HOULTON, Maine — The Houlton Rotary Club met for its luncheon meeting on Oct. 2 and learned of a new private investigation business in the County.
Rev. Dennis Ashley, a Houlton Rotarian, hosted one of the newest Rotary members, Mark Sperrey of Sperrey Investigation. Sperrey recently retired from the Maine State Police and also served six years in the United States Marine Corps. He is an instructor at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and is also a licensed polygraph examiner with experience at the Major Crimes Unit.
Sperrey Investigations LLC is located in Monticello, but serves the entire state. They are fully bonded and insured and have 25 years of experience in this field. Professional affiliations include Maine Licensed Private Investigation Association, New England Association of Police Polygraphists, American Polygraph Association and the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Service Professional Investigators.
Using the latest technology, as well as traditional investigative techniques Sperrey specializes in criminal and civil investigations, corporate and retail internal investigations, insurance fraud, worker’s compensation fraud, undercover investigations, witness interviews, surveillance, statement analysis and risk assessments, background checks and family matters, as well as personal protection.
Sperrey shared an example of a scam experienced by an elderly person. A man from another country called an elderly woman and built a friendship over regular phone calls. Eventually he asked her for some money and he needed over one million dollars. When Sperrey got involved he tried to reason with the woman, but she could not believe that her new friend would deceive her. As the crime took place on foreign soil the agency could take no action, but tried to discourage her interaction with the man in the future. Unfortunately such scams are happening more frequently.
The contact information for Sperrey Investigations is as follows. Their address is P. O. Box 343, Monticello, Maine with a phone number of 538-8977 or email investigator@sperreyinvestigations.com. Their website is www.sperreyinvestigations.com.
