Look, I'm going to tell you about the most expensive "free" search I ever did. Three years ago, I was vetting a potential business partner for a construction project. Guy seemed solid - clean social media, good references, professional demeanor. I did what most people do: Googled his name, checked his LinkedIn, maybe spent twenty minutes on some free people search sites. Found nothing concerning. Dude looked clean as a whistle. Fast forward six months: he'd embezzled $47,000 from our joint venture, disappeared, and left me holding the bag for contractor payments and legal fees. Turns out he had two...