After the employer has ordered various reports on the applicant a process is set into motion. Any criminal conviction must have a disposition. If your report is missing a disposition, contact your provider and obtain this vital piece of information. Maybe the case has not been settled yet. Maybe the case is too old the closing remarks were no longer available. Perhaps there is a warrant for the arrest of the accused for not appearing in court for their trial.
Where or who is the “Identity theft” ? A recent background check was processed with a customer in Virginia. The applicant lived in Virginia. A criminal conviction, uncovered in Georgia, was found. Since this was an index, the customer processed a 2nd report and the statewide repository confirmed the felony convictions for ID fraud, credit card theft and other larcenies. The applicant contacted BestHire and declared it HE was not the same person that was convicted. We asked for his dispute, in writing, and began the dispute process.
Let’s verify. Since a photo ID would be the quickest way to compare the two individuals involved , BestHire contacted the DeKalb County prosecutor’s office and long story short DeKalb County would not compare photos nor release a photo to us. DeKalb County recommended that BestHire submit fingerprints to have the fingerprints compared. After three requests to the applicant and his refusal to submit the dispute in writing BestHire advised the applicant that the FCRA process could no longer proceed without his assistance. You be the judge.
This is not the first time that we have had applicants declare the criminal conviction is not them but wont submit to fingerprints to compare.
Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.BestHire.com
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