Practitioner Resource Hub · April 2026

Rigorous Due Diligence Without a PI

A layered playbook for vetting investment managers, counterparties, operators, and associates — using regulatory databases, PACER, OSINT tooling, and automation pipelines.

OSINT Intelligence Report Due Diligence Guide

Report Sections

40+

Tools Reviewed

Pipeline Stages

Legal Frameworks

Documents

Core Reference Reports

Two complementary documents — a deep-dive intelligence report and an operational workflow guide — covering the full due diligence stack.

Intelligence Report · 9 Sections

OSINT Intelligence Report

People Search, Due Diligence & Background Checks

A comprehensive review of the full OSINT landscape — paid data brokers, free public record tools, AI-powered investigation agents, GitHub toolboxes, and step-by-step investigative workflows for each use case, with legal compliance guidance throughout.

FCRA Compliance GDPR People Search Company Due Diligence AI Agents GitHub Toolboxes

April 2026 · v1.0 Read Report →

Operational Guide · 5 Phases

Rigorous Due Diligence Guide

PI-Adjacent Workflow & Automation Roadmap

A practical, phase-by-phase operational playbook for vetting investment managers, counterparties, and associated entities using public records, regulator databases, court systems, and OSINT workflows — including an automation roadmap and agent skill packaging guidance.

IAPD / SEC FINRA PACER Alias Expansion Automation skills.sh

April 2026 · Operational Open Guide →

Methodology

The 5-Stage Diligence Pipeline

A repeatable, layered process that moves from intake normalization through to a documented decision memo — verified at each stage.

Intake & Normalize

Collect legal name, aliases, DOB, locations, firms, and known associates. Build canonical case record.

Regulator Pass

IAPD, SEC enforcement, FINRA disclosure framework. High-signal structured records checked first.

Federal Court Pass

PACER Case Locator — civil, bankruptcy, appellate. Search individual and all tied entities.

Alias & Associate Expansion

Name variants, prior addresses, domains, usernames. People-search as lead generator — verify in primary sources.

Evidence & Decision Memo

Classify by severity and confidence. Separate allegations from findings. Produce a final decision memo.

Priority Resources

Key Databases & Platforms

The highest-signal resources, organized by category, cost, and role in the pipeline.

Category	Resource	Cost	Pipeline Role
Adviser checks	IAPD / adviserinfo.sec.gov	Free	Confirm adviser registration, disclosures, and firm identity
SEC enforcement	SEC Action Lookup & Litigation Releases	Free	Identify enforcement actions and related litigation history
Broker history	FINRA BrokerCheck	Free	Reportable events: complaints, judgments, liens, bankruptcies
Federal litigation	PACER Case Locator	Freemium	Civil, bankruptcy, and appellate records nationwide
People search	BeenVerified, TruthFinder, Intelius, Instant Checkmate	Paid	Lead generation for aliases, addresses, associates — not final proof
Company records	OCCRP Aleph · OpenCorporates	Free	Cross-border entity links, beneficial ownership, sanctions
OSINT investigation	Miessler investigation skills · LangGraph OSINT agents	Open Source	Reusable structures for person lookup, company intel, evidence handling

Operating principle: No single database is sufficient. Cross-check every material finding across at least two independent source types — for example, IAPD plus SEC enforcement, or a people-search hit plus PACER and public web corroboration.

Capabilities

What the Hub Covers

Six core capability areas addressed in the full reports — from legal compliance to AI-powered automation.

Legal Compliance

FCRA, GDPR, CCPA frameworks mapped to permitted use cases. Statutory liability, civil penalties, and ethical guidelines.

People Search

Full comparison of paid data brokers (BeenVerified, TruthFinder, Intelius, Instant Checkmate) plus free OSINT alternatives with workflow guides.

Company Due Diligence

OCCRP Aleph, OpenCorporates, Companies House, OpenSanctions — entity mapping, beneficial ownership, cross-border records.

Background Checks

FCRA-compliant vs non-compliant tools mapped. Public records workflow including court, property, and death records.

GitHub OSINT Toolboxes

Curated review of open-source OSINT repositories — People-Search-OSINT, Coeus, Miessler skills — with comparison and use-case mapping.

AI Agent Automation

LangGraph OSINT agents, DueDiligenceAI patterns, and skills.sh packaging — build a reproducible, audit-friendly pipeline.

Start Your Investigation

Open the full OSINT intelligence report with detailed tool comparisons, step-by-step workflows, legal compliance tables, and an AI automation roadmap.

Read the Full Report Operational Guide