Tracecraft Special Investigations — Licensed Private Investigators, North Texas
Truth Through Evidence
Tracecraft Special Investigations is led by a retired FBI Special Agent with 20 years of federal experience and over 27 years of combined public service — bringing the discipline of federal law enforcement to private clients, legal teams, and businesses across Texas.
Federal Discipline. Independent Perspective.
Dave Klimek spent 20 years as an FBI Special Agent in the Dallas Division — investigating fraud, complex financial crimes, public corruption, civil rights violations, and human trafficking. He retired in 2021 and founded Tracecraft to bring that same standard of rigor to private clients. Every case receives his direct, personal attention.
About Dave KlimekNot Every Investigator
Is the Same.
Most private investigators are former local law enforcement. Dave Klimek is a retired FBI Special Agent — 20 years in the FBI Dallas Division, plus 5+ years as a licensed private investigator, totaling over 27 years of combined public service. That is a fundamentally different level of training, methodology, and credentialing.
Why Tracecraft →Retired FBI Special Agent
20 Years FBI · 5+ Years Licensed PI
CFE · ACFE Certified
Certified Fraud Examiner
CFI · FTER · CCDS
Forensic Interview & Defense Certified
Expert Witness
Federal, State & Civil Court
DFW · Statewide · National
Investigations Travel Where Evidence Leads
Complex Case Specialist
Fraud · Corruption · Financial Crime
What We Do
01
Investigate
Fraud, financial crimes, background investigations, surveillance, and criminal defense — conducted with the discipline of federal law enforcement.
02
Consult
Security assessments, threat analysis, litigation support, and expert witness testimony for attorneys, businesses, and individuals.
03
Testify
Qualified as an Expert Witness in state and federal court. We build cases that hold up — and we stand behind our findings on the record.
Every finding sourced. Every conclusion documented. Every report written to withstand cross-examination.
If your matter needs evidence rather than opinion, you need us.
Evidence, not opinion.
Facts are verified and documented so that an attorney can rely on them and a court can test them.
Known facts kept apart from assumptions.
Nothing is built on an assumption until it has been tested.
Honest reporting.
When a finding changes, the report says so, with the correction and the reason.
Discretion.
Every matter is handled in confidence, within the law, for law firms, corporations, and individuals.