Robert J. Artus

Rob Artus is acknowledged as one of the leading professional investigators in the Northeast. Following a successful corporate career, he was Director of Investigations for almost a decade at one of the leading private investigative agencies in the nation.

Mr. Artus has personally investigated hundreds of corporate fraud and due diligence cases. He has managed major corporate investigations worldwide, including over one hundred undercover assignments, over one thousand surveillance cases and over three thousand background investigations.

He has initiated investigative programs with major corporations, law firms and state agencies. Mr. Artus has developed an extensive level of personal and professional resources worldwide and has proven ability to provide consistently quantifiable results for his clients.

Memberships:

HTCIA
High Tech Crime Investigators Association

CALPI
Connecticut Association of Licensed Private Investigators

CII
Council of International Investigators

NAIS
National Association of Investigative Specialists

ASIS
American Society for Industrial Security

NHCC
New Haven Chamber of Commerce

Licensed Connecticut Private Investigations Agency
Artus Group, Inc.

Licensed Connecticut Private Investigator
Robert J. Artus

Michael A. Priore

Michael Priore joined Artus Group following a distinguished 28-year career as a Criminal Investigator, Special Agent for the U.S. Government. He began his career with the U.S. Treasury Department, serving in the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Program before becoming a Special Agent in the U.S. Customs Service where he was assigned to international smuggling, fraud and intellectual property related technical investigations.

Mr. Priore transferred to the U.S. Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration where he served throughout the U.S. and around the world. He served as the interagency advisor to the FBI's Chief Criminal Division on matters concerning international drug smuggling, money laundering and related issues and was recognized by the INTERPOL Executive Committee for his leadership in interagency programs.

Mr. Priore is a Board Certified Security Professional (CPP, ASIS International) and Associate Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE). He is a U.S. Army Veteran and graduate of the Antioch University School of Law at Washington, D.C. and the State University of New York.

Gerald J. Hanahan

During an extensive and decorated career in law enforcement, Gerry Hanahan was a homicide detective and deep undercover agent. He investigated cold cases and major organized crime, racketeering, embezzlement, fraud and white collar crime cases. He served on several grand juries and was a member of several FBI and State Task Forces investigating drug rings in Connecticut. He is a recognized expert in surveillance operations.

In 1992 he transferred to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice, Office of the Chief State’s Attorney’s Office where he was a supervisory inspector of several fraud divisions.

Following his law enforcement career, Gerry joined the private sector as investigations manager and chief investigator in 1999. In this capacity, he has managed and conducted private investigations at the highest levels with a specialty in white collar crime, surveillance investigations, undercover operations and background investigations.

Senior Staff Investigators

Artus Group staff and resources are selected from law enforcement and the public sector, each with unique skills and experience to provide consistently high level investigative reporting and intelligence information.