Criminal Record Search

Civil Record Search

State Sex Offender Search

Driving Report

Social Security Number Identification

FACIS-OIG/GSA OFAC SDN Check

Worker's Compensation

Verification and Reference Checks

 

Criminal Record Search-is a basic yet critical compnenet of the background screening process to protect your business from internal theft, employee fraud and to provide a safe working environment.

• Statewide Criminal History:  Statewide criminal histories are obtained from State Police or the Administrative Office of Courts.  Counties within a state submit criminal data to a state repository.  The data submitted varies by states.  Some states collect data from all counties, while other states may only collect arrest or felony data.  There are a few states that do not receive information from all of their counties.  Few state repositories are updated daily, while most are updated monthly or quarterly.  In lieu of this, CME cautions a client about state repositories because only a few of them are accurate an dup to date.  Statewide searches cover more area nad are more effective when used in conjunction with federal and county searches for a more thorough investigation
• County Criminal History:  CME retains courthouse researchers all over the U.S. to go directly into a county courthouse and "hand search" for criminal history.  Records searched include felony, misdemeanor as well as criminal traffic offenses.  Access to these records provides the most up to date information for Due Diligence reporting.  This search combined with a federal district and statewide search will provide the most coverage and accuracy possible since an applicant who lives in one county may have committed an offense in a neighboring county of residence.  CME recommends searches for all federal district and counties of residence and all AKA's that are identified in the applicant's Social Security Verification and/or reported directly by the applicant.  CME does not use stored data or databases which may be out of date and/or inaccurate for this type of search.
• Federal District:  Crimes that were not prosecuted or recorded on the county or state level and involve federal offenses such as tax evasion, mail and wire fraud, drug trafficking, immigration law violations, custom violations, interstate firearms violations, and postal offenses violations will be recorded in a separate Federal Distric Court.  Federal and U.S. District Courts are the same courts.  Records provide a criminal history from date of disposition, parole or release from imprisonment.  It is conceivable that a person that is not a career criminal could have no record in a state or county court but have a record in a Federal Court District Court.  This should be considered when conducting a criminal background search.  One state may have only one Federal District Court while other states have many more District Courts.
• Homeland Security Search:  This search includes all 45 National and International Terrorist and Fugitive Watch Lists.  National (32):  DEA Major International Fugitives, DEA Most Wanted Fugitives, Defense Trade controls (DTC) Debarred Parties, FBI Crime Alerts, FBI Fugitives-Crimes Against Children, FBI Fugitives-Cyber Crimes, FBI Fugitives-Criminal Enterprise Investigations, FBI Fugitives-Domestic Terrorism, FBI Fugitives-Violent Crimes:  Additional, FBI Fugitives-Violent Crimes:  Murders, FBI Fugitives-White Collar Crimes, FBI Kidnappings & Missing Persons, FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List, FBI Parental Kidnappings, FBI Seeking Information, FBI Seeking Information on Terrorism, FBI Televised Sexual Predators, FBI Top Ten Most Wanted List, Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN), Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations Most Wanted Fugitives, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) Most Wanted, U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security Denied Entities List, U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security Denied Persons List, U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security Unverified Entities List, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Most Wanted Fugitives, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Most Wanted Human Smugglers, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Wanted Fugitive Criminal Aliens, U.S. Marshals Service 15 Most Wanted, U.S. Naval Criminal Investigate Service (NCIS) Most Wanted Fugitives, U.S. Postal Inspection Service Most Wanted, U.S. Secret Service Most Wanted Fugitives, International (13):  Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade List, Bank of England Financial Sanctions List, European Union Terrorist List, Foreign Agent Registrations List, Interpol Most Wanted List, OSFI Canada List of Financial Sanctions, Politically Exposed Persons List, Royal Canandian Mounted Police Most Wanted, Russian Federal Fugitives, Scotland Yard's Most Wanted, United Nations Consolidated Sanctions List, World Bank List of Ineligible Firms, World's Most Wanted Fugitives.
• NationNet:  NationNet is a database and is to be used in conjunction with Statewide, Federal or county criminal search.  This service is not designed nor intended to replace your traditional search parameters.  This is a multi-jurisdictional compilation of criminal and Level-3 (High Risk) sex offender records in "participating" states and couties across the US.  Though "National" in scope, data provided is compiled from multiple public record data sources and is NOT an entire compilation of all records from all states.  We make no claims as to the completeness of the database or that data from all US states and/or jurisdictions is included in the current product offerings.  We acknowledge that the service provided here DOES NOT substitute for an in-person courthouse search of criminal records and we STRONGLY RECOMMEND that this database product be included in the end-users "TRADITIONAL SCREENING METHODS".  We take reasonable measures to ensure updates of these records are made as available, but as in all public records, we rely on the completeness and accuracy of each state's records.  Therefore, should records come back on your subject, it is important to understand the current status of the record(s) returned may not be reflected in this search and STRONGLY RECOMMEND an updated manual search of the courthouse records be conducted to ensure completeness and accuracy of the record.

