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Workplace Violence Became Deadly in Connecticut at a Local Warehouse

By |August 3rd, 2010|

A warehouse driver became violent when asked to resign from his job. He was working at a beer distributor, refused to be let go and then opened fire Tuesday morning. Police said the gunman and several other people were killed and others were wounded, one critically.

The authorities are still searching the building to make sure […]

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Manager Embezzled $1 million From Employeer and Charged with Tax Evasion

By |July 31st, 2010|

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—The former office manager for a local medical group has been sentenced to federal prison for tax evasion, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today.

Senior United States District Judge John D. Rainey sentenced Gina Anzaldua Holley, of Corpus Christi, to 24 months in federal custody, followed by a three year term […]

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A Life That Could Have Been Saved By a Background Check.

By |July 28th, 2010|

Alexandra Zapp was just 30 years old the night convicted sex offender, Paul Leahy, took her life. Alexandra, or “Ally” as those who knew her called her, was on her way home from a charity sunset cruise when she decided to stop at a Burger King at a rest stop in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. […]

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Best Buy Finds a Good and a Bad Employee.

By |July 19th, 2010|

Here is a great article written by Kathleen Edmond. The real life story is about Best Buy Ethics, and how one employee can make a huge difference – for good or bad.

Best Buy recently earned some rather embarrassing publicity in a federal court case regarding a $40M fraud scheme involving one of our employees and […]

Employee Social Media Use: Danger to Your Business?

By |July 14th, 2010|

Bimbo Bakeries USA (bakers of the Thomas’ brand English muffins) and former senior vice president Chris Botticella are caught up in a trade secrets lawsuit.

What’s at issue is this: Has – or will — Botticella reveal the secrets of manufacturing the famous English muffins to the new employer, Hostess, Inc.?

Bimbo Bakeries offers testimony from […]

Don’t Be Scared by “Scareware”

By |July 9th, 2010|

We’ve all seen them—pop-up messages telling you your computer is infected with a virus. To get rid of it, all you have to do is order the antivirus software being advertised.

Before you click, though, know this: few Internet security companies use ads to tell you about a virus on your computer. Most of these pop-ups […]

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Don't Be Scared by "Scareware"

By |July 9th, 2010|

We’ve all seen them—pop-up messages telling you your computer is infected with a virus. To get rid of it, all you have to do is order the antivirus software being advertised.

Before you click, though, know this: few Internet security companies use ads to tell you about a virus on your computer. Most of these pop-ups […]

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Legal Marijuana Use Raises Employer Questions

By |July 6th, 2010|

News Flash

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Work Time Spent at Casinos, on Tennis Court Sends Federal Housing Exec to Prison

By |July 2nd, 2010|

KANSAS CITY, KS—A $141,000-a-year executive at the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) office in Kansas City, Kan., has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison for taking pay for hours he did not work, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today.

The sentence also includes two years of supervised release, a […]

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Felons Who Cross State Lines Pose Hiring Threat

By |June 27th, 2010|

According to a recent investigative series in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, between 1.9 and 2.7 million felony fugitives (including rapists and murderers) have eluded capture by crossing state lines.

Companies that unknowingly hire felons or fugitives put themselves at increased risk of embezzlement, fraud, lawsuits and workplace violence. Employers should be alert to the possibility that […]

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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Indicted on Fraud and Tax Charges

By |June 25th, 2010|

DETROIT—Former Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, 40, of Southlake, Texas, was indicted today by a federal grand jury with 10 counts of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud, five counts of filing a false tax return, and one count of tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Barbara […]

Faisal Shahzad ARRESTED Times Square Terrorist Bombing Suspect

By |May 4th, 2010|

FAISAL SHAHZAD ARRESTED…Developing Story…Times Square Car Bombing TERRORIST Suspect FAISAL SHAHZAD ARRESTED while attempting to ESCAPE & LEAVE COUNTRY to fly to Dubai. APPROXIMATE TIME OF ARREST MONDAY MAY 3 @ 11:45 pm EST JFK AIRPORT. From someone who has done background checks since 1994, including terrorist background checks, OTHER SUSPECTS CONNECTED TO THIS TERRORISM […]