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"Despite their bluster and gumshoe grandiosity, these detectives are the real deal." Mark Ebner in A letter to the L A Weekly about our cover story!

"Fred & Dan refuse to tip-toe carefully through life, only to arrive safely at death.........." Special Agent Joseph Davidson...........Russian Organized Crime Task force - F.B.I.

"Backstreet... truly Technicolor Investigators viewed in shades of gray.
Many people in our industry have received credit for the work they have done, myself included" ...........Steve Dunlevy Senior Reporter and Columnist - THE NEW YORK POST

"When all else fails, call these guys. If they can't do it, it just can't be done"........Diane Dimond Reporter-Host COURT-TV HOLLYWOOD AT LARGE

"My secret weapon..." Peter Brennan Executive Producer - Judge Judy

"The most creative investigative team in the business. They're still fencing our last plane." ...John Mazzarella Former Head of Security and Threat Assessment - Eastern Airlines

They are fast, quiet, confidential and effective, and that's the way both we, and they, want it.....Bill Graham Bill Graham Presents

"What are they? They're two pieces of puke that's what they are!.....Ron "The Cigar" Sacco The Billion Dollar Bookie - Quoted on "60 Minutes" (just before we busted him)

"These guys are the real spys"..................Gordon Elliott Host The Gordon Elliot Show

"When you strike oil... stop drilling"!.............. Dick Clark Co-Host - The Othe Half (Like you don't know this guy)

"A real life Jim Rockford".............Burt Kearns Author, on page 262 of his book TABLOID BABY

If it comes to the Hollywood and entertainment communities, you came to the right place to find out what you need to know.
However, I like to work in my own little pond I call Southern California.
When it comes to the rest of the world, I recomend that you use the best that there is, Steven Rambam
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If it comes to the Hollywood and entertainment communities, you came to the right place to find out what you need to know.
However, I like to work in my own little pond I call Southern California.
When it comes to the rest of the world, I recomend that you use the best that there is, Steven Rambam

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FOR INVESTIGATIONS IN CANADA, USE

California Association of Licensed Investigators

SEE YOU ALL NEXT FALL AT THE
WORLD INVESTIGATOR'S CONFERENCE

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT

LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FBI OFFICE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF

FOR AN INDEX OF SERVICES & OUR
MISSION STATEMENT, CLICK HERE!

CLICK HERE FOR CREDIT
PROTECTION TIPS

	I met Fred Valis over 30 years ago when we both worked at Immendorf Investigations in San Francisco. He had come from a P. I. job in New York, where he had worked undercover cracking a smuggling case and had previously worked for Eastern Airlines as the director of security at JFK. We immediately hit it off and soon made plans to leave and begin our own agency. Fred became PI number 7121 in the state of California. Over the quarter century, Fred worked every conceivable type of case, worker's compensation fraud, drug cases (contracting to the DEA), organized crime (contracting to the FBI), entertainment industry security and executive protection. Fred and Danno's exploits in thousands of cases are the subject of an upcoming book. Fred died of a massive heart attack on April 12th, 2005, leaving the world a better place then when he entered it. Learn more about Fred by going to Fred's MySpace page. To read the e-mails that came in after Fred's Death, click here:
e-mail me: detectivedanno@sbcglobal.net Now You can Ask Danno Questions @ "ASK THE EXPERT"	Dan "Danno" Hanks has been called the "private investigator to the media and the stars". However, that title covers just the tip of the iceberg. Danno has a seven page "rap sheet" showing more than fifty arrests and three terms in state and federal prisons. In 1976, while imprisoned at San Quentin, the violence that he witnessed made him vow to never do anything ever to return to prison & to turn his life around. Upon his release, he discovered that he could contribute to society (and stay out of jail) by using his unique knowledge working the other side of the law - as a private investigator and a Confidential Informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) & the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He teamed up with Fred Valis the following year, and has since been responsible for solving thousands of theft, fraud, and drug cases. After working with Fred Valis for 25 years, he obtained a Certificate of Rehabilitation and was granted his own private investigator's license. He has worked as a story consultant to writer George Gallo & has been a technical advisor on many police & crime dramas. Currently, Sony Pictures Television & Eric Tannenbaum are developing a dramatic television series based on his & Fred's exploits. He has been the in-house investigator for HARD COPY, A CURRENT AFFAIR, INSIDE EDITION & FOX UNDERCOVER, as well as the producer of the NBC television special "Caught in the Act" for Dick Clark Productions. He still does investigation work for the entertainment industry and on occasion for his good friend, investigative reporter Diane Dimond Read more about Danno by visiting his web site and clicking on the book covers. Click Here for Danno's MySpace Page & Check out all of the videos.
PAUL JOSEPH BARRESI DIRECTOR OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION E-MAIL: paulbarresi@aol.com	Paul Barresi specializes in unlocking doors leading into the dark side of the entertainment industry. As a self-styled sleuth, Paul stands uniquely perched on the scaffold connecting the two biggest industries in tinseltown-- the movie industry and the sex industry, which follows the film industry like the moon. Since 1993, Paul has successfully conducted investigations on a number cases involving celebrities, including Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eddie Murphy and Sylvester Stallone. Danno Hanks has known Paul since 1993, and Paul has been employed by Backstreet Investigations since July of 1999. Now that Paul has gained his required hours as an investigator under Danno & Fred's mentorship, he is in the process of applying for his own license. It is my pleasure to announce that when Paul is issued his own license this year, he will be made a full partner in Backstreet Investigations.
JOSEPH "JOEY G" GONZALEZ Video Security Specialist E-Mail: hyptou@yahoo.com	Joseph (Joey G.) Gonzalez was born and raised in the Lower East Side of NY City. He's a former Marine and Federal Officer. His over 25 years of work, training and expertise is in Security, Personal Protection, Field Investigation, Anti-terrorism & Loss Prevention. He was a member of "S.O.R.T." the Federal Protective Services' form of SWAT. He left the government for private practice in NY, eventually moving to California and hooking up with Danno Hanks and Fred Valis. After Fred's untimely death, Joey joined Danno to help keep the legacy of the two alive in Backstreet Investigations. His training and experience in loss prevention has led him into the digital era of surveillance cameras, CCTV, nanny cams, covert wireless cams and GPS tracking devices. Joey says: "I'm not an office man; I love being in the streets, whether it's doing surveillances or installing security cameras." "JOEY G" can be reached on his cell phone (818) 437-1140 His direct mailing address is 11012 Ventura Blvd. # 52 Studio City, CA 91604