Contreras Associates International: A Private Security, Investigating, Consulting and Training Agency Is Now open For Business by a Retired Federal Cr

Yuma, AZ (PRWEB) December 14, 2006 --Recently the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (CE) agency executed civil warrants in worksite enforcement investigation involving a large-scale identity theft scheme at six facilities owner by Swift & Company, a nationwide processor of fresh beef and pork. The operation was part of a worksite enforcement investigation that has identified a large identity theft scheme that has victimized large numbers of U.S. citizens and lawful residents. According to Swift executive managers, the company was complying with all DHS and ICE employment requirements in checking and verifying immigration identification cards and social security numbers through U.S. government managed data bases. In essence, Swift & Co. believed they were complying with U.S. immigration laws. Unfortunately, ICE agents found numerous questionable workers with suspected fraudulent identification cards. Swift has not been charged with any crimes yet.

Dr. Miguel A. Contreras, president, owner and operator of Contreras Associates International, LLC (CAI), a private investigative, consulting and training agency is offering on-site employment documents verification for all of your company or agency employees for a reasonable fee. The process is simple, Dr. Contreras go to your employment site and personally inspects all identification cards of all of your employees. In most cases, he will be able to tell you with 100% certainty whether a particular document is fraudulent. In some other cases, Dr. Contreras will take all of the information down from a particular employee and conduct special data base searches at the office and return to your employment site with the results.

Why can Dr. Contreras is able to make the above immigration-status related inspections? He is a former and retired U.S. Immigration & Naturalization and ICE special agent and a Certified Fraud Examiner. There is no need to worry anymore, just give us a call and we will save you all of your concerns and money wasted in your company's production and the possibility of a big fine by ICE or legal problems with the U.S. government. This service is only limited only to the County of Yuma. If the company is too large and is located outside the Yuma County, please contact Dr. Contreras for a free consultation to see if travel arrangements can be made.         

Dr. Contreras, for almost 30 years served honorable and with distinction as a Supervisory Criminal Investigator and as a journeyman criminal investigator with Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, such as the US Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, www.ice.gov US Customs Service's Offices of Investigations and Internal Affairs, www.ice.gov US Drug Enforcement Administration, www.dea.gov US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, www.atf.gov US Immigration & Naturalization Service, www.ice.gov and US Defense Investigative Service, www.dss.mil. Dr. Contreras honorably retired from federal law enforcement service on October 3, 2006.

He served with the Lansing Police Department www.lansingpolice.com as a police officer and corrections officer with the Ingham County Sheriff's Department, Michigan, www.ingham.org/sh in the late 1970s. Dr. Contreras honorably retired from federal law enforcement service in 2006.

He has lectured foreign national federal police personnel in national security issues, and has traveled to several countries as a Federal law enforcement official. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), designation granted by the American Society for Industrial Security, www.asisonline.org a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), designation granted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, www.acfe.com a Diplomate of the American Board of Law Enforcement Experts (DABLEE), designation granted by the American College of Forensic Examiners, www.acfei.com and Certified Security Supervisor (CSS) and Certified Protection Officer (CPO), designations granted by the International Foundation for Protection Officers, www.ifpo.org.

Dr. Contreras received his Associate Applied of Science degree and Associate in Business at Arizona Western College, www.azwestern.edu and Lansing Community College, www.lcc.edu respectively, and a Bachelor's of Art degree in Criminal Justice Administration at Michigan State University, www.msu.edu a Master in Theology and Apologetics, and a Doctor of Theology degree at Calvin School of Apologetics & Theology, www.calvinschool.info a Master of Theology in Christian Counseling, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theology, and a Doctor in Theology in Pastoral Counseling at Northwestern Theological Seminary, www.northwesternseminary.com. He also conducted advanced graduate studies in security management at the University of Leicester, Leicester, UK, www.le.ac.uk. In January 2005, he received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwestern Theological Seminary.

Dr. Contreras is licensed to conduct private investigations in Arizona, PI License No. 1557328 and in others USA states where PI licenses are not required. However, he can legally and freely work as a consultant for any law firm or company anywhere in the USA and in the world. CAI is duly incorporated as an organization "LLC" with the Arizona Corporations Commission, File No. L-1302115-0, and CAI is licensed by the City of Yuma with a Business License No. 06 00013345.

CAI under the leadership of its founder Dr. Contreras is interested in working with law offices representing US companies, and/or working directly for US companies and manufacturers who are losing millions of dollars due to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Copyrights, Trade Secrets and Patent Infringement violations and la offices representing victims of employment discrimination and whistleblower retaliation. Dr. Contreras has extensive experience at both the EEOC and MSPB.

Dr. Contreras was employed with the US Customs Service as a criminal investigator from 1988 until March 7 2003 and from March 8, 2003 until his retirement on October 3, 2006 with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement where he received extensive formal training and practical working experience in the area of IPR and related issues. For clarification purposes, Dr. Contreras is also interested in assisting and working in all US Customs commercial import and exports initiatives world-wide, as well as immigration-related documents employment examination and verification.

Contact Information:

Miguel Angel Contreras, PhD, CPP, CFE
CONTRERAS ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL
President - Owner - Operator
Telephone 928-329-1099
www.contrerasassociates.com

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