Joey Ortega

Musician, Investigator, and Analyst in Santa Barbara, California

Joey Ortega

Musician, Investigator, and Analyst in Santa Barbara, California

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Joey Ortega started his investigative career early at the age of 18 working as an apprentice investigator for local detectives. He started out doing insurance fraud investigations and background investigations. Proving adept in the areas surveillance and information gathering, Joey continued to seek further investigative challenges.

It was the area of stalker investigations that Joey began to discover his passion for computer crime investigations. Having to learn quickly how to trace harassing and threatening emails, Joey began see that this is where the future of crime and justice was heading and decided to throw himself deeply into the subject.

One of Joey’s methods of tracking down E-bay fraudsters was featured in PI Magazine In June of 2005.

Joey also hosts a weekly radio show Behind The Yellow Tape on Blogtalkradio. The show investigates cold cases, serial crime and discusses forensic and investigative issues and innovations.

Joey Is also known as the Dance/Electronica artist Z0ph0kl3z. His music is played and sold on iTunes, Rhapsody and everywhere worldwide.

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    • Host- Behind The Yellow Tape on Blogtalkradio