WildCard
Investigations was founded
by JP Merlano in November of 2003. Prior to opening
WildCard, JP worked as a field
investigator for three of the largest and most well known surveillance
vendors in the United States. During this period, JP
spent thousands of hours crisscrossing the state of Florida and
the United States working cases for Corporate America’s large insurance
companies and self insureds. You name them, JP
has probably worked for them at one time or another, obtaining hours
upon of hours of video depicting all sorts of claimant activity
contradictory to their claim, giving depositions and testifying,
doing whatever it took to get the job done.
JP
is best known for locating anyone anywhere and his discreet mode
of operation while out in the field. His unique investigative prowess
and pretexting ability in being able to get the answers no one else
could had his operations manager and associates referring to him
as the “Wildcard” hence the fitting name for his
investigative agency. JP made a national name for
himself after tracking down a dancer at a local strip club in Downtown
Miami, the video made headlines and was shown on MAURY POVICH and
REAL TV.
Prior
to his investigative career, JP studied for his
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration in Miami Dade
Community College where he completed endless hours of cooperative
field work as a non certified intern for the Public Defenders Office
11th Judicial District in Dade County, FL. As a result of JP’s
ongoing legal ambition, he began to work for the Law Offices of
Jack Weiss as a law clerk. JP continued his studies
at Florida International University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts
in Political Science majoring on international & constitutional
law. While putting himself through college, JP
worked for the Florida Department of Corrections as a certified
officer at Everglades C.I. and was awarded numerous commendations
throughout his law enforcement career for having a keen eye to deter
the flow of illicit drugs pouring into correctional institutions.
JP excelled by completing the cross-over academy
from corrections to basic law enforcement in Monroe County with
the Sheriff’s Office. JP graduated in the top 2%
in both corrections and police academy. During this transition in
his life he elected to resign from his promising law enforcement
profession and began a new chapter in the private investigations
industry and has never looked back.
In
order to be successful, one surrounds himself with successful people.
JP has maintained close ties with his investigative
associates over the years and has handpicked the best of the best
as field investigators for WildCard. There are
no “trainees” at WildCard. Every investigator is
a seasoned investigator. They maintain at least a Florida
“C” license and several have reached management level in
their careers or maintained their own investigative agency. When
JP decided to operate his own investigative
agency in Florida, he decided he would operate only with
the BEST field investigators Corporate America has to offer. You
get what you pay for, WildCard’s Investigator’s are
among the highest paid in the industry. In the words of JP
“When everyone else fails, call WildCard, your
winning hand.”
|