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
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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
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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
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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
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John St. John,
Investigator I
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

Voice Mail Systems Listing 409-729-8798
Philip R. Klein - President
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Inga L. Klein - Vice President
Ext. 103
John St. John - Investigator
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Stephen Hartman - Investigator Ext. 104
Gil Martinez - Investigator
Ext. 102
Charles Klein - Investigator Ext. 102
Tim Gravette -
Investigator
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