International News

• Shoplifters Cost $1b as Staff Theft Soars

  The Retailers Association of New Zealand reports that retailers lose as much as $1 billion annually to shoplifting by customers and employees. Association members say the continued ec...

• Vietnam National credit information database to be

  Viet Nam aims to develop national credit information database to assist the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) to manage and oversee the local banking system, the central bank said, referring t...

• South Korea: A Thriving Sex Industry In A Powerful

  South Korea, a wealthy, powerful Asian super-state, technology hub and stalwart U.S. ally, has a deep, dark secret. Prostitution and the sex trade flourish in South Korea just under the c...

• India Takes Background Checks Over The Edge

  Imagine a child who hasn't learnt to walk or talk being asked to submit an affidavit stating he has no criminal record or any case pending in court. That is what exactly happened to G...

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National News

• Colorado Gov signs employer credit check bill

  Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill that had concerned — but not enraged — some Colorado business interests.   The Democratic governor signed Senate Bill 18, which l...

• Indiana enacts broad criminal records expungement

  Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed into law legislation permitting individuals arrested or convicted of certain crimes to have those records expunged. In addition, the new law (House...

• Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden i

  The immigration reform bill currently being considered by he U.S. Senate calls for the creation of a "photo tool," a U.S. Department of Homeland Security database containing nam...

• Too Quick To Call Someone A Criminal

  Soon after the news broke about the three women in Ohio who were held captive, Charles Ramsey was hailed a hero for his role in helping them escape. And not long after that, The Smoking G...

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