International News

• What Criminal Court in Stockholm is Compliant

  The Court of First Instance: Stockholm District Court In Sweden, criminal cases begin at the District Court (Tingsrätt).  If the address is in central Stockholm, it fal...

• Deciphering the Code: The Anatomy of an Ontario Co

  In the world of international record retrieval, "close enough" is a compliance failure. To truly vet a candidate in Canada’s most populous province, you have to look past...

• Yes, There is a Standard for Searching Single-Nam

     When conducting a background check or a court record search for a subject with only a single name (a mononym), standard search procedures often fail because the system is bui...

• Argentina - What Criminal Records Must be Searched

  Argentina does not maintain a single, unified public criminal register. Criminal history originates at courts of first instance, where cases are formally charged, tried, and resolved....

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National News

• What Happened to the Los Angeles County Municipal

  What Happened to the Los Angeles County Municipal Courts — and Where They Are Now By Steven Brownstein | The Background Investigator A Brief History: The Rise of Munic...

• Ethics, Risks, and Liability of the The Record Re

  If your record provider is giving you "compliance advice" on what you should or shouldn't report, you aren't just getting a tip—you might be opening a massive lega...

• Schedule III Marijuana: The DOT and Federal Testin

  Schedule III Marijuana: The DOT and Federal Testing Dilemma On December 18, 2025, an Executive Order directed the DOJ to expedite the rescheduling of marijuana to Schedule III. While...

• AI Audits & The FTC: The New Era of Algorithmic Ac

  AI Audits & The FTC: The New Era of Algorithmic Accountability The "Wild West" of AI-driven background screening met its match in 2025. Following the landmark $1.5 milli...

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Press Releases

• Why Social Media Screening is a Compliance Trap (U

  Why Social Media Screening is a Compliance Trap (Unless You Have a Safety Net) Adverse Social Media searches are the "new shiny object" in our industry. They are fast, AI-dr...

• Straightline International is proud to announce a

  HUGE news for global background screening! Straightline International is proud to announce a significant upgrade to our Cayman Islands Services. Following productive meetings with...

• Straightline International Sets the Record Straigh

  Straightline International is not a CRA. We are what PBSA defines as a Criminal Record Provider — and in fact, we are the original. Our role in the pre-employment screening ec...

• India -Employment fraud on the rise: EY Study call

  According to an EY study titled ‘The First Firewall: Background checks as India Inc.’s frontline defense’, employment frauds have surged significantly over the last year...

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