MARLIN’S SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, INC. (MSI), an Iowa based corporation, provides a wide range of services to attorneys, businesses and individual clients. All matters are kept confidential. Our investigators are highly skilled, licensed, bonded and insured. The State of Iowa requires that all private investigators be licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Safety. MSI takes pride in prompt, detailed investigations and timely submitted, accurate, written reports. MSI specializes in surveillance, background investigations, criminal and civil investigations, locating witnesses/persons, record searches, interviewing and process service.

Hundreds of cases have been worked over the years, providing the necessary knowledge and experience to work successfully in a multitude of situations with various degrees of difficulty. State-of-the-art video, camera and computer resources are used by MSI to meet most investigative requirements. Personal service on each assignment is guaranteed. Our video documentation is in either VHS or DVD format and digital photographs can be printed out, or placed on a CD.

Michael Marlin is owner of Marlin’s Special Investigations, Inc. and is a retired Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Special Agent with over 36 years of investigative experience. Jeff Marlin is a former police officer and has over 10 years of investigative experience.

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