A Pennsylvania bus driver involved in a fatal crash that happened when his bus was packed with students was involved in another deadly accident ten years earlier, officials said. However the criminal background check for Frederick Proust III, 38, did not reveal details about the fatal crash. His driving record included the 1999 accident but [...]
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Convicted U.S. Child Rapist Gets into Australia without Background Check
February 21, 2010 – 6:51 pm
Australians child protection groups are upset that a child rapist from the United States was able to enter the country after authorities did not conduct a criminal background check. The man was granted a visa four years ago and is now on a spousal visa because is married to an Australian woman. He has been [...]
Background Check Leads to Arrest
January 30, 2010 – 11:30 pm
Most states require background checks before you can purchase a firearm. In New Jersey, authorities were able to catch a man wanted for leaving the scene of an accident when he tried to buy a gun.
Jeffrey Adams of East Orange was wanted for an accident that occurred on July 6, 2008 in which he hit [...]
Man Who Threatened President Passed Background Check
October 29, 2009 – 5:27 am
Port Authority officials say a security guard charged with threatening President Barack Obama has passed background checks. John Brek of New Jersey was overheard making comments threatening the president while on a coffee break. President Obama was scheduled to fly into the Newark airport, where Brek worked as a guard, the next day.
Brek has [...]
Teacher Hired Despite Felony Conviction
October 13, 2009 – 6:36 am
A former Illinois high school teacher may not have had an opportunity to have sex with a 16-year-old student if he had been up for the job just a few months later. Stephen Chromik is serving a four year prison sentence for having sex with a student he coached. The incident allegedly occurred at his [...]
Teacher Fired After Background Check Fails to Show Incident Involving a Minor
August 29, 2009 – 9:03 pm
There are new questions about teachers’ background checks after an Arizona teacher was given another job amidst allegations he videotaped a 13-year-old girl undressing in the bathroom two years earlier. Thomas Hetherington was fired from his job as a teacher at another Arizona school after the incident was revealed. He got a job at Peoria [...]
Dallas Housing Authority Requires Criminal Background Checks
August 20, 2009 – 11:31 pm
The Dallas Housing Authority is requiring criminal background checks for anyone who stays as a guest of a tenant for 14 days beginning on Nov. 1. The Authority decided against requiring background checks for overnight guests. However, residents who have a criminal history of arson or sex crimes against children will no longer be admitted.
Officials [...]
Rhode Island State Laws Regarding Public Records
June 22, 2009 – 7:05 am
Rhode Island lawmakers passed a law in 2008 that makes access to public records easier and faster. State agencies will have to respond to public records request in seven days instead of ten days. Many people were deterred from asking for public records because they would be asked why they wanted them. The new law [...]
Public Records and their impact
June 20, 2009 – 3:49 am
Challenges to the state’s open records laws are common today since the records are so readily available online. But the fight of some citizens to keep their past hidden dates back several decades. The case of two teachers who were arrested in a strike moved through the federal courts in 1967. It was during a [...]
Many Felonies Not Included in Background Checks
June 16, 2009 – 9:49 pm
Many organizations use background checks to when hiring or choosing volunteers. This includes companies that handle sensitive information, organizations that deal with children such as Boy Scouts, and daycares, hospitals and other entities that may deal with children. The problem is that more than 70 percent of all felony convictions may not be listed. With [...]