- M&A due diligenceBackground, litigation and asset review of a target company and its principals before an Alaska acquisition or investment closes.
- Corporate espionageInvestigates suspected leaks of bids, customer lists or proprietary data through lawful interviews, records work and access reviews.
- Employee theftInvestigates missing inventory, fuel, cash or seafood product with documented interviews and a neutral written finding.
- Workplace theftLooks into tools, equipment and supplies disappearing from job sites, camps and shops across Alaska's seasonal industries.
- Corporate malfeasanceExamines suspected misconduct by officers or managers, from expense abuse to concealed conflicts, and reports findings to the board.
- Malfeasance damage mitigationAfter misconduct is confirmed, documents what happened and what controls failed so leadership and counsel can repair the damage.
- Malfeasance press releasesPrepares a factual, counsel-reviewed public statement after a confirmed internal investigation, so the account rests on verified findings.
- Corporate collusionTests suspected kickbacks, bid rigging or undisclosed relationships between employees and vendors with records analysis and interviews.
- Acquisition riskIdentifies hidden litigation, regulatory history and reputational exposure in a business or asset you are about to buy.
- Real estate riskResearches liens, judgments, ownership history and litigation tied to Alaska property or the people selling it.
- General risk managementAn investigator's review of where an Alaska business is exposed to theft, fraud or liability, with practical fixes.
Criminal defense
- DUI defenseDocuments the stop location, road and lighting conditions, and witness accounts for counsel defending a driving-under-the-influence charge.
- Misdemeanor defenseWitness interviews, scene work and records review for district court misdemeanor charges, starting at $750.
- Felony defenseDefense investigation for felony charges heard in superior court, from preliminary hearing through trial, starting at $1,000 per charge.
- Appointed counsel defense supportSupports appointed defense teams, including Public Defender Agency and Office of Public Advocacy counsel, as counsel directs.
Employment
- Wrongful terminationFact work for termination disputes where Alaska's implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing may turn on how a firing was handled.
- Workplace sexual harassmentNeutral investigation of harassment complaints framed under AS 18.80.220 and Title VII, with interviews and a written report.
- Wrongful deathSupports the personal representative's counsel under AS 09.55.580, where the claim generally must be filed within two years of death.
Audits
- Compliance auditChecks whether policies on paper are followed in practice at an Alaska site, starting at $1,200.
- Risk auditAn on-site review of physical security, access control and loss exposure, with findings ranked by urgency.
- Emergency preparedness auditReviews plans for earthquakes, tsunamis, fire and extended power loss against how a facility would actually respond.
- Active shooter risk auditAssesses entrances, communication, lockdown capability and staff readiness at Alaska schools, clinics and workplaces.
- Fraud risk auditTests payment, purchasing and payroll controls for the weak points internal fraud usually exploits.
Locates
- Missing person searchesSupplements a report to the Alaska State Troopers or local police with records research and field inquiry.
- Evasive person locatesFinds people who move between villages, hub towns and rotations to avoid being located, starting at $1,000 for field work.
- Missing child supportSupports families and counsel when a child may have been taken or kept from a lawful custodian, including out of state.
- Missing family memberSearches for an estranged or out-of-touch relative using records, social connections and respectful field inquiry.
- Debtor skip tracingLocates judgment debtors and confirms identifiers counsel needs, including for Permanent Fund Dividend collection.
- Lost contact searchesFinds heirs, beneficiaries, former classmates and old friends for probate counsel and families.
- Hit-and-run driver locatesIdentifies drivers who left a crash scene, where AS 28.35.050 generally required them to stop and give information.
Sensitive matters
- Drug overdose death investigationsIndependent review of the circumstances around an overdose death for families and counsel who need more answers.
- StalkingDocuments a pattern of unwanted contact for protective-order petitions and stalking complaints under AS 11.41.260 and .270.
- CyberbullyingPreserves and attributes harassing posts and messages aimed at a young person, with reference to AS 11.61.120.
- Independent death investigationsAn independent, respectful review of a death ruled a suicide, for families who have unanswered questions.
Theft
- Stolen carTraces stolen vehicles, including boats and small aircraft, which Alaska's vehicle theft statute AS 11.46.360 expressly covers.
