Investigations

Klein Investigations and Consulting is a division of Klein Investments, Inc. began operations in November of 1994. The company is headed by the CEO Philip R. Klein. It is licensed by the State of Texas assigned license A-09257.

In the past 15 years, Klein Investigations and Consulting handled over 30,000 investigation cases and 5,000 Consulting cases. The firm handles all types of complex investigations to missing persons cases.

Klein Investigations is one of the leaders regarding runaway and missing children's cases throughout the United States. This past 15 years Klein Investigations the firm has solved 109 of 112 missing persons and parental kidnapping cases.

The firm has handled cases from London England, Washington DC, to Santori Island, Greece, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Ireland and 29 States.  Klein Investigations also handles Workers Compensation Issues, Surveillance and Witness Location throughout the Untied States. 

The team also has five personal protection officers on staff to handle any security matters that may occur.

Our consulting and witness ID division brings law firms and corporations the information they need to make decisions in the best interests of their clients.

Our company expanded into Political and Public research and background for political candidates and political campaigns in 1999. Over the past 11 years the firm has covered 2,300 cases of background investigations of political candidates and elected officials have been undertaken.

Meet Our Team

Philip Klein, TPLI, Personal Protection Officer,  CEO         Email  Admin Email

     Philip Klein has been apart of the business and political community in Texas for 26 years. He started in the investigation business with Equifax in the primary claims division, handling death claims of $3m plus. He spent two years in National Politics and Political campaigns. In 1992 Klein formed Klein Investigations and Consulting to serve the expanding and growing legal market in Texas and around the United States.

    Klein holds a level IV managers license with the Texas Commission on Private Security, is a State Licensed Personal Protection Officer/Agent, holds a State Accredited Fire Fighters License, Emergency Medical Services Basic License, and a Level 2 Arson Certificate. Klein is a NRA certified marksmen. He further holds a State Supreme Court Standing Rule 103 to effect civil service in any county in the State of Texas.

    Klein has attended Federal and State interrogation, intelligence, personal protection and surveillance schools and holds numerous State and Federal certificates. Klein has been instrumental in creating a data base on national business, political leaders and elected officials that assists law firms around the United States. He is also a Child Rescue Network Investigator and has been responsible for retrieving over 90 children and their parental abductors in the last ten years.

    In 2002, Klein, along with his two business partners created Texas Professional Bodyguards. A full service intelligence and personal protection agency designed to protect corporate officials and high profile individuals. During Hurricane Rita, Ike, and Katrina TPB serviced the infrastructure utility companies and provided protection for ground operations personnel after the storm.

    Philip is a long standing member of the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators. Klein also speaks to groups around the United States on Parental abductions and consults law enforcement and the legal community regarding domestic cases and how they effect law enforcement.

    Mr. Klein is a noted guest speaker and lecture at law schools around the State of Texas. As well Mr. Klein is a sought after speaker for special events giving his humor and stories of his experiences in previous cases he has been involved in.

   Klein has been featured on media programs including Dateline NBC, CNN Nancy Grace Show, CNN Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, Fox News Greta Van Susteren, MSNBC, Good Morning London, Australia's Channel 9 Evening News, Today Show Australia, and is a media resource for the national media regarding kidnappings and parental abductions.

   To read more about Mr. Klein and his TV and Radio appearances please refer to IMDB HERE.

   Mr. Klein is represented by Salient Media in Los Angeles California. http://www.salientmedia.com

   Media contact can be made through Mr. Klein's publicist Yvette Shearer. http://shearerpr.com

Inga L. Klein, TPLI, Personal Protection Officer - Vice President   Email 

    Inga obtained her level IV investigators license and her Personal Protection License in 2002. She handles intelligence coordination for the company. She is responsible background history and searches on potential threats to Executives and High Profile individuals. 

    Inga currently holds the highest level  State Licensed Paramedic certificate, as well as a personal trainers license. She is a graduate of the numerous hostage and tactical medical operations schools from around the United States. She is the team leader in Protective Services Details and is the chief medic for Texas Professional Bodyguards. She is also a certified marksmen on handguns. This past year Inga has completed her training in SWAT Medic Operations as well as advanced Hostage Rescue Certifications.

    As a member of the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, Inga brings to the team 20 years of advance medical experience and team work to the Protective Services Detail.

John St. John, Investigator I  Email

    John has joined the team as a level one investigator. 

   John has completed his training and is assigned to the surveillance team regarding corporate theft, domestic issues, plant and office safety as well as internal investigations for small city police departments in and around the United States.

    John is rule 103 certified in Texas by the Texas Supreme Court.

Tim Gravette,  Investigator III    Email

     Tim joined the firm in April of 2004. Tim has been involved in the federal and criminal justice system for over 25 years. Recently, Tim has relocated to Central Texas and is now stationed there. Tim is in charge of the Southern Region operations for KIC and bases that operation in the Corpus Christi area.

     As well as a level III investigator, Tim is highly trained in hostage negotiation, homeland security, interrogation and interviewing, as well as all facets of federal law enforcement. Tim is on our traveling team and is responsible for cases west and south of the Houston area.

    Tim is highly trained in all aspects of advanced firearms and is a certified marksmen.

Gil Martinez - Investigator II / Personal Protection Officer - California Operations

    Gill Joined the team in March of 2007 as assigned to the special services group in San Antonio, Texas. Gil is stationed in Central Texas where he works all over the State and the United States. As a former LA County Sheriffs Deputy, Gil comes to both KIC and TPB as a highly trained investigator and personal protection agent.

    This past year, Gil has been assigned to different operations around the United States. Some of those include protection of corporate officials, undercover assignments and missing persons cases. Gil is bi-lingual and speaks fluent Spanish.

    Gil brings a wealth of law enforcement and protective services experience to both KIC and TPB. Gil is currently serving on staff in California.

Stephen Hartman - Senior Investigator, Personal Protection Officer  Email

    Stephen joined the team in October of 2008 as an entry level investigator. Stephen comes to KIC from the bail bonds business in Southeast Texas. Stephen has knowledge of the criminal justice system as well as skip tracing.

    In 2009 Stephen graduated from personal protection school in San Antonio Texas. Stephen is a level one PPO agent and is assigned to covert undercover teams during VIP visits and operations. 

    Stephen brings with him a vast knowledge of the civil and criminal systems in Southeast Texas.

Charles "Charley" Klein, Investigator I  Email

    Charley Klein joined the company as a Level One Investigator in December of 2007. His current assignment is for surveillance operations and process service as well as fleet service overview. In early summer of 2008 he was moved into the operations division and does some undercover work with the team.

    Charley is further Rule 103 certified by the Texas Supreme Court.

Jeff S. Lake, Investigator I   Email

    Jeff joined the team in 2009. He is a former police officer and has been assigned to undercover / surveillance with the company. Jeff comes with extensive knowledge in communications.

    Mr. Lake has also been assigned to the political background group and conducts background checks on political candidates as well as political contribution reports in research.

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Philip R. Klein - President                 Ext. 106
Inga L. Klein - Vice President           Ext. 103
John St. John - Investigator            Ext. 105
Stephen Hartman - Investigator     Ext. 104

Gil Martinez - Investigator               Ext. 102
Charles Klein - Investigator             Ext. 102

Tim Gravette - Investigator            Ext. 102