Manuel Gomez is a private investigator, civil rights advocate, and decorated military veteran with a professional background spanning intelligence operations, criminal justice, and investigative work. As the principal of Black Ops Private Investigators Inc., he uses the knowledge and discipline developed throughout his career to handle complex investigations. Since founding his firm in 2013, he has worked on criminal defense investigations, cold cases, and cases involving individuals seeking justice, including efforts that helped support the exoneration of more than 170 wrongfully accused people.

Manuel's investigative approach was influenced by his service as a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer with the 18th Airborne Corps. He served during Desert Storm (1991) and completed multiple high-threat deployments in Afghanistan (2003–2013). His duties included counterintelligence operations, intelligence collection, interrogations, protection of U.S. government locations, and Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) missions. His experience in gathering battlefield evidence helped establish operational methods later used by military commands, international partners, and government agencies. He also earned specialized certifications in Counterterrorism and homeland security, as well as advanced credentials in electronic bug detection.

Manuel expanded his criminal justice experience by earning a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and joining the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 1998. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, he returned to active duty to support domestic training and counterintelligence defense operations before continuing his civilian career.

Through his investigative firm, Manuel provides services involving criminal defense investigations, surveillance, missing persons investigations, protection services, undercover operations, counterespionage, technical surveillance countermeasures, and background investigations. His work is guided by integrity, professionalism, and preparedness, while his firm also provides bilingual services in Spanish.

Manuel Gomez's career has been recognized through investigative media projects, podcasts, television appearances, radio interviews, and published coverage. He has also contributed to legislative advocacy efforts focused on justice reform and legal protections. He continues to lead his investigative practice, using his experience and commitment to help clients while supporting the pursuit of justice.