Private Investigator and Consultant

Brian Erbis, a retired NYPD detective, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Nevada licensed private investigator (PILB#4253), is the founder and qualifying agent of Brian Erbis Consulting, LLC, with offices in Reno, Nevada, and New York City. With a distinguished 23-year career in the NYPD, Brian specializes in financial crime investigations, physical security, and organizational consulting.

Professional Experience:Brian Erbis's NYPD career involved roles in plainclothes units and as a detective, particularly in the Special Frauds Squad, where he led numerous successful investigations and prosecutions. His experience includes tracking and extraditing perpetrators across the U.S.

Brian Erbis Consulting LLC:

Initially a financial crime blog, Brian Erbis Consulting LLC now offers a wide range of services:

• Private investigations
• Mystery shopping
• Fraud examination and consulting
• Organizational consulting for small to medium-sized businesses, focusing on internal controls in Nevada
• General consulting services in New York

Educational Background:

Brian Erbis holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, with a focus on fraud examination. He is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree with a specialization in Inspection and Oversight. Additionally, he holds a Certified Fraud Examiner certification from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He also graduated from Nassau Community College with an Associate's degree in Criminal Justice.

Ongoing Education:

• M.P.A. Inspection and Oversight Inspector General Program, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. 

• Advanced Certificate in Terrorism Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, January 2024.

• M.A. in Criminal Justice with a Terrorism Studies specialization, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Spring 2023.

• B.S. in Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, January 2020.

• A.S. in Criminal Justice, Nassau Community College, Spring 1993.

Skills and Expertise:

Brian is skilled in surveillance, self-defense, criminal and civil investigations, interviews and interrogations, fraud examination, and emergency vehicle operations.

Personal Interests:

Brian enjoys reading, traveling, snow skiing, boating, hiking, and camping, and values his connection with nature.

Brian Erbis Foundation:

Dedicated to justice and transparency, Brian established the Brian Erbis Foundation, a non-profit think tank and watchdog organization. It scrutinizes governmental and private agencies to uncover and challenge sanctimony, hypocrisy, corruption, nepotism, and cronyism, particularly affecting politically underrepresented groups.

Publications and Media:Brian actively writes and publishes on various topics, focusing on organizational hypocrisy, fraud, waste, and abuse. His work can be found on multiple platforms:

• ResearchGate
• Contently
• Medium
• WordPress
• Academia
• John Jay Academia
• Issuu
• Medium: Transformational Leadership
• Medium: Special Prosecutors
• Medium: Leader-Member Exchange Theory

Featured On:

• Instagram
• Pinterest
• Tumblr
• LinkedIn
• Vimeo
• ZoomInfo
• MuckRack
• Crunchbase
• AngelList
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Slack

Showcase of Academic and Journalistic Work:

• Transformational Leadership and the NYPD Re-Engineering of 2014
• Leadership Member Exchange
• Published Article on Special Pros ID Theft
• Transformational Leadership and the NYPD Re-Engineering of 2014 on Medium
• Every State Needs a Special Prosecutors Office on Medium
• Leader-Member Exchange Theory on Medium

Media Showcase:

• DA Vance's Case on Money Transfer Agency
• Patrick Oki Trial
• Chelsea Now on NYPD
• Gay City News on Laubach Murder Trial
• The Villager on Chelsea's Finest

Brian Erbis eagerly embraces opportunities to offer his expertise through both paid and pro bono consulting roles on a case-by-case basis. 

For more information, visit Brian Erbis’s professional profiles.

Past detective, private investigator and consulting success stories