Cases
Anyone who thinks it’s easy making a living as a private investigator has been watching too much television or reading too many mystery novels. Having watched his competitors come and go for 40 years, Gary Glanz knows that better than anybody. To him, there is only one measure of success in this business, and that is producing results for the client – for every client, every time.
Missing The Boat
Tony Bell couldn’t leave well enough alone, it seemed. Even though he seemingly had gotten away with collecting millions of dollars in deposits for new yachts from his famous and well-heeled customers before disappearing with the money, he couldn’t resist the temptation to taunt his victims from afar. He insisted on sending them cheery Christmas letters outlining in detail how he was spending their money.
A Tulsa client who had invested $700,000 with Bell didn’t take kindly to the taunting and decided to get even by putting Gary Glanz on the yacht broker’s trail. Glanz discovered Bell had disappeared with his girlfriend, so Glanz intercepted phone records and quickly tracked Bell and his girlfriend to a resort in Mexico. Glanz confronted Bell on the phone and warned him his former client wanted his money back. An unnerved Bell quickly agreed to wire $500,000 back to Tulsa in order to get Glanz off his back.
The private investigator ended his involvement in the case, but not before he turned over all the information he had pieced together on Bell to the authorities. The once-cocky swindler eventually was apprehended by law enforcement officials in Florida and was awaiting trial on charges of racketeering, organized fraud and 10 counts of felony grand theft when he committed suicide, unable to face his fate. The only victim of his to recover any money was Gary Glanz’s client.
A disclaimer about discretion
Each of the cases discussed on this Web site is a matter of public record and/or has been covered in the media. Gary Glanz & Associates has resolved thousands of other cases for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individuals of modest means, the details of which have remained confidential. Protecting our clients’ privacy is something we take very seriously.