Additional Background
California licensed private investigator, Michael J. O'Connell was previously the head of, what grew to be a very successful Revenue Recovery Unit for a California County.
Under his leadership, the programs and practices developed and implemented there by Mr. O'Connell elevated the revenue recovery results from under $500,000 per year to over $3,600,000 per year!
Revenue recovery continually increased every year as these additions were refined and perfected benefiting many individual victims with the higher levels of the collection of restitution owed to them.
Financial investigations conducted on defendants by Mr. O'Connell and his staff, often revealed unsuspected or hidden assets and resources that should be, and could be, applied to the criminal's debts.
This increased professional effort and focus on revenue recovery also greatly benefitted the taxpayers of the County by causing the increased collection of court ordered fines and fees. This resulted in helping to offset the taxpayer funded costs and expenses incurred by the criminal justice process.
Michael J. O'Connell is a recognized "subject matter expert" in the area of criminal restitution and revenue recovery, with over 37 years of successful business management and collection experience behind him.
Recognizing the need of victims for a continued focus on holding criminal defendants financially accountable, Mr. O'Connell became aware that budget shortfalls and limitations of governmental agencies, as well as their attempting to continue to perform the multi-faceted duties and responsibilities expected of those agencies during these times of financial limitation, would seriously curtail the resources and attention needed to be given to the collection of Court Ordered debt.
Leaving public employement, Mr. O'Connell is continuing to provide the aid and assistance to those people seeking justice and restoration from the negative financial impacts of being a victim of crime.
He is now available to put that vast knowledge to use for you.
The video above highlights many of the frustrations and heartaches experienced by victims of crime. The problem of collecting restitution and becoming whole after suffering a loss as a victim has no state or county boundaries. While this news report is from New Mexico, the problems of victims suffering from the impacts of crime are the same in California and all across the United States.