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Serving the Las Vegas, NV Area

Exfed Investigation is a private investigation company that has been in service in Las Vegas since 1999. We specialize in international and local investigations both personal and business. All information discussed is kept private and confidential. We are available online and by phone; feel free to call us today for your confidential consultation.


All our investigators are retired police or federal agents. We are very experienced with getting the job done legally. Every investigator will write up an investigative report on every surveillance to ensure it will be administered in court.


We have background investigations in Nevada, the US, and worldwide. We have over 40 years of experience conducting surveillance investigations. For your protection, we are licensed, insured, and locally owned. Reach out to our legal investigators today for an estimate or to learn more about our various private detective services.

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Jim Conklin and the Exfed team have caught smugglers, drug runners, and more for both the DEA and for private clients. Our work is so renowned that it has even been optioned for a Netflix-type TV series. Click on the links below to read about some of our stellar work.


DEA Case: Coronado Company


Check out our interview in “Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade”

Learn More About Our Private Detectives 

We invite you to meet the private detectives working at Exfed Investigations Inc. Each one of the private detectives on our team has honed their ability to think outside of the box to solve complex puzzles. With mere scraps of information, we can seek to further unravel and understand a scenario. Our team is compiled of retired police and federal agents who use all of their training and resources to achieve their goals and expand their knowledge.


If you have any further questions about our team of private detectors, or if you have a situation you would like to discover more about, we welcome you to get in touch with our professionals. We are always eager for a new challenge and opportunity to put our skills to use. Let us use our hard-earned talents to delve into a situation that plagues you. Give us a call today to get started.

James B. Conklin – President

Meet Our Investigators:

James B. Conklin – President


Mr. Conklin began his career as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and was a combat veteran in Vietnam. He had a 26-year career in federal law enforcement as an agent and supervisor with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Domestic assignments included New York, San Diego, and Washington DC and foreign assignments Bangkok, Thailand and Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar). Mr. Conklin was an expert with the DEA in money laundering and drug trafficking. He was assigned to foreign operations and was considered an expert in SE Asia. Mr. Conklin has sources of information and law enforcement connections located throughout the world.


Afterwards, Mr. Conklin worked two and a half years as an agent with the Nevada State Gaming Control Board. He traveled extensively throughout the US, Europe and Asia to conduct in-depth background investigations in the gaming industry.

Since 1999, Mr. Conklin has been a President of Exfed Investigations Inc, a private investigations and security consulting corporation. Exfed Investigations specializes in domestic and corporate investigations both in the US and internationally. Investigations are conducted in the field of criminal background, civil litigation, financial/asset, pre-employment, location of missing persons, etc. Clients include Microsoft, Wynn Resorts, and numerous attorneys.


Exfed Investigations also conducts surveillance of persons and locations on domestic and business matters in the Las Vegas area.

Mr. Conklin

Mr. Conklin has provided services as a Security Consultant for US and foreign corporations in the fields of executive protection, site survey, risk management and employee screening. Clients include Ford Motor Co, Limited Brands, Aventis/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals and Iron Mountain. Mr. Conklin has provided security background investigations for the Department of Defense and the Department of Treasury.


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Anthony Ricevuto

Anthony Ricevuto, Senior Investigator


Mr. Ricevuto commenced his law enforcement career with the Chicago Police Department and worked as a task force officer assigned to a high crime suppression Special Operation Group. In 1972, he became a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration investigating major international narcotic traffickers and money launderers. He was the Senior Inspector in Charge of the DEA's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPOR) and retired as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles DEA office. He traveled extensively throughout Latin America conducting sensitive investigations involving government personnel.


Upon retirement, he worked for the Los Angeles METRO as a Senior Investigator with the Office of Inspector General investigating management and contractor fraud. He holds a Master’s Degree in Organization Management and a B.A. in the Administration of Criminal Justice. Mr. Ricevuto was a professor at the University of Phoenix/Chaffey Community College and a lecturer for various colleges and organizations. He has a CA Private Investigator License and resides in Las Vegas, NV.

Associations:

  • California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI)
  • Association of Certified Fraud Specialists (ACFS)
  • Association of Certified Federal Background Investigators.
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE)
  • Association of Former Federal Narcotic Agents (AFFNA)
Mr. Bax

John “Jack” Bax, Senior Investigator


NV Lic. #1011


Mr. Bax is the primary investigator in Northern Nevada.


The majority of Mr. Bax’s 41 years of law enforcement experience have been spent conducting complex investigations and supervising criminal and regulatory investigators, police officers, intelligence analysts and technicians at both field offices and command facilities.


Mr. Bax began his law enforcement career as a Sky Marshal/Special Agent with U.S. Customs in Chicago, Illinois in 1971. In 1973, he transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He subsequently was transferred to El Paso, Texas and worked at the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) conducting special operations in support of multiple law enforcement agencies worldwide. He later was transferred to Lake Tahoe as the DEA Task Force Coordinator. Mr. Bax completed his career with the DEA in 1995 as a Group Supervisor in San Diego, CA.

In 1996, he began working for the Nevada Gaming Control Board as a regulatory investigator. In this position, he supervised and conducted complex domestic and international background and financial investigations of applicants seeking gaming licenses in Nevada. After completing these investigations, comprehensive in-depth reports were presented to the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Commission. 

Terri O'Barrie, Investigator

Terri O'Barrie, Investigator


Has been a private investigator with Exfed Investigations since 2008. She has a B.A. from Denver City College and is a former US Border Patrol Agent as well as a DEA Agent. She has extensive experience in both the criminal and civil fields, and is experienced in conducting background investigations, surveillance, including electronic surveillance, undercover assignments and performing legal research. She speaks conversational Spanish.

Denise Dee, Investigator

Denise Dee, Investigator


Has been a private investigator with Exfed investigations since 2012. She has extensive experience as an advocate for the Family Court system and is also involved in treatment and addiction recovery. She is experienced in conducting background investigations, surveillance, and undercover assignments.

Daniel Conklin

Daniel Conklin


Daniel Conklin has been a private investigator with Exfed Investigations since 2008. He has a B.A. from Northern Arizona University, as well as a Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University College of Law. He has extensive experience in both the criminal and civil fields and has worked for both a major law firm and a District Court Judge in Las Vegas.


Besides handling private investigations, Daniel is the administrative manager for Exfed Investigations. He is experienced in conducting background investigations, surveillance, including electronic surveillance, and performing legal research. He also speaks conversational Spanish.

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