Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 5, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an agreement in principle to settlements totaling $144.5 million for civil cases arising out of a mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that killed 26 worshippers and injured 22 others in 2017, according…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The “National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023” includes Section 5705 titled “Fair Hiring in Banking” which will ease restrictions on financial institutions hiring candidates with criminal records by lessening convictions that prevent employment under Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). Section 19…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 14, 2022, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, denied an effort to dismiss the civil lawsuit Courthouse News Service v. Hade, et al. (No. 3:21-cv-00460) that was challenging the restrictions placed on public access to electronic court records…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn “A Performance Audit of the Arizona Department of Public Safety Central Repository of Criminal History Records” found the Department and criminal justice agencies share statutory responsibility for ensuring the repository includes accurate criminal history records, but incomplete records may potentially put public safety at risk. “As of…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) has issued a white paper entitled “What Employers Need to Know About Instant Clears” written by ESR founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Attorney Lester Rosen to reveal potential problems with “instant clears” that more quickly deliver a criminal result when the search…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In December of 2018, the Virginia State Crime Commission (VSCC) – a criminal justice agency established in the legislative branch of the state government – released recommendations for the fingerprinting of defendants after 750,000 conviction records were found to be missing from the Virginia state criminal records…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Virginia State Crime Commission staff members “made a stunning discovery” while reviewing the state’s Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE), finding that 750,000 records used for background checks were not in the system maintained by the Virginia State Police, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – which is responsible for enforcement of law and administration of justice in the United States – has released its latest Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems that “includes some disturbing facts on the currency and accuracy of records,” according to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 15, 2017, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) – on behalf of a bipartisan group of Senators – introduced the “Fix NICS Act of 2017” to ensure federal and state authorities comply with existing law and accurately report relevant criminal history records to the National Instant Criminal…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has awarded a $10.8 million contract using money allocated by lawmakers in the state capital budget to replace the state’s “broken” criminal background check system, according to a report from The Columbus Dispatch.
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