Founded in 2010 by Owner/Chief Investigator Bryan Pinto, Central California Investigations specializes in Criminal Defense Investigations, and also conducts work in the area of Civil Investigations, Employment Law, Background Checks and Family Law cases. Central California Investigations provides its clients with timely, thorough, and professional investigations.
Based in Fresno, California, Central California Investigations conducts investigations throughout the Central Valley and the State. All Investigators with Central California Investigations have prior Law Enforcement experience. Our discretion and confidentiality is of the upmost importance and your information will not be shared.
Chief Investigator Bryan Pinto founded Central California Investigations in 2010. Investigator Pinto is a graduate of the Los Angeles Police Academy. He was employed as a Police Officer from 1999-2009 where he was a Training Officer and Police Academy Instructor. Investigator Pinto holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Union Institute and University, a Master of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University and is currently a Doctoral Candidate working towards a PhD in Criminal Justice at Walden University.
Since 2010, Investigator Pinto has been privately retained and/or Court appointed on over 1000 criminal cases, including 21 homicide cases and over 300 violent felony cases. Mr. Pinto has attended the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Death Penalty Conference and has been Court appointed as a Defense Investigator on five Capital Murder cases. Investigator Pinto is an Associate Member of the California Attorney’s for Criminal Justice as well as a Member of the California Association of Licensed Investigators. Mr. Pinto has also conducted work for the California Innocence Project.