“Fraud is an art, employing logic, facts, understanding victims and witnesses, and above all—imagination.” (adapted from Mario Bekes, Investigative Scenarios) Introduction – The Other Side of Imagination Investigations and interrogations have occupied almost my entire working career. The more I studied trends in criminal activity—whether blue-collar street crimes or sophisticated

Introduction—The World Evolves; HUMINT Hardly Does Last year I visited Berlin and STASI HQ to study their methods. STASI was one of the most efficient and successful counterintelligence agencies in the world. That being said, I was exposed from an early age to the communist type of intelligence agencies, but

Introduction—The Allure of Personal Branding We live in an age where visibility equals credibility. For many, stepping into the world of social media branding is no longer a choice but a necessity. Entrepreneurs, coaches, and influencers build digital profiles to attract clients, command authority, and stand out in a crowded

Introduction—What War Taught Me About Words In intelligence work, I learned that information is both currency and weapon. The more precisely you control it, the safer you are and the stronger your position becomes. On patrols and in debrief rooms, I watched careers—and sometimes lives—hinge on a sentence said too

Introduction—The Corporate Illusion of Safety When people think about reputational risk, they often assume it’s an influencer’s problem. “That’s for Instagram coaches and YouTube stars,” they say. But corporations are just as exposed—sometimes more so. The digital age has erased the line between personal scandal and corporate scandal. A single