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Bottom Line Drove Security Clearances at USIS
October 30, 2013 - About seven months before his company gave Edward Snowden a clean background check, Bill Mixon was flogging his executives for not pushing security investigations through fast enough. Mr. Mixon, then chief executive of US Investigations Services LLC, warned managers at its Grove City, Pa., operations that USIS wasn’t meeting targets for completing checks, say former USIS officials. Federal agencies use those checks in deciding who gets security clearances and access to America’s secrets. “You better not have one f— case on your books,” one former company official says he was told by Mr. Mixon. USIS was approaching the end of its 2010 fiscal year in September. It was a demand, former USIS official...
Berlin dogs overdosing on drug users' excrement in parks
October 30, 2013 - Vets in Germany's capital are warning about an increase in the number of dogs becoming ill and unable to walk properly, after eating the feces...
Steven Brownstein Receives Accolades For Guam Investigation
October 29, 2013 - Last week Steven Brownstein received the highest accolades from one anonymous Texas source, being hailed for finding the near impossible and bringi...
How to Avoid Fraudulent References
October 29, 2013 - In this sketchy Internet age, companies like The Reference Store can make offers like this: “Unemployed? Fired? Forced Out? Bad Reference? Cr...
Experian Sold Consumer Data to ID Theft Service
October 25, 2013 - An identity theft service that sold Social Security and drivers license numbers — as well as bank account and credit card data on millions of...
Why Real Background Checks Are So Important for Business
October 25, 2013 - by Maria Taylor In the world of private investigation, clear information and evidence is paramount. A professional private...
Sex offender allowed to enter U.S. from Canada after check determined citizenship
October 24, 2013 - A high-risk sex offender being sought in Canada was allowed to enter the United States after authorities determined that he was a U.S. citizen and...
Is there anything like wants and warrants in Thailand?
October 24, 2013 - Phyllis Asks: Is there anything like wants and warrants in Thailand? Tom from txxxxs investigations wants to know. Yes there...
United States: Sixth Circuit Approves Fee Award Against The EEOC For Meritless Criminal Record Actio
October 22, 2013 - A divided Sixth Circuit panel affirmed the district court decision in EEOC v. Peoplemark, Inc., (Case No. 11-2582) assessing fees and costs against...
New 'Policy' Decision Causes Ruckus and Commotion at Saipan Airport
October 20, 2013 - In yet another rogue decision made in Immigration by US Immgration officials, USA citizens arriving on Asiana Airlines flight 605 from Incheon, Seo...
The Background Investigator Goes To Japan
October 17, 2013 - The Background Investigator Goes To Japan In a continuing series, The Background Investigator, sends its attorneys to various countries around...
Third-Party Requests For USA Passport Verifications
October 16, 2013 - Third party requests must include one of the following: 1.Notarized consent from the owner of the passport records, 2.Proof of guardianship...
Using Genealogy Sources for Background Checks
October 15, 2013 - Most of us can't claim notorious criminals such as John Dillinger, Al Capone or Bonnie & Clyde in our family tree, but our ancestors may ha...
More Than One Way To Do A Background Check Lands Company In Court
October 15, 2013 - A Muskogee, OK woman whose teenage daughter was assaulted by a convicted sex offender in 2011 has filed a civil suit against the man’s employ...
'The Queen of Screen' - Employment entrepreneur InfoMart founder saw and filled a need for companies
October 13, 2013 - Tammy Cohen is the founder, president and chair of InfoMart, a leading pre-employment screening company. Known in the industry as "the Queen o...
Employers Beware - ICE May Be Coming to Visit You!
October 10, 2013 - By Kristin Cifolelli Think about the state of your I-9 forms—are you confident they are completed correctly and compliant? N...
Military background checks not re-examined for a decade unless concerns raised
October 08, 2013 - People who seek "secret" security clearances to work at U.S. military installations undergo background checks that are good for a decade...
Editorial: Navy Case Shows Why Criminal Records Vital
October 07, 2013 - by Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board It’s a worst-case scenario of expunging criminal records, and the state Legislature should take no...
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