Efrat Cohen-Barbieri

 

Female investigator, Private Investigation and Security

Experience

 

Efrat Cohen-Barbieri female investigator, has an innate ability to solve problems using hyper-keen observation skills, intelligence gathering, and attention to detail. As a licensed Investigator and certified identity theft risk specialist, Efrat goes above and beyond to fix outlets of concern and vulnerabilities for her clients. Efrat is a specialist in business investigations, background inquiries, social networking research, and asset management. Efrat’s ability to speak both Hebrew and English makes her an invaluable asset abroad when it comes to foreign investigations. Her extensive experience managing, controlling, and directing surveillance operations helps in the deployment of covert and undercover operations as well.

Efrat’s unique skills enable her to provide litigation support services and fraud investigation expertise to help criminal defense and civil litigation attorneys prepare their cases. As a court-appointed investigator, Efrat holds the sole position that empowers civilians to act as Officers of the U.S. Court System. In addition to years of experience, Efrat combines a civilian perspective with her academic training from CUNY’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Additionally, Efrat Cohen-Barbieri is the only non-attorney to hold a place on the 11th Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee, a group tasked with maintaining accountability within the legal community. 

Efrat wouldn’t be doing what she did without a strong desire to help others. As a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for the Bergen County Supreme Court, Efrat was able to assist older jurors who needed help with depositions and offer the court guidance on the next steps regarding children and how they should be cared for in the legal system. Following her time in this role, Efrat was employed as the Executive Vice President of British American Consultants Inc. for nearly a decade. As a Multinational Investigator and Security Management Consultant, Efrat fine-tuned her analytical skills in detecting worker’s compensation and insurance fraud claims. No stone was left unturned as Efrat learned the ins and outs of the private investigation world.

For over a decade, Efrat Cohen-Barbieri female investigator, has held the title of President & Chief Operating Officer of Global Intelligence Consultants Inc, the top Investigative firm in St. Louis. Her company specializes in background checks, investigations, and customized security solutions for each client. Efrat and her associates are able to access global resources that enhance their work, largely in part to their broad professional network.

Past Positions

 

Global Intelligence Consultants Inc.

President & Chief Operating Officer

  • Extensive experience in the field of Investigations and Intelligence Operations.
  • Specialist in Risk Management, Threat Evaluation & Fraud Planning.
  • Disciplines of covert and under-cover operations.
  • Managing, controlling and directing surveillance operations.
  • Expertise in conducting precision in-depth computer-related research, examining and exploiting all manner of public access database.
  • Aggressive Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence operations.
  • Direct interaction with international experts with like and forensic capabilities. 
  • Consultant –Planning & Counterintelligence for Corporations and Insurance Companies.
  • Consultant – Risk Assessment and Security Protocols for major firms.  
  • Interview witnesses to obtain supporting documentation relative to alleged violations by an individual or an organization. 
  • Review and analyze information contained in records and documents maintained by individuals, business, financial or governmental entities to determine an analytical strategy for out come. 
  • Prepared reports for activities concerning facts, findings, conclusions and consulting recommendations.

British American Consultants Inc.

Executive Vice President

  • International Investigative and Security Management Consultant. 
  • Specialist in Insurance Fraud and Worker’s Compensation Surveillance & Investigations.
  • International investigative and security management consultant.
  • Expert in surveillance, international criminal and insurance fraud investigations.
  • International Competitive Intelligence analysis and networking specialist.
  • Consultant –Planning & Logistics – Counter Corporate Competitive Intelligence.
  • Specialist in Risk Management, Threat Evaluation & Fraud Planning.
  • Identify collect and preserve evidence obtained during an investigation. 
  • Prepare and assist in the preparation of legal documents for review and further process. 
  • Participate in the execution of serving legal documents such as administrative warrants, subpoenas, orders and notices. 
  • Interview witnesses to obtain supporting documentation relative to alleged violations by an individual or an organization. 
  • Use of investigative equipment and analyze the information gathered through their use. 
  • Review and analyze information contained in records and documents maintained by individuals, business, financial or governmental entities to determine an analytical strategy for a possible outcome. 
  • Prepare reports of investigational activities concerning facts, findings, conclusions and recommendations.

Bergen County Supreme Court

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)

  • Provide senior jurists with researched background reports of family dispositions. 
  • Contribute to helping court and legal systems make a sound decision about future developments in the life of children and their families. 
  • Make sound decisions about future developments and progress in the life of stricken children. 
  • Investigate, by interviewing overtly and covertly, all persons involved with a child’s life. 
  • Attend all court proceedings to advise the Court and all parties regarding case development and status.

Licenses, Memberships & Affiliations

 
  • Licensed and Bonded Professional Investigator, State of Missouri
  • Licensed and Bonded Professional Investigator, State of Florida
  • Agency License Holder – State of Florida 
  • Agency License Holder – State of Missouri
  • Member of the Association of Legal, Medical and Investigative Experts
  • Society of Professional Investigators
  • Society of Investigators of Greater Newark
  • INFRAGARD
  • Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
  • Florida Association of Legal Investigators
  • New Jersey Claims Association 
  • New Jersey Notary Public Commission 
  • American Association of Notaries 
  • United Nations Association of the United States of America
  • Member & Graduate of ‘The Reid Institute’ (Advanced Interviewing & Interrogation).

Education

 
John Jay College Criminal Justice Efrat Cohen Barbieri

John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

Bachelor of Science – Legal Studies; Political Science; Law

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