State Sex Offender Search-is possible to due to the FBI's Crimes Against Children Unit, which coordinates the developement and implementation of the National Sex Offenders Registry (NSOR).  The National Crime Information Center enables the NSOR to retain the offender's current registered address and dates of registration, conviction, and residence.  For most offenders, address verification is on a yearly basis, but for those who have been designated as a sexually violent predator, address verification is required every 90 days.  Sex offenders are considered to be a sexually violent predator when they have two or more convictions for an offense, and/or have been convicted under Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 2241-Aggravated Sexual Abuse.  CME conducts a statewide search, where available, of the Sex Offenders Registry (SOR) for those who are required to register in the state in which they reside.  It is important to know whom you are hiring!  This is a valuable search in protecting against workplace violence and sexual abuse.

Driving Report-is regulated by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) and prohibits the release and use of certain personal information from State Motor Vehicle records.  Sec 2721 of the DPPA allows "permissable use" for use in the normal course of business by a legitimate business or its agents, employees, or contractors, but only to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by the individual to the business or its agents, employees, or contractors or to verify information relating to a holder of a commercial driver's license that is required under Chapter 313 of title 49 U.S.C.S.  CME conducts MVR reports containing information dating back 3 years up to 10 years depending on the state searched.  A driving record can reveal suspended licenses, failures to appear in court, arrest warrants, drug and alcohol driving offenses, motor vehicle accidents, and minor traffic violations.  This search is a must for employees who will drive company vehicles for company use.  Review of a prospective driver's record can help manage driver and pedestrian safety.

Social Security Number Identification-commonly referred to as a TRACE report, is a search of natinal credit bureau "header files", using the suject's social security number.  A header file is the top section of hte credit bureau file, containing name(s) and address information, year or year range, state the SSN was issued and alerts to possible fraudulent activity.  Under the new federal law, the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act it is necessary to have a "permissable purpose" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to access this information.  This search is essential in determining previous addresses and verification of SSN for an applicant.  It is a vital part in determining jurisdictions in which an applicant has lived and should be used in conjunction with a criminal history search.

FACIS-OIG/GSA OFAC SDN Check-Medicare and Medicaid Government Sanctioning, Debarment, or Exclusion, will determine if your applicant is excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs as imposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the General Services Administration's Excluded Parties List System (OIG/SGA).  They are excluded from participation if they have any sanctions in a specific catefory that include but are not limited to:  patient abuse/neglect conviction, felony or misdemeanor health care fraud conviction, felony or misdemeanor controlled substance conviction, license revocation, suspension, surrender, federal/state health care program exclusion/suspension, quality of care violation, fraud/kickbacks, failure to disclose required information, failure to grant immediate access, failure to take corrective actions, default on health education loan or scholarship obligation.  This service was designed to assist CFO's, CCO's, Risk Managers, Human Resources and Medical Staffing Services Personnel in precluding employment of an excluded individual or entity where reimbursement is sought from any federal healthcare program.  Depending on your chosen level of search, this service may contain information from all 50 states on individuals who have been the subject of State licensing board sanctions and have been excluded from federal healthcare programs as well as adverse actions taken by licensing boards of State governments.  OFAC SDN List-This list is the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.  It is one of nine "national emergency" statutes used to enforce sanctions on those individuals/organizations that are the subject of criminal sanctions in violation of federal restrictions and statutes.  OFAC maintains a list of nationals and persons who are targeted and blocked from engaging in transactions within U.S. economic markets.  You may be violating OFAC statutes and become subject to criminal action if you or your company engages in transactions with individuals or organizations listed on the OFAC SDN list.

