Orlando Brand Protection and Organized Retail Crime Investigations
Your Examiner
Matt Aubin, CDFE, FBCI
Managing Partner, E3 Legacy Intel · FL Licensed Investigator A-1400197
Every matter on this page is worked under a named, licensed examiner. Matt Aubin brings seventeen years in cybercrime and open source intelligence. He is a Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE), a Florida Board Certified Investigator (FBCI), and a Certified AI Agent Developer, and he has investigated cases jointly with the FBI, the SEC, the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Marshals.
His work has been featured on ABC News, Spectrum News, and The Daily Beast, and in a television pilot for Netflix and MAC Pictures as a cybercrime expert. He keynotes nationally and serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators (FALI). About Matt Aubin
E3 Legacy Intel investigates brand crime across metro Orlando and Central Florida. We identify the people behind organized retail crime, counterfeit product, diverted goods, and cargo theft, and we build the evidence prosecutors can use. Central Florida is our home market.
The Orlando brand-crime landscape
Orlando pairs high-value retail with a major freight corridor. Luxury and high-traffic centers like the Mall at Millenia, Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets, and The Florida Mall draw both organized retail crime crews and counterfeit sellers. At the same time, the I-4 corridor and the cargo operations around Orlando International Airport make Central Florida a documented cargo-theft route. In early 2026, Florida prosecutors charged a roughly 7.8 million dollar organized cargo theft ring that operated out of the Central Florida area across dozens of incidents. This is a current local problem, not a hypothetical.
Our brand-protection work in Central Florida
We trace stolen and counterfeit product back to the operators, map the crew and its locations across Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Lake counties, and document everything to the standard the Orange County Sheriff, Orlando Police, and Florida’s statewide prosecutors expect. We handle organized retail crime, counterfeit product, product diversion, and cyber-enabled cargo theft.
A Florida-licensed firm, based here
E3 Legacy Intel is a division of Southern Recon Agency, LLC, operating under Florida Private Investigator License A-1400197. Being licensed and local means we can run the field work and chain-of-custody documentation that turn intelligence into a usable case. Call (877) 732-6648 for a confidential consultation.
Central Florida Brand Matters Start With One Listing
Most Orlando matters start with a single marketplace listing or a reseller working near the outlets. We buy the product through a covert test buy and connect the seller account to a real person and address.
Brands that see the same sellers return can put this work on a monthly schedule through our anti-counterfeiting program, so new sellers are named while the evidence still exists.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you cover all of metro Orlando?
Yes, including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Lake counties and the wider Central Florida region, with statewide reach beyond it.
What brand crimes are most common in Orlando?
Organized retail crime at high-traffic malls and outlets, counterfeit sales tied to tourist retail, and cargo theft along the I-4 and airport freight corridors.
Can you work with local law enforcement?
We build documented, chain-of-custody evidence to the standard local agencies and Florida’s statewide prosecutors expect. This is general information, not legal advice.
See our Florida brand protection overview and the statewide brand protection page.
Tell us what happened
A licensed examiner reads every inquiry. You get a written, flat fee quote before any work starts. Or call (877) 732-6648.
