Locating a Fugitive Debtor – Kurtz Detective Agency Hanover

Years of Embezzlement and Disappearance

From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Dendemann and Mr. Thiem were equal partners in a Hanover-based GmbH. Their collaboration had always worked well, the company prospered, and personally they got along. One day—shortly after closing a major real estate deal—Mr. Thiem discovered that a six-figure sum had been transferred from the company account to an account in Guernsey (Channel Islands), leaving the GmbH completely illiquid. When Mr. Thiem tried to call Mr. Dendemann to report the incident, he received a message that the number was not assigned. Further checks revealed that Mr. Dendemann had recently sold his home and aging van and cancelled all ongoing service contracts. He had absconded, creating a case for the detectives at Kurtz Detective Agency Hanover.

Insolvency and Personal Downfall

Due to outstanding obligations that could no longer be met, Mr. Thiem filed for the GmbH’s insolvency. He suffered financial ruin, and his social and family life deteriorated. He drank excessively, often spent nights away from home, and eventually his wife left with their child. He finally hit rock bottom and entered rehabilitation.

 

Once sober, Mr. Thiem set his sights on holding Mr. Dendemann accountable for the fraud and losses. Over the following years, he pursued every avenue to track down his former partner. By late 2012, he had traced him to southern Spain, and by spring 2015, the fugitive was nearly within reach. The final step would be carried out by the detectives of Kurtz Detective Agency Hanover.

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During the company’s collapse, Mr. Thiem fell into heavy drinking and a personal downward spiral.

Creating a Legend – Strategy by Our Hanover Detectives

Using an elaborate cover story, Mr. Thiem approached his former business partner with classic detective precision. This was possible because Mr. Dendemann had largely exhausted the embezzled funds and now relied on fresh income to maintain his lifestyle. He was therefore willing to attend a meeting regarding an “investment project” in central Hanover.

 

Working closely with Mr. Thiem, our Hanover detectives refined the cover story into a coherent but fictitious investment concept. The client and investigators ensured the presentation materials would impress at first glance and be difficult to verify online. If the target had discovered the fiction via a simple Google search, he might have evaded authorities, rendering all prior investigative efforts pointless.

Observation by Our Detectives: Departure or Flight?

With the plan in place, one of our Hanover detectives went to the meeting point and waited for the target, while two additional investigators positioned themselves to monitor the two possible exit routes. Mr. Dendemann arrived in a rental car, as a rapid licence plate check confirmed, and entered the venue. After the approximately two-hour, meticulously prepared meeting between the private detective and the target, our team continued with vehicle surveillance of the departing subject. The drive initially led our Hanover detectives toward Hannover-Langenhagen Airport, raising the previously anticipated concern that the target might attempt to flee by air. Given the many potential flight destinations, further tracking would have been challenging. While it would have been possible to acquire a plane ticket to monitor which aircraft the target boarded, the trail would likely have been lost upon arrival, as personal surveillance could no longer be maintained.

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Bei einem "Geschäftsessen" besprachen Herr Dendemann und der Ermittler der Kurtz Detektei Hannover das fingierte Investitionskonzept. Unser Detektiv hielt seine Kollegen so gut wie möglich auf dem Laufenden.

Luxury Life Under an Alias | Investigation Success

Our Hanover private detectives were considerably relieved when Mr. Dendemann turned onto the A2 Autobahn heading southwest toward the Ruhr area. The drive continued uninterrupted to Trier, where the subject returned the rental car and switched to a luxury vehicle with a Bremen license plate. The journey concluded half an hour later at a grand property in Luxembourg, where the target drove the car into the garage and entered the house. The mailbox and doorbell displayed one of the subject’s known aliases. Subsequent registration checks confirmed the vehicle in the garage was registered to Mr. Dendemann’s sister. Thanks to the observation by Kurtz Detective Agency Hanover, the fugitive’s location was determined, enabling Mr. Thiem, in consultation with his lawyers, to pursue the appropriate criminal and civil actions against Mr. Dendemann.

To maintain discretion and protect the privacy of both client and subject, all names and locations in this case report have been fully anonymized.

 

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