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New York, NY, March 2026–Duke City Investigations, the Albuquerque-based private investigative firm operating under Duke City Security LLC, has been named a recipient of a 2026 Global Recognition Award, an honor conferred by Global Recognition Awards for measurable excellence across multiple institutional dimensions. The award acknowledges the firm's achievements in the Innovation, Workplace Culture, Customer Experience, Leadership, and Service categories, which collectively reflect an organization performing well above industry expectations. This recognition places Duke City Investigations among a select group of firms whose contributions have been deemed significant and cross-comparable through a rigorous, internationally applied evaluation process.
The recognition arrives at a moment when demand for ethically grounded, technically capable investigative services is rising steadily across the United States, with the private investigation market forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of approximately 5.2% through 2028. This growth is driven in part by increased corporate demand for due diligence and a heightened public focus on missing persons and human trafficking cases, areas in which Duke City Investigations has invested considerably. The firm's award-winning profile, which covers forensic genealogy, covert surveillance technology, and legislative advocacy, positions it as a credible reference point for what principled private investigation can achieve at the local and regional level.
Duke City Investigations has developed covert surveillance devices that were purpose-built to support operations targeting human trafficking networks and the exploitation of missing children, rather than repurposed from commercially available alternatives. Chief Investigator Michael Kountz, a Certified Human Trafficking Investigator and one of New Mexico's foremost forensic genealogists, leads a team whose technical capabilities are grounded in a decade-plus of specialized experience in DNA-based research and criminal defense support. "Our work in this space is not incidental; it is central to what we do and why we do it," Kountz has noted, highlighting the deliberate institutional investment that defines the firm's approach to anti-trafficking operations.
The firm has taken concrete steps to shape protective policy by sponsoring legislation aimed at safeguarding women from trafficking and exploitation. This move situates its commitment at the systemic level rather than solely at the operational one. Few privately operated investigative firms pursue legal reform alongside the development of original intelligence tools, and fewer still sustain it as a core function of their practice. Duke City Investigations received a score of 5, classified as exceptional, across two evaluation criteria in the Global Recognition Awards process, specifically ethical decision-making and integrity, and addressing global challenges through innovation. This result reflects the depth of its contributions to the field of investigative services.
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Awarded for being the fastest growing private investigations firm in Albuquerque.