Eugene E. Borghello

Eugene E. Borghello
Licensed Private Investigator

Phone: 707.421.0388
Fax: 707.421.2872

E-Mail: geno@specialinvestigationsgroup.net

OBJECTIVE

To supervise a team of investigators who conduct thorough investigations by obtaining statements, locating witnesses, evaluating evidence, preparing diagrams, photographing crime scenes and working with experts in a professional manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

I am a California licensed private investigator with over thirty years of investigative experience. My investigative experience includes the investigation of the following types of cases; child molestation, child abuse, arson, rape, narcotics violations, DUI, burglary, robbery, accident investigation, murder, computer crimes, fraud, domestic violence and theft of intellectual properties. I am a POST certified field evidence technician with experience in crime scene diagraming, photography, latent fingerprints collection, trajectory and evidence collection. I have processed hundreds of crime scenes which include but are not limited to rapes, robberies, murders, burglaries, arson fires (residential, commercial and wildland) narcotics scenes, fraud investigations, domestic violence & auto theft rings. I have testified as an expert in both criminal and civil court.

WORK HISTORY

• 1997 to Present President, Special Investigations Group, Inc.
  Supervise a team of private investigators based in Solano County.
• 1996 to 1997 Private Investigator, Shapiro Investigations
  Criminal Defense Investigator
• 1994 to 1996 Extradition Corporal, Tri County Extradition
  Supervisor, Transport fugitives to and from penal institutions, court and medical facilities. Transport fugitives across state lines on Governor’s Warrants. Transport condemned inmates to San Quentin on Death Warrants. Investigate complaints made against officers.
• 1987 to 1993 Police Officer, Broadmoor Police Department
  Responsibilities included patrol, investigations (including backgrounds & assignment to Colma Fire Dept. for fire cause investigations), canine officer, juvenile officer, field training officer, detective. Also held the position of Field Evidence Technician.
• 1986 Police Officer, Los Altos Police Department
  Patrol Officer
• 1984 to 1986 Police Officer, Hayward Police Department
  Responsibilities included patrol and undercover vice/narcotics.
• 1983 Corrections, San Francisco Sheriff’s Department
  Responsibilities included administrative assistant assigned to Sheriff’s office, booking and visiting.
• 1980 to 1985 Explorer, Daly City Police Department
  Responsibilities included administrative assistant in detectives, juvenile and property/evidence room. Received hundreds of hours of training in preparation for peace officer position. Assigned to the county Search and Rescue unit.

EDUCATION

• Diploma, Westmoor High School, 1982
• Seventy completed college units, Criminal Justice Program
• Graduate, Butte Police Academy 630 hrs

LICENSES & CERTIFICATES

• POST Basic Certificate
• POST Child Abuse/Sexual Assault Investigation: 40 hrs
• Drug and Alcohol recognition: 8 hrs
• POST Narcotics Influence Investigation: 24 hrs
• POST Field Evidence Technician: 80 hrs
• POST Arson Investigation: 40 hrs
• NLEI - Homicide Investigation: 16 hrs
• POST Radar Operator: 4 hrs
• POST Breathalyser: 4 hrs
• POST Canine Officer: 40 hrs
• D.A.R.E. Instructor: 80 hrs
• POST Field Training Officer: 40 hrs
• POST Telecommunications Operator: 8 hrs
• POST Domestic Violence Investigation: 8 hrs
• POST Missing Persons/Runaways 8 hrs
• Forensic Med Inst., Medical Legal Invest. Death: 32 hrs
• St. Lukes Hospital, Forensic Investigations Training: 24 hrs
• Diploma, American Institute of Applied Science (Forensic Science): 460 hours
• Public Safety Education Assn. Gangs: Customs, Practices, Sociology and Identifiers: 8 hrs
• American Institute of Forensic Education: 70 hrs
• Emergency Medical Technician (Skyline College, College of San Mateo, Solano College)
• POST Emergency Vehicle Operators Course: 24 hrs
• Broadmoor Police Department Advanced Officer Training: 24 hrs
• Hayward Police Department In-House Basic Training: 90 hrs
• Narcotics Investigation, Skyline College: 1 Semester
• Universal Class, Death Investigations: 25 hrs
• Universal Class, Crime Scene Investigations: 26 hrs

UNIVERSAL CLASS

• CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
  History of Forensic Investigation, Crime Scene Investigator Defined, Protecting Evidence, Setting:
  Crime Scene Perimeters, Dealing with Witnesses and Family Members, Identifying Physical Evidence, Types of Evidence, Duties of a Crime Scene Technician, Processing a Crime Scene, Scene Documentation, Collecting the Evidence, Interpreting a Crime Scene, Techniques for Handling Evidence, Blood Spatter Interpretation, Autopsy and Wound Anatomy, Reconstructing a Crime Scene

DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

• AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC EDUCATION
  Certificate Of Forensic Science

AWARDS

• 1988 Officer of the Year/Lyons Club
• 1988 Officer of the Year/Exchange Club
• San Mateo County Chief’s of Police DUI Award
• Three time recipient CHP Auto Theft Recovery Award
• Commendation from State Assembly/Auto Theft Recovery
• Commendation from State Assembly/Child Abuse Invest.
• Commendation from US Congress/Child Abuse Invest.
• Commendation /Armed Robbery investigation & arrest
• Commendation/Homicide investigation & arrest
• Commendation/Canine unit
• Commendation/ Officer Pon Shooting
• Commendation/Child Abuse Council

