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Juvenile cases create complicated issues
February 11, 2015 - The public story of youth crime in Texas is an incomplete one, in part because juvenile records are sealed by law. Lorenzo Martinez, the Temple teenager whose collarbone allegedly was broken on May 18, 2013, by two Temple Police Department officers investigating a reported theft at Wal-Mart, had an extensive record of encounters with local law enforcement officials, a hearing revealed. However, since any offenses he may have committed were when he was a juvenile, no public records are available. Martinez’s record was discussed during a recent public hearing on the indefinite suspension of Temple Police Officer Jeremy Bales, one of the officers shown in a Wal-Mart video taking down Martin...
FBI Confirms Lack of Criminal Background Checks for Airport Employees
February 11, 2015 - US airports do not check the criminal history of their employees, the FBI's Deputy Assistant Director of Counterterrorism Gary Perdue confirmed...
Effort to reduce background check wait times fails
February 10, 2015 - Colorado Senate Republicans on Thursday shot down an attempt to reduce wait times on background checks related to concealed-carry permits. &nbs...
Gov. Bruce Rauner issued marijuana licenses before FBI background check
February 10, 2015 - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner awarded licenses this week to 70 medical marijuana businesses before out-of-state criminal background checks could be do...
Mecklenburg to put records online for Greg Hardy and Randall Kerrick cases
February 09, 2015 - Those interested in Greg Hardy’s upcoming domestic abuse trial will soon be able to follow along from home. For the first time...
$125k to pay for online county records, WiFi at courthouse
February 06, 2015 - Northumberland County will invest $125,000 for technology upgrades providing online access to court records and enabling WiFi Internet access at th...
Polygraph tests controversial but still used
February 06, 2015 - Despite arguments surrounding polygraph use and accuracy, the tests are still administered by police departments across the country, and locally, i...
Local company offers fast drug screenings
February 05, 2015 - While many companies require pre-employment drug testing, the results often take days to get back. But a Houma company is getting re...
New bill seeks to tighten screening for some Idaho workers
February 04, 2015 - BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Senate committee has backed strengthening screening protocols for Idaho's teachers and child care workers, saying e...
Investigation Shows NYC Jails Hired Guards Despite Criminal Records
February 04, 2015 - About one-third of correction officers in New York City jails have flawed backgrounds, including prior convictions, criminal gang ties and psycholo...
Supreme Court to move legal filings online
February 03, 2015 - The Supreme Court plans to adopt an online filing system for legal documents as soon as 2016, an important step for a body critics say has been slo...
Pardon doesn't automatically seal court records, Ohio Supreme Court rules
February 02, 2015 - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A pardon from the governor forgives a person for a crime, but that doesn't mean court records of their misdeeds are automatic...
Iron County Justice Court employees could face criminal charges for erased records
January 30, 2015 - Five employees from the Iron County Justice Court were placed on an administrative leave for allegedly deleting traffic citations from official rec...
Pre-Employment Screening Added to iiX Background Checks
January 30, 2015 - Pre-employment Screening Program records are now available as part of iiX’s suite of commercial driver background checks. The records provide...
You Can Run A Background Check On Anyone
October 07, 2014 - Rumors often circulated that Tom Clancy's thrillers were so detailed in their descriptions of military and covert operations that the FB...
Will Firing One Background Check Contractor Fix the Broken Security Clearance System?
October 06, 2014 - On Sept. 9, Sen. Jon Tester hailed the breaking story that Falls Church, Va.-based USIS, the controversial provider of background checks for securi...
Senate Bans Background Check Contractors From Reviewing Their Own Work
October 01, 2014 - Federal background investigation contractors would no longer be able to perform a final review of their own work, under legislation passed by the S...
Rule Proposal For New Hire Background Checks Moving To SEC
September 29, 2014 - Finra is pushing ahead with a rule-change that would require brokerage firms to vet new hires more thoroughly. The reg...
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