- Stolen assetsTracks valuables, funds or property taken by someone the owner trusted, and documents the trail for recovery.
- Stolen equipmentSearches for snowmachines, outboards, trailers, tools and heavy equipment taken from homes, camps and job sites.
Abuse
- Correctional facility abuseInvestigates mistreatment or neglect allegations involving people held in jails and correctional centers, starting at $1,500.
- Nursing home abuseInvestigates suspected abuse or neglect in care facilities, alongside the mandatory reporting duties in AS 47.24.010.
Vehicles
- Auto shop damageDocuments damage to a vehicle in a repair shop's custody and the shop's account of what happened.
- Auto repair scamsTests billing for work not done, parts not installed or repairs that were unnecessary, with records and inspection.
- Car dealer scamsInvestigates odometer, title, financing and undisclosed-damage problems in a vehicle sale.
Scams
- Crypto scamsTraces cryptocurrency losses across wallets and exchanges and organizes the evidence for law enforcement, starting at $2,000.
- Elder scamsInvestigates romance, impostor and investment schemes aimed at older Alaskans, coordinating with Adult Protective Services reports.
- Scam investigationsFollows money lost to fraud of any kind, preserves the evidence, and identifies who received it, starting at $2,000.
Services
Most Requested Specialized Services in Alaska
- Married infidelity investigationsLawful documentation of a suspected affair, focused on the spending and household facts that can matter under Alaska's property division statute.Learn more
- Workers' comp surveillanceActivity checks on claimants whose reported limits do not match their conduct, where false statements may be theft by deception under Alaska law.Learn more
- Executive hire screeningVerification of a senior candidate's credentials, prior companies and litigation history before an Alaska employer or board extends an offer.Learn more
- Tenant screeningIdentity, eviction history and court record checks for Alaska landlords before a lease is signed, delivered remotely in writing for $102.Learn more
- Debtor skip tracingLocates judgment debtors across Alaska and confirms the identifiers counsel needs for collection, including writs against an annual Permanent Fund Dividend.Learn more
- Elder scamsInvestigates romance, impostor and investment fraud aimed at older Alaskans, starting at $2,000, and coordinates with Adult Protective Services when a report is needed.Learn more
- Workplace sexual harassmentNeutral interviews and a written report on harassment complaints, framed for an employer weighing obligations under the Alaska Human Rights Act.Learn more
- Fraud risk auditA review of payment, purchasing and payroll controls at an Alaska business, starting at $1,200, with weak points ranked by urgency.Learn more
- Real estate riskResearch into liens, judgments, ownership history and litigation connected to Alaska property or the people selling it, before you commit.Learn more
How it works
How a Specialized Alaska Engagement Runs
- 01
Name the problem
You describe what happened in plain terms. Leadership matches it to a specialized line, or more than one, and explains which Alaska statute frames the work.
- 02
Set the method and limits
We explain what lawful methods will be used, what they can and cannot show, and where Alaska law draws the line on recording, tracking and access.
- 03
Quote in writing
You receive a written quote naming the line, the work plan, any case minimum, estimated hours and itemized travel. Nothing starts until you approve it.
- 04
Report the findings
The final report states what was found, how each fact was established and what remains unknown, in a format counsel, a carrier or a board can use.
Compare
Specialized Categories and Their Alaska Pricing Basis
| Category | Example line | Pricing basis |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal defense | Appointed counsel defense support | From $750 misdemeanor, $1,000 felony |
| Audits | Emergency preparedness audit | From $1,200 |
| Abuse | Nursing home abuse | From $1,500 |
| Scams | Crypto scams | From $2,000 |
| Background checks | Tenant screening | $102 (remote) |
Statewide coverage
Specialized Work Across Alaska's Communities
These specialized investigations in Alaska run wherever a case leads. Oil-industry and commercial-fishing theft files on the central peninsula start with our Kenai investigators, and fishing-town equipment cases in Southeast go through Petersburg investigation coverage. Island matters involving vessels and the Coast Guard community are planned on the Kodiak investigation page, and Interior family cases near the bases begin with our North Pole investigators. Bush matters from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are planned around flights out of Bethel, and Mat-Su property cases often start near the Palmer courthouse. Every line follows the same written pricing.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many specialized investigations does Delator offer in Alaska?
