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1 in 20 Nurses In Texas Have Arrest Record

Monday, May 12th, 2008

It seems the recent demand spike for nurses has resulted in nursing supervisors making $100,000+ per year. Unfortunately it turns out with the rising salaries that the number of felon nurses being hired is also on the rise. 1 in 20 in Texas to be exact.

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Man Sues Bank For Failing To Exercise Reasonable Hiring Supervision

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

A Wagoner man has sued to recover $165,000 in certificates of deposit that were embezzled by a bank employee.

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Agency: Massachusetts puts out welcome mat for criminals

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

You might think that if someone wanted in another state for kidnapping applied to work in a school, nursing home or carnival in Massachusetts, that a state background check would mention the out-of-state charges.

You’d be wrong.

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Student almost doesn’t get job after identity mix-up

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

18 year old Winston-Salem State University student Brittany Tenae McNeil was a recent near victim of identity mix-up. Brittany started working at a Target store about a month ago, but was called off after ChoicePoint reported she had a misdemeanor larceny charge and a trespassing charge.

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April 2008 Unemployment Rate Drops, Results Better Than Expected

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Employers cut far fewer jobs in April than in recent months and the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, a better-than-expected showing that nonetheless reveals strains in the nation’s labor market. Employers cut far fewer jobs in April than in recent months and the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, a better-than-expected showing that nonetheless reveals strains in the nation’s labor market.

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Background Check Yourself by Using Digg and Other Social Media Sites

Monday, April 7th, 2008

badnews Digg and other social news sites are very popular web services that are used by millions of people. People submit stories and they are voted on by other members, they can also make comments on these stories. Unfortunately if your company is in the public eye some of these stories can be bad PR for your company or even your company leadership. You may even have an internal leak posting stories about your company. So, how do you track down the source of these PR nightmares or determine what employees might be disparaging your company? Short of hiring a computer forensics expert there are some simple ways to track stories about your company Read more…

The Latest Scam – House Stealing

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

House For SaleWhat happens when you combine identity theft and mortgage fraud? You get a brand new type of crime most people have never even heard of: house stealing.

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Legal FBI NCIC Background Checks

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

My employer Crimcheck.com is now offering completely legal FBI background checks. We have recently obtained permission from Ohio BCI and the FBI to use a fingerprint scanner that in most cases will return a criminal record check within two days and in many cases within hours. The process used to take weeks and a fingerprint card had to be filled out. This process is much easier and cleaner. If you are interested please contact Ryan Sherman at Crimcheck.com ryan@crimcheck.com .

Giving Away The Store!

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

In many of my recent articles I have been explaining how to conduct your own background checks for free. I have received more than a few emails from people in the employment screening and investigative industry concerned that I was giving away too much information and that people may not need to use our (employment screening) services if they can just go and do their own background checks. I look at it like this. If someone wants to conduct their own background checks, fine let them. The Internet is all about the free exchange of ideas.

Yes, I am a capitalist along with millions of others in The United States. The company I work for is an expert in the background check industry. We have been doing this for years and years. We have great clients, I don’t think they are going anywhere soon. We provide a great product at a great price. I truly have faith that once someone tries our services and sees how hassle free it is they will pay the little bit extra and get a professionally done background check that is not only FCRA compliant but lowers there liability.

Top 10 Free Information Sources on The Web

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

These are the top 10 information sources on the web that I have found to be invaluable when conducting investigations. They range from free public records to search engines. Read more…