Our customers have the option of selecting from the following three levels of service and each of the below levels will include the (OFAC SDN List) search.

• FACIS LEVEL 1:  conducts a search of the sanction information as taken by the OIG, the GSA and other federal agencies.  The informatin reported in this level meets the government's minimum requirements for sanctin screening as set forth in the OIG's Compliance Program Guidance.
• FACIS LEVEL 2:  combines the Level 1 search of the federal agencies with th edisciplinary action information from multiple agencies in ONE (1) state of choice.
• FACIS LEVEL 3:  is the most robust search option, allowing you to conduct a search of disciplinary actions taken by federal agencies as well as those taken by licensing and certification agencies in all "50" states.  This is the most comprehensive search and method available.

Workers Compensation-history searches are accessed thorugh the State Department of Industrial Relations.  The search identifies workers compensation claims against an applicant's past employers.  Before this search is ordered an employer must have a conditional offer of employment and a notarized signed release from the applicant.  the report will contain case numbers, locations, case status, dates of injury, body parts injured, type of injury, and employer identification.  This search is not available in all states.  This search is highly recommended in productin, automotive repair, construction, and manufacturing environments or wherever physical activity such as lifting is part of the job requirement.  This search can identify habitual claim applicants and applicant's ability to perform a job function.  Worker's Compensation fraud alone can cost Businesses more than $5 Billion annually.

Verification and Reference Checks Services-are provided by CME to save you time and money.  It is approximated that 53% of all resumes and employment applications contain falsified information.  Our trained interviewers are well prepared to provide you the most accurate and complete information available.  We retain and update daily our Company and Academic databases, which provides our interviewers with accurate contact information for the fastest turnaround time possible.

• Employment Verification:  CME employment verification report provides you with applicant supplied information in comparison with the verified information.  This easy to read report will detail falsified or inaccurate information in a comparative format.  Some companies will only provide the basic information such as dates of employment and title, while others provide more detail and interesting comments.  Our interviewers are trained to seek answers on job performance and character related issues.  There are a number of companies, which outsource verifications to a 900 number clearinghouse service that provides dates and title only for liability reasons.  While timely in nature, these verifications are subject to additional costs.
• Education Verification:  CME verifies educational information including dates attended, major/minor, year graduated, degree, diploma or certificate received and available GPA's, awards and achievements.  Statistics reveal that education is often falsified on job applications.  It is our experience that while many applicants are forthcoming with their educational degrees, many have falsified diplomas and/or informatin regarding their educational training.  Fake degreees are becoming a very real problem but can be verified through proper investigation.  We recommend never taking an applicant's word or apparent diploma without verifying its accuracy.  Whether it is High School and General Education Diplomas, Technical, Trade, or Colleges and Universities, let CME provide you with confirmation of an applicant's training and education.
• Professional License Verification:  CME will contact the appropriate state licensing agenciees to verify license and certifications for all types of professional certificates held, including but not limited to physician, attorney, nurse, teacher, pharmacist, certified nurse assistant, plumber, electrician, land surveyor, dentist, dental hygienist, interior design, cosmetology, engineer, dietician, social worker, athletic trainer, and many more.  Verifying an applicant's professinal accomplishments assures your organization that its vital professional standards will be consistently maintained.
• Personal or Professional Reference:  Collecting information from personal and professional references is an excellent way to provide insight into an applicant's general character and professional integrity.  CMe seeks answers to questions on work ethic, goals, performance, and general character traits.  Our interviewers will investigate the type and length of relationship between the applicant and the reference.  Since employers are hesitant to provide this information, personal and professional references can be a valuable tool in uncovering the character of an individual or in determining if your applicant meets your qualifications.