NEWS – “without comment”
‘I’m a private investigator
here’s how much we cost and common mistake that helps us crack cases’
Sky News – https://news.sky.com
October 13, 2025
Mike LaCorte interviewed by Sky News
If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, the Money blog team speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week, we chat to veteran private investigator Mike LaCorte.
Our fees vary depending on complexity, jurisdictions and objectives… A standard surveillance job might cost anywhere from £1,500-£2,500 a day. A due diligence report for a corporate merger could be £5,000-£15,000. Blackmail resolution involving travel, cyber support, and legal coordination might start at £25,000 and scale up. Longer-term retainer risk management models are where we earn the most.
Here’s one of my secrets for investigating… People often reuse usernames. By tracking a username across platforms, databases, and forums, you can build a surprisingly complete profile, even if the person thinks they’ve been discreet.
Curiosity, genuine, relentless curiosity, is the single most important skill in this profession… You have to be deeply interested in people, behaviours, patterns, and anomalies. It’s that instinct to ask why, to dig one layer deeper than everyone else, that often leads to the breakthrough. You can teach someone the technical elements, but curiosity, in my opinion, can’t be taught. It’s either part of your mindset, or it’s not……
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