SEMINARS

• DNA of Fire Investigation / Fire Cause Analysis, Berkeley, CA. 6/97
• Homicide Seminar / California Public Defenders Association, Napa, CA. 8/97
• Capital Murder Case Defense Seminar, Monterey, CA. 2/99
• CDIA Sexual Assault Seminar, October 2006
• CDIA General Investigation Seminar, CA. 5/09

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• California Defense Investigators Association
• California Robbery Investigators Association
• International Academy of Forensic Professionals
• International Academy of Public Safety
• American Institute of Forensic Education
• ForensicTrak (Forensic Science Resource Center)

TRAINING PROGRAMS

American Institute of Forensic Education

Ethics and Integrity, Crime Scene Processing, scene and evidence preservation, types of evidence, crime scene sketches and photography, crime scene contamination, biological specimens, packaging evidence, chain of custody, blood spatter interpretation, wound characteristics, trace evidence, forensic autopsy, electronic evidence collection, recognizing the value of ; bodily fluids, tool marks, firearms, fingerprints, questioned documents, shoe prints, tire tread and trace evidence, releasing the crime scene, bite mark evidence, touch DNA.

American Institute of Applied Science

• CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
  Criminal Investigation & The Criminal Investigator
  Investigative Goals
  Report Writing
  Specific Functions at The Crime Scene
  The Crime Scene Sketch
  Evidence Collection & The Crime Laboratory
  Interviews & Interrogations
  Some Specific Crimes
  Evidence in Court
  Sources of Information
• MODUS OPERANDI
  History, Crimes & The M.O. System of Classification
  Classifying M.O. Data
  Filing M.O. Data, The PIK100 Photo-Ident Kit, & Computer
  Generated Composites
• FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION
  Development of Firearms and Ammunition, Interior and Exterior Ballistics
  Firearms Types and Mechanisms, Handguns, Rifles, Machine Guns, Shotguns
  Manufacturing Procedures, Identification Problems, Barrel Manufacture
  Shotgun Designations and Interpretation, Modern Ammunition
  Tools and Instruments for the Firearms Examiner, Examination Procedures
  Supplementary Test Methods
  Firearms Crime Scene Investigations
  Court Procedures, Direct Testimony - Cross Examination, Legal
  References, Firearms Case Law Citations
• QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS
  History, Mechanisms, Factors, Exemplars, and Standards
  Capitals, Numerals and Special Marks
  System, Movements, Muscular Habits, and Skills
  Analysis Charts, Form, Cases Worked Out
  Practical Examples Worked Out in Detail
  Typewriting History, Class Characteristics, Identifying Factors
  Analysis of Typewritten Material and Practical Examples
  Review, Modern Typewriters, and Word Processing Systems
• POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY
  Principles of Photography, Light, General Camera Features
  Lenses and Light Control, Light and Lighting in Photography
  Photographic Films, Forms of Film and Types of Films
  Lenses, Shutters, and General Types of Cameras
  Special Types of Cameras and Accessories
  The Darkroom, Processing Film, Negative Defects and Their Usual Causes
  Printing - Printing Papers, Contact Printing, Enlarging, Common Print Defects and Their Sources
  Police Photography, Mug and Crime Scene Photography, Copying, The Fingerprint and Evidence Camera
  Photomacrography, Photomicrography, Ultraviolet and Infrared
  Photography, Mounting and Filing
  Fingerprint Photography, Special Problems in Fingerprint Photography
• FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION
  The History of Fingerprints
  Ridge Formation and Ridge Destruction
  Pattern Types and Pattern Interpretation, Loops
  Pattern Interpretation—Whorls
  Arches, Tented Arches, Ridge Counting, Ridge Tracing
  The Fingerprint Kit, Recording Fingerprints
  The Fingerprint Card, Unusual Circumstances
  Latent Prints, Crime Scene Procedures
  Primary Classification
  The Secondary and Small Letter Subclassifications
  The Subsecondary Classification
  The Final Classification
  Pattern Interpretation, Review of the Henry Classification
  Filing Fingerprint Records
  Combinations and Approximating Patterns
  Preparing Fingerprint Court Exhibits
  F.B.I. Extensions to the Henry System
  Classification Practice
  The N.C.I.C. Computer Classification System
  The Fingerprint Witness in Court, Case Histories
  Identification of Palm and Footprints
  Bureau Operations and Records
  Post Mortem Fingerprinting
  Fingerprints and Laser Technology
  AFIS - Automated Fingerprint Identification System
• FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC INVESTIGATION
  Processing the Crime Scene
  Evaluating Physical Evidence
  Understanding the Nature of Physical Evidence
  Forensic Laboratory Methods
  Magnifying Physical Evidence
• TRACE EVIDENCE AND IT’S SIGNIFICANCE
  Glass and Soil Analysis
  Hair Analysis
  Fiber and Paint Analysis
  Lamp Analysis
• FUNDAMENTALS OF ARSON AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS
  The Chemistry of Fire
  Searching Out The Cause Of The Fire
  Collection, Preservation and Analysis of Arson Evidence
  Investigating Explosions
• SIGNIFICANCE OF BLOOD IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
  Fundamentals of Forensic Serology
  Investigating Bloody Events
  Fundamentals of DNA Analysis
• FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS INTO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
  What Is A Drug?
  Drug Control Laws
  Drug Collection, Preservation and Identification
  The Fate of Alcohol in the Body
  Drug Toxicology

REFERENCES

• Law Offices of Honeychurch & Boyd: (707) 429-3111
• Law Offices of Jssica Agnich: (707) 622-5879
• Law Office of Tom Healy: (707) 553-7361
• Law Offices of Russo & Prince: (707) 427-6777

CASE SUMMARY

• Over 10,000 Criminal defense cases investigated
• Over sixty Homicide investigations as defense investigator (including two capital cases)