Hogue Investigative Services (HIS) is an investigation firm licensed in the State of Texas (License #A 13111). HIS has the expertise and skills for almost any type of case that you or your company may be faced with. The HIS Team is comprised of multiple partners throughout the world. We work cooperatively with experts in every field of private investigations, personal security, and the law. However, the two key individuals of HIS include Dale V. Hogue and Michael D. Hogue.

Dale V. Hogue

Dale V. Hogue started Hogue Investigative Services soon after a 27-year career as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). While with the FBI, he had national and international cases and was stationed in New Orleans, Boston, Lubbock, Dallas and Ft. Worth.

Mr. Hogue has experience in investigating an extensive range of matters including white-collar crime, corporate espionage, public corruption, civil rights,national security matters, kidnapping, and domestic terrorism. During his career, he was selected as case agent in some of the most complex investigations the bureau has seen. One of his personal favorite assignments was the investigation, prosecution and conviction of Don Dixon in the failure of Vernon Savings and Loan, the largest bank failure at the time with losses over 1.5 billion dollars. The case resulted in over 25 convictions and 9 criminal trials. Mr. Hogue has lectured on numerous occasions at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and various International Police Agencies.

After becoming an instructor for the International Training and Assistance Unit of the FBI Academy, Mr. Hogue provided training on investigative techniques to foreign police departments in various countries, such as Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Malaysia, and Pakistan. He has also taught at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Budapest, Hungary. In 1995, Mr. Hogue traveled to Riga, Latvia, at the request of the United States State Department, to consult with prosecutors and investigators regarding the failure of their largest bank.

During his tenure with the FBI, Mr. Hogue completed a successful investigation of several national security matters. As a result, Mr. Hogue personally accepted the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation from the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for exceptional service.

As well, Mr. Hogue was a Technical Trained Special Agent where he assisted Special Agents of the FBI and other law enforcement personnel in obtaining evidence through electronic investigative techniques resulting in the collection of evidence and the conviction of numerous individuals and corporations.

Dale Hogue is currently the owner and manager of Hogue Investigative Services which is a security and investigative firm licensed by the Texas Commission on Private Security providing worldwide professional expertise in financial fraud, theft, embezzlement, surveillance, pre-employment screening, due diligence, merger and acquisitions, electronic surveillance, location of hidden assets, and industrial espionage.

Michael D. Hogue

Michael D. Hogue, CFE, son of Dale V. Hogue, is the owner and sole-proprietor of Poseidon Private Investigations, a Plano, Texas based private investigations serving the DFW area and specializing in fraud investigations and surveillance. Mr. Hogue is a seasoned Private Investigator licensed in the state of Texas. Within Texas, he is a member of the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI) and serves on TALI's Commendations Committee. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a distinguished designation among private investigators. He is a member of the National Association of Investigative Specialists. He has also completed multiple certifications in investigative specialties, including: insurance and fraud investigation, and interviewing. In 2001, Mr. Hogue received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently participating in an Executive MBA program with the University of Texas at Dallas, specializing in accounting.

For three years, Mr. Hogue was the Director of Investigations for the in-house Investigation Unit at the Law Offices of Bickel & Brewer in Dallas, Texas. As the Director of Investigations he was responsible for work product quality, prioritization of investigative tasks, developing investigative strategies and directing the affairs of the Investigation Unit. On a day-to-day basis Michael conducted high-level in-depth investigations of corporate fraud, trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement, and due diligence surveys for potential mergers and acquisitions. These investigations generally involved analyzing news articles, corporate filings and court pleadings, conducting background investigations, and conducting subject interviews to ultimately find answers to difficult questions arising from complex civil litigation. Michael also coordinated efforts with hand writing experts, computer forensics experts, and other professionals. Previous to Mr. Hogue's employment with Bickel & Brewer, he and his father, Dale V. Hogue combined forces to establish Hogue Investigative Services (HIS), a private investigations firm specializing in fraud investigations, and forensic accounting.

Previous to working for HIS and Bickel & Brewer, Michael owned his own import/export business in Beijing, China for two years. His company, Blue Fox Trading, LLC, developed partnerships with Chinese manufacturers and purchasers in the U.S. and Europe. Michael regularly visited factories to ensure they met manufacturing standards, and negotiated contracts between buyers and sellers. From 2001 to 2003, Michael was the Preserve Manager at the Barton Creek Habitat Preserve, a nature refuge for endangered species located near Austin, Texas. For three years he coordinated employees and directed restoration projects to fulfill management objectives for the 4,084 acre wildlife refuge.