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Fired Judge Blames Elf For Court Mishaps
September 04, 2013 - The Philippines Supreme Court has asked a fired judge who claims he is assisted by three elves to stop making threats of “ungodly reprisal.” The court kicked Florentino Floro Jr. off the bench largely because of his belief in the supernatural, the Wall Street Journal reports (sub. req.). A medical clinic determined that the judge was suffering from psychosis. Since then Floro has battled to get his job back, appearing on TV and winning converts who seek his healing powers. At the same time, a series of unfortunate incidents have befallen the supreme court justices or their families, including serious illnesses and car accidents. Floro says the person to blame for the mishaps is one of the elves, "Luis,"...
Les Rosen's Corner
September 03, 2013 - In a story demonstrating the importance of accreditation standards for private background screening firms, the Federal Times reports that the U.S....
Facebook: Government Agents in 74 Countries Demanded Data on 38,000 Users So Far This Year
September 02, 2013 - Facebook revealed on August 27 that during the first half of 2013, government agents from 74 countries demanded that the company provide informatio...
Taiwan Toughens Up DUI Laws
August 29, 2013 - Starting last June, it became illegal to operate a vehicle with a blood alcohol level at or above 0.03 percent or 0.15 ml ethanol per liter of brea...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Against Voyeur Photog
August 29, 2013 - A judge has dismissed the lawsuit against Arne Svenson, a photographer who snapped pictures of the residents of an upscale NYC apartment building w...
Jobless Blacks Should Cheer Background Checks
August 28, 2013 - by Jason Riley The Obama administration took one on the chin earlier this month when a federal court ruled that companies may use criminal-back...
Pope, Vatican Criminalizes Leaks, Sex Abuse in First Laws
August 27, 2013 - Pope Francis has overhauled the laws that govern the Vatican City State, criminalizing leaks of Vatican information and specifically listing sexual...
Oregon Court: Online Filing Repository Is A Public Record
August 27, 2013 - The state online repository of court files is a public record, the Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled, overturning a lower-court judgment that put t...
False FBI Background Checks Have Hurt More Than Half A Million American's Job Searches
August 27, 2013 - by Trisha Marczak For Americans vying for a spot in today’s weakened job market, the formula for success is a little more complicated th...
Drunken-Driving Limit Should Be Lowered to .05, NTSB Says
August 22, 2013 - A National Transportation Safety Board recommendation for states to lower the definition of drunken driving to a blood-alcohol reading of no more t...
What follows after a domestic violence arrest
August 17, 2013 - by Richard Nedlin One of the most humbling and frightening experiences one can have is being arrested, stripped of your clothing and personal i...
Small Businesses Say U.S. Background-Check System Has Drawbacks
August 09, 2013 - Since January, Daniel VanLoh has turned away nine new dishwashers and one line cook from his four Atlanta, Ga., restaurants within days of hiring t...
Rise In Violence 'Linked To Climate Change'
August 07, 2013 - US scientists found that even small changes in temperature or rainfall correlated with a rise in assaults, rapes and murders, as well as group conf...
When openness backfires: Is there room for more gray area in how court records are made public?
August 01, 2013 - By Linda Kinstler Is more public access to court records always a good thing? Not according to Sophie Hood and Helen Nissenbaum of NYU’s...
Court Fines Euro Disney For Illegal Criminal Record Check
July 31, 2013 - A French court fined Euro Disney 150,000 euros ($195,000) for having illegal criminal checks carried out on potential employees at its Disneyland P...
Can Screening Companies' Attitudes Be Part Of The Problem?
July 29, 2013 - Reprinted from Lehigh Valley Morning Call October 16, 2010 by Paul Muschick Angela Price has never been to Illinois. But a bac...
Doughnuts Are The Key To Falling Crime In England
July 25, 2013 - by Matthew Norman The annual England crime figures were released and with them deepened one of the impenetrable mysteries of the age. Once agai...
College Dean With Criminal Record Shows Flaws In Background Checks
July 24, 2013 - by Steven Brownstein A recent uncovering of a felony record of a Delaware State University dean magnifies the problems in the background...
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