John Espina
Founder
John Espina is the founder of TrueBlue Consulting, LLC, a licensed, bonded, and insured New York private investigations firm serving insurers, SIUs, third-party administrators, and insurance defense counsel. He is the firm’s qualifying licensee and directs its insurance claims investigations. The practice is concentrated in New York City and Long Island and includes scene investigations, activity checks, surveillance, witness location, recorded statements, and reports prepared for the claims file and for counsel.
Mr. Espina joined the Nassau County Police Department in 1994. After 11 years in uniform, he was promoted to detective in 2005 and assigned to the Third Squad, and later to Homicide, where he carried major investigations from the initial response through arrest and courtroom testimony. In 2014 he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to the Internal Affairs Bureau. He subsequently supervised detectives in the First Squad and retired as a detective sergeant and a member of the Hostage Negotiation Team.
He later served briefly as a field investigator in GEICO’s Special Investigations Unit. He is fluent in Spanish, and statements may be taken in English or Spanish. He continues to direct TrueBlue’s field investigations for carriers and defense counsel in New York City and Long Island and maintains current training in investigative methods and reporting standards used in insurance claims work.