Sixty-three, grouped into fourteen categories: infidelity, surveillance, background checks, privacy, corporate, criminal defense, employment, audits, locates, sensitive matters, theft, abuse, vehicles and scams. Each line has its own Alaska page explaining the method and the statute that frames it. Our core services, such as Alaska asset investigations, sit alongside these lines under the same pricing rules.
Are specialized investigations priced differently from core services?
No. Every line follows the same rules: $100 per hour for field work, set prices for remote services such as the $102 basic background check, and published case minimums where a line has one, such as $1,500 for abuse investigations. Travel is itemized. The full table appears on the Alaska pricing page, and every quote is in writing before work begins.
Can one matter use more than one specialized line?
Yes, and many do. An employee theft inquiry may become a collusion case once vendor records are reviewed, and a custody concern may need both surveillance and a background check on a new household member. We quote the combined plan in writing so you see the whole cost, and the report addresses each question separately so findings stay clear.
Do you search for stolen boats and aircraft in Alaska?
Yes. Alaska's vehicle theft statute expressly lists aircraft and watercraft, and a stolen skiff or small plane is a real loss in a state where both are basic transportation. We document the theft, check marketplaces and records, and canvass harbors or airstrips where appropriate. Recovery itself is a law enforcement matter, and we coordinate with the investigating agency.
Will you contact a person suspected of a scam?
Not without a reason counsel agrees with. Contacting a suspect can destroy evidence or warn them to move money. Our first steps are preserving messages, payment records and account details, then tracing where funds went. Older victims and their families can read how we coordinate with Adult Protective Services on our Alaska elder fraud investigations page.
Do specialized investigations replace a police report?
No. For crimes, missing persons and abuse, the official report goes to law enforcement or the appropriate agency first. Alaska State Troopers' procedures call for an immediate missing person report, for example. A private investigation supplements that work with time and attention a busy agency may not have. Our Alaska missing person investigators work on that basis.
Can you investigate workplace harassment for a small Alaska employer?
Yes. The Alaska Human Rights Act generally covers employers with one or more employees in the state, so even small businesses benefit from a neutral, documented investigation when a complaint arrives. We interview the people involved, review messages and records the employer controls, and report findings in writing. Our Alaska employee surveillance line is separate and used only when observation is lawful and relevant.
How do you handle investigations in rural or tribal communities?
Carefully and with permission. Many rural communities are reached only by air, and many are home to tribes with authority over their own facilities and records. We ask counsel which forum applies, respect tribal control over access, and do not enter village or tribal land without the permission the community requires. Travel is planned and quoted before anyone goes.
Can I protect my own information instead of investigating someone?
Yes. The personal information OSINT wipe reviews what public sites, data brokers and social platforms expose about you and submits removal requests where sites allow them. It costs $900 and is handled remotely. People leaving an abusive relationship or facing harassment often pair it with documentation work on the Alaska workplace infidelity or stalking lines, depending on the situation.
What if none of the Alaska service lines fits my situation?
Describe it anyway. Many problems fit a core service instead, such as general Alaska insurance claim investigations or investigative consulting. If nothing fits, or if an investigation is unlikely to answer the question, leadership will say so directly. You will not be sold a line that does not match your situation.
Every service
Investigations available in Alaska
Every service below is available in Alaska and across Alaska, run by the same Delator Group leadership that manages our Tennessee casework. Choose a service to read how it works in Alaska.
Core services
Infidelity
Surveillance
Background checks
Corporate
Audits
Locates
Sensitive matters
Service areas
Private investigators across Alaska
Delator Group is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Work in Alaska is managed by Delator Group leadership; Photography: Elijah Hiett / Unsplash · Jerad Hill / Unsplash · Zeke Tucker / Unsplash. Last reviewed .
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Find the Right Specialized Service for Your Alaska Matter
Tell us in a few lines what went wrong. Delator leadership will match it to the right line, explain the method and its legal limits in Alaska, and send the price, with any travel, in writing before work starts.
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