Corporate Intelligence Consultants

Corporate Intelligence Consultants In 1977 Richard Cotner and his son Steven began helping businesses combat a growing employee theft problem.

Corporate Intelligence Consultants [CIC] is a Toledo, Ohio area corporate investigations firm offering pre-employment screening services, background checks, surveillance and security consultation. As licensed investigators Dick and Steve knew they had not only the expertise but the creativity needed to stop ongoing theft, prevent new theft and save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars. This

was the beginning of Corporate Intelligence Consultants. As companies’ concerns moved from employee theft and security to drugs in the workplace, workers’ compensation fraud, and embezzlement, the CIC team would hear over and over from business owners the same sentiment: “If only I had known before I hired this person what he was like.” This thinking lead to the development of CIC’s Pre-Employment Screening division in 1980.

This is what most people never see about background screening.Somewhere behind every report is a moment like this one: t...
09/04/2026

This is what most people never see about background screening.

Somewhere behind every report is a moment like this one: two people at a screen, working through a record together. Does the date match what the employer confirmed? Is this the same person, or someone with a similar name? Does something here need a second look before it goes in the report?

Software moves the data. People make the judgment calls. A database can return a match in seconds, but deciding what that match actually means, and whether it belongs in a report that affects someone's livelihood, is human work. It's careful work. And it's the part of screening that separates a real verification from a fast one.

Our team has worked this way since 1977. The tools keep getting better. The judgment stays human.

09/03/2026

The Cost of a Bad Hire May Be More Than You Think. Check Out Our Latest Blog.
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09/02/2026

Workplace violence almost never comes out of nowhere. In case after case, the warning signs were visible for weeks. People just didn't know they were looking at them.

The patterns worth taking seriously: a sharp change in behavior or appearance, escalating conflicts that keep centering on the same person, fixation on a grievance that doesn't fade with time, and talk that makes coworkers uneasy enough to mention it.

None of these alone means violence is coming. Together, they mean it's time for a real conversation and a real plan, not a wait-and-see.

Our security team has helped employers assess and manage these situations since 1977. Quietly, and before they escalate.

Follow for more workplace protection insight. Link in bio to reach our team.

08/31/2026

He ran a city power plant for six years and earned over $800,000. He bought his engineering degree online.

08/28/2026

Did you know there are websites where anyone can buy a college degree? Real-looking diploma, official-sounding school name, even a phone line that "verifies" the degree, answered by the same people who sold it.

They're called diploma mills, and they're designed to pass a casual check. The website looks real. The phone gets answered. If verifying a degree means calling the number the applicant gave you, a fake passes.

That's why our team never verifies through contact info supplied with an application. We confirm the school is legitimately accredited, then go to the registrar through channels we confirm independently. The degree is either in the records or it isn't.

We've been catching this one since 1977, long before the fakes moved online.

A BCI check and an employment background check are not the same thing.One is Ohio's fingerprint check, run by the state ...
08/27/2026

A BCI check and an employment background check are not the same thing.

One is Ohio's fingerprint check, run by the state for specific roles like schools, childcare, and direct care. The other is the screening program an employer builds around a position.

The mix-up is so common it even reaches our inbox. (We're CIC. They're BCI. We get it.)

So we put together a plain-English guide for Ohio employers: what each check covers, what each one may miss, and how to know which one your positions actually call for.

Read it in the comments below.

08/25/2026

🔍 By 2028, 1 in 4 candidate profiles worldwide will be fake. 😳
Here are some eye popping stats you won’t believe!
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08/24/2026

We're hiring a Sales Manager.

CIC has served employers since 1977, and the person in this seat gets to represent nearly five decades of trust to HR leaders across NW Ohio and beyond.

You'd be selling something genuinely useful: screening and investigative work that helps companies hire safely and stay compliant.

Full-time, based in Perrysburg. We're looking for 5+ years of sales experience and 2+ years leading sales. Competitive salary, commission, health insurance, and a 401(k).

Know someone built for this? Tag them or share this post. Apply with your resume and cover letter at corpintel.com/careers.

08/21/2026

Compliance rules for hiring keep shifting. New AI hiring laws in some states, clean slate laws sealing older records in others. It's a lot to track when you're also trying to run a business.

Part of our job for the companies we serve across NW Ohio and SE Michigan is keeping up with those changes, so the screening you order this fall matches the rules as they stand this fall.

Have a compliance question you've been sitting on? Give us a call at 419.874.2201, it's answered by a person.

08/20/2026

A cybersecurity firm ran four video interviews, a background check, and reference checks. The new hire was an AI deepfake.

Address

P. O. Box 444
Perrysburg, OH
43552

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+14198742201

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