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Manuel Gomez is a private investigator, civil rights advocate, and decorated military veteran with a career shaped by military intelligence, criminal justice, and investigative services. As principal of Black Ops Private Investigators Inc., he applies the discipline and analytical skills he developed in the military to complex private-sector investigations. Since founding his firm in 2013, he has led criminal defense investigations, cold case reviews, and cases involving individuals seeking justice, including efforts that helped exonerate more than 170 wrongfully accused people. Manuel developed his investigative expertise through years of military service. As a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps, he served during Desert Storm (1991) and completed multiple high-threat deployments in Afghanistan (2003–2013). His responsibilities included counterintelligence operations, interrogations, protection of important U.S. facilities, and Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) missions. His battlefield evidence collection work helped establish operational methods later adopted by military commands, international partners, and federal agencies. He also earned certifications in Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, along with advanced training in electronic bug detection. Before fully transitioning into investigative work, Manuel built his academic and law enforcement foundation by earning a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and joining the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 1998. After September 11, 2001, he was recalled to active duty, where he supported domestic training and counterintelligence defense operations before returning to civilian life. Through his firm, Manuel Gomez provides investigative services involving criminal defense, surveillance, missing persons, executive protection, counterespionage, technical surveillance countermeasures, and background investigations.
