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Firefighter Says Background System Abused
February 20, 2014 - A top official in the Buffalo Fire Department is accused of misusing the county’s criminal background check system to improperly snoop on at least one of his colleagues. The department is investigating the allegation against Deputy Commissioner Joseph Tomizzi, and the union representing firefighters suspects that abuse of the system is more widespread than just one incident. The union is asking outside law enforcement agencies to investigate, as well...
Criminal record searches fall short and all that stuff
February 18, 2014 - Bet you don't know how at least a third of your USA domestic and international searches are being done. Bet that that you probably don't kn...
Top Executive at Security-Check Firm USIS Resigns
February 14, 2014 - A top executive at the company that performed the most recent background check of former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden resigned after he w...
OPM brings background investigation reviews in-house
February 11, 2014 - The Office of Personnel Management has decided that final quality reviews for background investigations will be conducted by government employees &...
Craig Caddell's Verification Tips
February 04, 2014 - Finding Good Contact Information Job applicants are notorious for providing incorrect contact information for past employers. Some creative app...
EEOC's criminal background check policy under fire
February 03, 2014 - Race discrimination, federal administrative power, state law, and the right of a private company to choose its employees are colliding in a battle...
Senior Managers Are The Worst Information Security Offenders
January 29, 2014 - Senior managers pose a major security risk for companies, according to a Stroz Friedberg nationwide survey of 764 information workers. The surv...
Justice Department says USIS submitted 665,000 incomplete background checks
January 28, 2014 - Lawmakers said that new details emerging from the Justice Department’s civil case against a leading company that conducts security background...
Oregon Sex Offender List Criticised
January 22, 2014 - Oregon has, per capita, more registered sex offenders than all but one other state. It also has one of the worst records in the country for followi...
Public records battle over sex offenders forms attracts attention
January 20, 2014 - A case making its way through the Benton County (Washington) Superior Court may bring some clarity to whether information about low-level sex offen...
Let's Check Out the 2013 Corporate Rap Sheet, Shall We?
January 15, 2014 - The ongoing corporate crime wave showed no signs of abating in 2013. Large companies continued to break the law, violate regulations and otherwise...
Craig Cadell's Verification Tips
January 13, 2014 - Rather than a tip for this publication, I wanted to offer a brief reflection on integrity from a verifier’s perspective. Catching and fig...
Snapchat Leaked: Was Your Phone Number Posted Online?
January 10, 2014 - While people around the world were celebrating the New Year, many were sending pictures and videos of their parties via Snapchat, a popular app tha...
Stateville Intake center the focus of Illinois
January 08, 2014 - Inside what could be Illinois’ most important correctional facility — its main inmate intake center — hundreds of newly convicted...
Derek Hinton: "In My Opinion"
January 08, 2014 - Credit Bureau Audits and Accreditation The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued their guidance on their audits of the cred...
Steven Brownstein Continues To Visit Courts In 2014
January 06, 2014 - Steven Brownstein is probably the most traveled to courts and judiciaries in history. If you're not using Straightline International you ar...
SEC Awards Parker Tide Contract For Background Investigation Services
December 31, 2013 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently awarded Parker Tide a one year contract with four option years to provide background...
Ontario revamps public access to court documents
December 24, 2013 - In a move to make Ontario’s justice system more open and transparent, the Ministry of the Attorney General has revamped its policy on public...
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